Perth and Kinross by-election, 1995

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A by-election was called on the 25 May 1995 for the constituency of Perth and Kinross, in Scotland, following the death of Conservative and Unionist MP Sir Nicholas Fairbairn.

Perth and Kinross by-election, 1995
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Scottish National Party	Roseanna Cunningham	16,931	40.4	+4.4
	Labour	Douglas Alexander	9,620	22.9	+10.5
	Conservative	J. Godfrey	8,990	21.4	-18.7
	Monster Raving Loony	Screaming Lord Sutch	586	1.4
	UK Independence	V. Linacre	504	1.2
	Scottish Green	Robin Harper	223
	Independent	M. Halford	88	0.2
	Natural Law	G Black	54	0.1
Majority			7,311	17.4
Turnout			41.948	62.1	-14.8
	Scottish National Party gain from Conservative		Swing	+11.6

[edit] External links

• British Parliamentary By Elections: Campaign literature from the by-election

[edit] See also

• Perth and Kinross (UK Parliament constituency)
• List of Parliamentary constituencies in Scotland
• List of United Kingdom by-elections