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.

[edit] Results

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
	Liberal Democrat	Mrs V. Linklater	4,952	11.8	+0.4
	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

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