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1991 Neath by-election
British House of Commons by-election
British House of Commons by-election
| Field | Value | |
|---|---|---|
| election_name | 1991 Neath by-election | |
| type | parliamentary | |
| country | Wales | |
| seats_for_election | Constituency of Neath | |
| ongoing | no | |
| previous_election | 1987 United Kingdom general election | |
| previous_year | 1987 | |
| next_election | 1992 United Kingdom general election | |
| next_year | 1992 | |
| election_date | 4 April 1991 | |
| candidate1 | Peter Hain | |
| image1 | [[File:Peter Hain Ministerial portrait (3x4 crop).jpg | x160px]] |
| party1 | Welsh Labour | |
| popular_vote1 | 17,962 | |
| percentage1 | 51.7% | |
| swing1 | 11.7% | |
| candidate2 | Dewi Evans | |
| image2 | PC | |
| party2 | Plaid Cymru | |
| popular_vote2 | 8,132 | |
| percentage2 | 23.3% | |
| swing2 | 16.9% | |
| candidate3 | Richard Evans | |
| image3 | Con | |
| party3 | Welsh Conservatives | |
| popular_vote3 | 2,995 | |
| percentage3 | 8.6% | |
| swing3 | 7.5% | |
| candidate4 | David Lloyd | |
| image4 | LD | |
| party4 | Welsh Liberal Democrats | |
| popular_vote4 | 2,000 | |
| percentage4 | 5.8% | |
| swing4 | ||
| candidate5 | John Warman | |
| image5 | SDP | |
| party5 | Social Democratic Party (UK, 1990–present) | |
| popular_vote5 | 1,826 | |
| percentage5 | 5.3% | |
| swing5 | 8.8% | |
| title | MP | |
| posttitle | Subsequent MP | |
| before_election | Donald Coleman | |
| before_party | Welsh Labour | |
| after_election | Peter Hain | |
| after_party | Welsh Labour | |
| turnout | 64.0% ( 14.8%) |
The 1991 Neath by-election was a by-election held on 4 April 1991 for the House of Commons constituency of Neath in Wales. It was won by the Labour Party candidate Peter Hain.
Vacancy
The seat had become vacant when the sitting Labour Member of Parliament (MP), Donald Coleman, died on 14 January 1991. Coleman had already announced his intention to stand down at the next election, so Peter Hain had already been selected to contest the seat.
Result
Peter Hain retained Neath easily for Labour, although there was a 14% swing to Plaid Cymru.
|reg. electors = 54,482
Previous result
|reg. electors = 55,261
Sources
Times Guide to the House of Commons 1992
References
- Boothroyd, David. "Results of Byelections in the 1987-92 Parliament".
- "Election Data 1987". [[Electoral Calculus]].
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