Richmond (Yorks) by-election, 1989
A by-election was held in the Richmond (Yorks) constituency of the United Kingdom Parliament on 23 February 1989. It followed the resignation of the sitting Conservative Member of Parliament (MP) Leon Brittan on 31 December 1988, to allow him to take up the position of Vice-President of the European Commission. The Labour Party achieved only fourth place in the election, at that time their worst position in any English by-election since World War II.
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Richmond (Yorks) by-election, 1989
A by-election was held in the Richmond (Yorks) constituency of the United Kingdom Parliament on 23 February 1989. It followed the resignation of the sitting Conservative Member of Parliament (MP) Leon Brittan on 31 December 1988, to allow him to take up the position of Vice-President of the European Commission. The Labour Party achieved only fourth place in the election, at that time their worst position in any English by-election since World War II.
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1989-02-23
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Richmond (Yorks) by-election
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Conservative Party
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Conservative Party
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Anthony Millns1
Barbara Pearce
Dr. Robert Upshall
Nicholas Watkins
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United Kingdom general election, 1992
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Conservative Party
Green Party of England and Wales
Official Monster Raving Loony Party
Social Democratic Party
Social and Liberal Democrats
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United Kingdom general election, 1987
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Richmond (Yorks) by-election, 1989
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