2016 Richmond Park by-election

2016 Richmond Park
by-election
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Richmond Park constituency
Turnout53.44% (Decrease23.01 pp)
  First party Second party
  Sarah Olney Zac Goldsmith
Candidate Sarah Olney Zac Goldsmith
Party Liberal Democrats Independent
Popular vote 20,510 18,638
Percentage 49.7% 45.2%
Swing Increase30.4% Decrease13.1%
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.

  1. ^ "UKIP backing Zac Goldsmith in by-election - BBC News". Bbc.co.uk. 27 October 2016. Retrieved 29 November 2016.
  2. ^ "By-election date set after Zac Goldsmith resigns as Tory MP". Stv.tv. Retrieved 30 October 2016.