A
by-election for the
UK Parliament constituency
The Parliament of the United Kingdom currently has 650 parliamentary constituencies across the constituent countries (England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland), each electing a single member of parliament (MP) to the House of Commons by th ...
of
Perth and Kinross
Perth and Kinross ( sco, Pairth an Kinross; gd, Peairt agus Ceann Rois) is one of the 32 council areas of Scotland and a Lieutenancy Area. It borders onto the Aberdeenshire, Angus, Argyll and Bute, Clackmannanshire, Dundee, Fife, Highland and S ...
in
Scotland was held on 25 May 1995, following the death of
Conservative MP Sir
Nicholas Fairbairn
Sir Nicholas Hardwick Fairbairn, (24 December 1933 – 19 February 1995) was a Scottish politician.
He was the Conservative Member of Parliament (MP) for Kinross and Western Perthshire from October 1974 to 1983, and then for Perth and Kinros ...
on 19 February of that year.
The result was a
Scottish National Party
The Scottish National Party (SNP; sco, Scots National Pairty, gd, Pàrtaidh Nàiseanta na h-Alba ) is a Scottish nationalist and social democratic political party in Scotland. The SNP supports and campaigns for Scottish independence from ...
gain from the
Conservatives.
Results
Previous election
See also
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Perth and Kinross (UK Parliament constituency)
Perth and Kinross was a county constituency of the House of Commons (UK), House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1983 to 1997. It elected one Member of Parliament (United Kingdom), Member of Parliament (MP) by the first p ...
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Scottish Westminster constituencies
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Lists of United Kingdom by-elections
References
External links
British Parliamentary By Elections: Campaign literature from the by-election
Perth and Kinross by-election
1990s elections in Scotland
Perth and Kinross by-election
Perth and Kinross by-election
By-elections to the Parliament of the United Kingdom in Scottish constituencies
Politics of Perth and Kinross
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