1995 Perth and Kinross by-election

UK parliamentary by-election December 2020 November 2013 1995 Perth and Kinross by-election United Kingdom parliamentary no 1992 United Kingdom general election 1992 1997 United Kingdom general election 1997 25 May 1995 The Perth and Kinross seat in the House of Commons.Elected by simple majority using first past the post.Triggered by death of incumbent Roseanna Cunningham 150x150px Scottish National Party 16,931 40.4% 4.4pp Douglas Alexander 150x150px Labour Party (UK) 9,620 22.9% 10.5pp John Godfrey Conservative Party (UK) 8,990 21.4% 18.7pp Veronica Linklater Liberal Democrats (UK) 4,952 11.8% 0.7pp MP Nicholas Fairbairn Roseanna Cunningham Conservative Party (UK) Scottish National Party 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. The result was a Scottish National Party gain from the Conservatives. Result Perth and Kinross by-election, 1995http://www.election.demon.co.uk/by1992.html Results of Byelections in the 1992-97 Parliament Boothroyd David 2015-10-01 United Kingdom Election Results 20 July 2017 https://web.archive.org/web/20170720031954/http://www.election.demon.co.uk/by1992.html dead Scottish National Party Roseanna Cunningham 16,931 40.4 +4.4 Labour Party (UK) Douglas Alexander 9,620 22.9 +10.5 Conservative Party (UK) John Godfrey 8,990 21.4 -18.7 Liberal Democrats (UK) Veronica Linklater 4,952 11.8 +0.4 Official Monster Raving Loony Party Screaming Lord Sutch 586 1.4 New UK Independence Party Vivian Linacre 504 1.2 New Scottish Green Party Robin Harper 223 0.5 New Scottish Conservatory and UnionistConservatory candidate https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/12107386.conservatory-candidate/ The Herald 2 November 2023 12 May 1995 Michael Halford 88 0.2 New Natural Law Party Gary Black 54 0.1 New 7,311 17.5 N/A 41.948 62.1 -14.8 Scottish National Party Conservative Party (UK) +11.6 Previous election General election 1992: Perth and KinrossElection Data 1992 http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/electdata_1992ob.txt Electoral Calculus 28 June 2017 https://web.archive.org/web/20111015054418/http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/electdata_1992ob.txt 15 October 2011 Conservative Party (UK) Nicholas Fairbairn 20,195 40.2 +0.6 Scottish National Party Roseanna Cunningham 18,101 36.0 +8.4 Labour Party (UK) Mervyn Rolfe 6,267 12.4 −3.5 Liberal Democrats (UK) Malcolm Black 5,714 11.4 −5.5 2,094 4.2 -7.8 47,950 76.9 +2.5 Conservative Party (UK) See also Scottish Westminster constituencies Lists of United Kingdom by-elections References External links British Parliamentary By Elections: Campaign literature from the by-election Perth and Kinross by-election Category:1990s elections in Scotland Perth and Kinross by-election Perth and Kinross by-election Category:By-elections to the Parliament of the United Kingdom in Scottish constituencies Category:Politics of Perth and Kinross