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| − | '''Sarah Olney''' was confirmed on 30 October 2016 as the | + | }} |
| + | '''Sarah Olney''' is the Liberal Democrat Member of Parliament for Richmond Park who defeated the former Tory MP [[Zac Goldsmith]] in a [[2016 Richmond Park by-election|by-election]] on 1 December 2016. Overturning his 23,015 majority, she took a fraction under 50% of the entire vote to record a majority of 1,872. Large numbers of local Labour voters backed her, with the Labour candidate, [[Christian Wolmar]], losing his deposit. | ||
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| + | Sarah Olney said that voters had: | ||
| + | :“sent a shockwave through this Conservative [[Brexit]] government.” | ||
| + | She added: | ||
| + | :“And our message is clear: we do not want a hard Brexit. We do not want to pull out of the single market. We will not let intolerance, division and fear win.”<ref>''[https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2016/dec/02/lib-dems-unseat-zac-goldsmith-in-richmond-park-byelection "Richmond Park byelection: Tory Brexit voters switched to us, say Lib Dems"]''</ref> | ||
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| + | ==Candidature confirmed== | ||
| + | Sarah Olney was confirmed on 30 October 2016 as the Lib Dem candidate in the [[2016 Richmond Park by-election]], four days after being interviewed on the [[BBC]]'s ''Daily Politics'' programme.<ref>''[https://twitter.com/daily_politics/status/791229958714556417 "@afneil asks @sarahjolney1 if she will still be Lib Dem candidate to challenge Zac Goldsmith in #richmondbyelection"]''</ref> | ||
| − | + | She said overturning [[Zac Goldsmith]]'s 23,015 majority was "incredibly doable" for the Lib Dems, who held the south-west London seat from 1997 until 2010, and finished second in the [[UK/2015 General election|2015 General Election]]. | |
| − | Although Zac Goldsmith has said he | + | Although Zac Goldsmith has said he wanted the vote, on 1 December 2016, to be a referendum on the government's decision to back a third runway at Heathrow airport, Sarah Olney, who also opposes Heathrow expansion, told ''Sky News'': |
:[[Brexit]] - which Zac Goldsmith backed, unlike most Richmond voters - would "obviously" emerge as another campaign issue.<ref>''[http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-37816950 "Sarah Olney to fight Richmond by-election for Lib Dems"]''</ref> | :[[Brexit]] - which Zac Goldsmith backed, unlike most Richmond voters - would "obviously" emerge as another campaign issue.<ref>''[http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-37816950 "Sarah Olney to fight Richmond by-election for Lib Dems"]''</ref> | ||
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Sarah Olney is the Liberal Democrat Member of Parliament for Richmond Park who defeated the former Tory MP Zac Goldsmith in a by-election on 1 December 2016. Overturning his 23,015 majority, she took a fraction under 50% of the entire vote to record a majority of 1,872. Large numbers of local Labour voters backed her, with the Labour candidate, Christian Wolmar, losing his deposit.
Sarah Olney said that voters had:
- “sent a shockwave through this Conservative Brexit government.”
She added:
- “And our message is clear: we do not want a hard Brexit. We do not want to pull out of the single market. We will not let intolerance, division and fear win.”[1]
Candidature confirmed
Sarah Olney was confirmed on 30 October 2016 as the Lib Dem candidate in the 2016 Richmond Park by-election, four days after being interviewed on the BBC's Daily Politics programme.[2]
She said overturning Zac Goldsmith's 23,015 majority was "incredibly doable" for the Lib Dems, who held the south-west London seat from 1997 until 2010, and finished second in the 2015 General Election.
Although Zac Goldsmith has said he wanted the vote, on 1 December 2016, to be a referendum on the government's decision to back a third runway at Heathrow airport, Sarah Olney, who also opposes Heathrow expansion, told Sky News:
- Brexit - which Zac Goldsmith backed, unlike most Richmond voters - would "obviously" emerge as another campaign issue.[3]
Related Document
| Title | Type | Publication date | Author(s) | Description |
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| Document:Richmond Park prospective candidate: I would vote against Article 50 in Parliament | Statement | 4 November 2016 | Christian Wolmar | Statement by Labour Party prospective parliamentary candidate Christian Wolmar who aims to win the 2016 Richmond Park by-election |
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