| 词条 | 1987 Truro by-election | |||
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The Truro by-election, 1987, was caused by the death of David Penhaligon, the Liberal Member of Parliament (MP) for Truro on 22 December 1986 in a car crash near the city. The election was held on 12 March 1987. The constituency was renamed Truro and St Austell in 1997. The candidate succeeding Penhaligon was his then research assistant on the economy, Matthew Taylor, standing with the backing of the Social Democratic Party as part of the SDP-Liberal Alliance. The Conservative candidate was Nick St Aubyn who would go on to become member for Guildford. The Labour Party and Green Party put forward candidates. The only other candidate was Helen Anscomb, who represented Death off Road: Freight on Rail. Anscomb had previously taken part in four other by-elections of the 49th Parliament and on this occasion focused her campaign on the issue of road safety as Penhaligon had been killed in a car accident. After the election, Anscomb lodged an election petition against the return of Taylor on the grounds that he had appeared on Channel Four News and BBC Newsnight without the other candidates, in breach of election law. The petition was stayed and eventually withdrawn due to her ill-health. This election is notable for being the last by-election during that term of parliament, as a general election (which saw the Tories achieve a third successive win) was called three months later. Results{{Election box begin ||title=Truro by-election, 1987[1]}}{{Election box candidate for alliance| |party = SDP-Liberal Alliance |side = Liberal Party (UK) |candidate = Matthew Taylor |votes = 30,599 |percentage = 60.4 |change = +3.1 }}{{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Conservative Party (UK) |candidate = Nick St Aubyn |votes = 15,982 |percentage = 31.5 |change = −6.6 }}{{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Labour Party (UK) |candidate = John King |votes = 3,603 |percentage = 7.1 |change = +2.6 }}{{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Green Party (UK) |candidate = Howard Hoptrough |votes = 403 |percentage = 0.8 |change = }}{{Election box candidate| |party = Death off Road: Freight on Rail |candidate = Helen Anscomb |votes = 75 |percentage = 0.1 |change = }}{{Election box majority| |votes = 14,617 |percentage = 28.9 |change = }}{{Election box turnout| |votes = 50,662 |percentage = 70.2 |change = −9.4 }}{{Election box hold with party link| |winner = SDP-Liberal Alliance |swing = }}{{Election box end}} References1. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.election.demon.co.uk/by1983.html|title=Results of Byelections in the 1983-87 Parliament|last=Boothroyd|first=David|access-date=2015-09-19|website=United Kingdom Election Results}} External links
6 : 1987 elections in the United Kingdom|1987 in England|March 1987 events in Europe|20th century in Cornwall|By-elections to the Parliament of the United Kingdom in Cornish constituencies|Politics of Truro |
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