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==External links== |
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*[http://by-elections.co.uk/christchurch.html British Parliamentary By Elections: Campaign literature from the by-election] |
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==See also== |
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Revision as of 15:00, 14 July 2009
A by-election was held in the British House of Commons constituency of Christchurch on 29 July 1993 following the death of sitting Conservative MP Robert Adley.
The result was a gain for the Liberal Democrats, notable for the swing necessary to take such a strong Conservative seat.
At the time, it was not necessary for candidates in British elections to register party names or ballot paper descriptions. Details on candidates at this election are taken from the official count [1] and David Boothroyd's election results site [2]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Diana Maddock | 33,164 | 62.2 | +38.6 | |
| Conservative | Robert Hayward | 16,737 | 31.4 | −32.2 | |
| Labour | Nigel Lickley | 1,453 | 2.7 | −9.4 | |
| Anti-Federalist League | Alan Sked | 878 | 1.6 | ||
| Monster Raving Loony | David Sutch | 404 | 0.8 | ||
| Independent Conservative | Andrew Bannon | 357 | 0.7 | ||
| Sack Graham Taylor | Peter Newman | 80 | 0.2 | ||
| Buy the Daily Sport | Tara Bardot-Jackson | 67 | 0.1 | ||
| Save the National Health Service | Peter A. Hollyman | 60 | 0.1 | ||
| Highlander IV Wednesday Promotion | John Crockard | 48 | 0.1 | ||
| Natural Law | Mark Griffiths | 45 | 0.1 | −0.3 | |
| Ian For King | Mark Belcher | 23 | 0.0 | ||
| Alfred The Chicken | Karl Fitzhugh | 18 | 0.0 | ||
| Rainbow Alliance | John Walley | 16 | 0.0 | ||
| Majority | 16,427 | 30.8 | |||
| Turnout | 74.2 | ||||
| Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | 35.4 | |||