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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 | ||||||||||||||||
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Turnout | 71.3% | |||||||||||||||
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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%.