1995 Perth and Kinross by-election
A by-election for the UK Parliament constituency of Perth and Kinross in Scotland was held on 25 May 1995, following the death of Conservative MP Sir Nicholas Fairbairn on 19 February of that year.
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The result was a Scottish National Party gain from the Conservatives.
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| SNP | Roseanna Cunningham | 16,931 | 40.4 | +4.4 | |
| Labour | Douglas Alexander | 9,620 | 22.9 | +10.5 | |
| Conservative | John Godfrey | 8,990 | 21.4 | -18.7 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Veronica Linklater | 4,952 | 11.8 | +0.4 | |
| Monster Raving Loony | Screaming Lord Sutch | 586 | 1.4 | New | |
| UKIP | Vivian Linacre | 504 | 1.2 | New | |
| Scottish Green | Robin Harper | 223 | 0.5 | New | |
| Independent | Michael Halford | 88 | 0.2 | New | |
| Natural Law | Gary Black | 54 | 0.1 | New | |
| Majority | 7,311 | 17.5 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 41.948 | 62.1 | -14.8 | ||
| SNP gain from Conservative | Swing | +11.6 | |||
See also
References
- Boothroyd, David. "Results of Byelections in the 1992-97 Parliament". United Kingdom Election Results. Retrieved 1 October 2015.
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