1993 Newbury by-election

1993 Newbury by-election

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The Newbury seat in the House of Commons. Elected by simple majority using first past the post. Triggered by death of incumbent
Turnout	71.3%
Candidate David Rendel Julian Davidson Party Liberal Democrats Conservative Popular vote 37,590 15,535 Percentage 65.1% 26.9%
MP before election Judith Chaplin Conservative Elected MP David Rendel Liberal Democrats

The 1993 Newbury by-election was triggered by the death of the Member of Parliament (MP) for Newbury, the Conservative Judith Chaplin. The by-election was held on 6 May 1993, and was won by David Rendel of the Liberal Democrats with a large swing of 28.4%, and well over twice as many votes as the Conservative candidate. As with the overwhelming majority of UK by-elections, turnout was lower than at the general election, falling from 83% to 71%.