2016 Richmond Park by-election

2016 Richmond Park
by-election

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Richmond Park constituency
Turnout	53.44%
First party Second party   Candidate Sarah Olney Zac Goldsmith Party Liberal Democrats Independent Popular vote 20,510 18,638 Percentage 49.7% 45.2% Swing 30.4% 13.1%
MP before election Zac Goldsmith Conservative Elected MP Sarah Olney Liberal Democrats

On 1 December 2016, a by-election was held in the UK parliamentary constituency of Richmond Park.^[1][2] It was triggered by the resignation of the Conservative Member of Parliament Zac Goldsmith on 25 October 2016 over the Government's proposal for a third runway at the nearby Heathrow Airport. It was won by Sarah Olney of the Liberal Democrats, after a campaign focused on opposition to Brexit.