Neath by-election, 1991
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The Neath by-election, 1991 was a by-election held on 4 April 1991 for the British House of Commons constituency of Neath in Wales. It was won by the Labour Party candidate Peter Hain.
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[edit] Vacancy
The seat had become vacant when the sitting Labour Member of Parliament (MP), Donald Coleman had died on 14 January 1991.
[edit] Result
Peter Hain retained Neath easily for Labour, although there was a 14% swing to Plaid Cymru.
[edit] Votes
| Neath by-election, 1991 | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Labour | Peter Hain | 17,962 | 51.7 | ||
| Plaid Cymru | Dewi Evans | 8,132 | 23.3 | ||
| Conservative | Richard Evans | 2,995 | 8.6 | ||
| Liberal Democrat | David Lloyd | 2,000 | 5.8 | ||
| Social Democrat | John Warman | 1,826 | |||
| Independent Labour | Rhys Jeffreys | 1,253 | |||
| Monster Raving Loony | David Sutch | 263 | |||
| Bean Party | Barry Kirk | 262 | |||
| Majority | 9,830 | 28.7 | |||
| Turnout | 34,753 | 64.0 | |||
[edit] See also
[edit] Sources
Times Guide to the House of Commons 1992
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