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The Perth and Kinross seat in the House of Commons. Elected by simple majority using first past the post. Triggered by death of incumbent | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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This article is part of a series within the Politics of the United Kingdom on the |
Politics of Scotland |
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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.
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 | |
Scottish Conservatory and Unionist[2] | 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 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Nicholas Fairbairn | 20,195 | 40.2 | +0.6 | |
SNP | Roseanna Cunningham | 18,101 | 36.0 | +8.4 | |
Labour | Mervyn Rolfe | 6,267 | 12.4 | −3.5 | |
Liberal Democrats | Malcolm Black | 5,714 | 11.4 | −5.5 | |
Majority | 2,094 | 4.2 | −7.8 | ||
Turnout | 47,950 | 76.9 | +2.5 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |