Anti-Federalist League election results

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The Anti-Federalist League was a small party organisation in Britain, formed in 1991 by Alan Sked to campaign against the Maastricht Treaty. It was effectively the forerunner of the United Kingdom Independence Party. The League contested seventeen constituencies at the 1992 general election and Sked contested two by-elections in 1993.

General election, 9 April 1992[]

Constituency Candidate Votes %
Bath Alan Sked 117 0.2
Bristol West T P E Hedges 42 0.1
Chelsea D G F Armstrong 88 0.3
Cornwall South East A O H Quick 227 0.4
Hammersmith Helen Szamuely 41 0.1
Harrow East J Lester 49 0.1
Kensington Anne Bulloch 71 0.2
Kingston-upon-Thames A J E Scholefield 42 0.1
Leominster E P Carlisle 640 1.1
Lewisham West P Coulam 125 0.3
Oxford West and Abingdon Miss B Nelson 98 0.2
Pembrokeshire R M Stoddart 158 0.3
Pendle Mrs V M Thome 263 0.5
Richmond and Barnes Mrs A K F Ellis-Jones 47 0.1
Staffordshire Moorlands M C Howson 2,121 3.4
Thurrock P Compobassi 117 0.2
Westminster North M Kelly 137 0.3

Source:[1]

By-elections, 1993[]

Date of election Constituency Candidate Votes %
6 May 1993 Newbury Alan Sked 601 1.0[2]
29 July 1993 Christchurch Alan Sked 878 1.6[3]

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ The Guardian, 11 April 1992
  2. ^ Constituency profile: Newbury, guardian.co.uk. Accessed 13 October 2014
  3. ^ Constituency profile: Christchurch, guardian.co.uk. Accessed 13 October 2014
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