2016 Richmond Park by-election

UK parliamentary by-election
Event uk_parliamentary_by_election Q28100207
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Summary

2016 Richmond Park by-election is an UK Parliamentary by-election[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of uk_parliamentary_by_election entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (270 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • 2016 Richmond Park by-election is in the country of United Kingdom[3].
  • 2016 Richmond Park by-election's instance of is recorded as UK Parliamentary by-election[4].
  • 2016 Richmond Park by-election's office contested is recorded as member of the 56th Parliament of the United Kingdom[5].
  • 2016 Richmond Park by-election took place on December 1, 2016[6].
  • 2016 Richmond Park by-election's candidate is recorded as Sarah Olney[7].
  • 2016 Richmond Park by-election's candidate is recorded as Zac Goldsmith[8].
  • 2016 Richmond Park by-election's candidate is recorded as Christian Wolmar[9].
  • 2016 Richmond Park by-election's candidate is recorded as Howling Laud Hope[10].
  • 2016 Richmond Park by-election's candidate is recorded as Fiona Syms[11].
  • 2016 Richmond Park by-election's candidate is recorded as Dominic Stockford[12].
  • 2016 Richmond Park by-election's candidate is recorded as Maharaja Jammu and Kashmir[13].
  • 2016 Richmond Park by-election's candidate is recorded as David Powell[14].
  • 2016 Richmond Park by-election's has cause is recorded as resignation from the British House of Commons[15].
  • 2016 Richmond Park by-election's described at URL is recorded as https://electionresults.parliament.uk/elections/3936[16].
  • 2016 Richmond Park by-election's successful candidate is recorded as Sarah Olney[17].
  • 2016 Richmond Park by-election's applies to jurisdiction is recorded as United Kingdom[18].
  • 2016 Richmond Park by-election's total valid votes is recorded as {'amount': '+41283'}[19].
  • 2016 Richmond Park by-election's electorate is recorded as {'amount': '+77243'}[20].
  • 2016 Richmond Park by-election's eligible voters is recorded as {'amount': '+77243'}[21].
  • 2016 Richmond Park by-election's ballots cast is recorded as {'amount': '+41367'}[22].
  • 2016 Richmond Park by-election's parliamentary term is recorded as 56th Parliament of the United Kingdom[23].
  • 2016 Richmond Park by-election's voting system is recorded as first-past-the-post voting[24].

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When and Where

2016 Richmond Park by-election occurred on December 1, 2016[6]. It is in the country of United Kingdom[3].

Context

2016 Richmond Park by-election's instance of is recorded as UK Parliamentary by-election[4].

Why It Matters

2016 Richmond Park by-election ranks in the top 2% of uk_parliamentary_by_election entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (270 views/month).[2] It is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[25]

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  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [25] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 5w ago · UndefinedRachel · 2026-09-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Candidate → Sarah Olney, Zac Goldsmith, Christian Wolmar +5
    Office contested → member of the 56th Parliament of the United Kingdom
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1|1 */ Candidate: Zac Goldsmith"
  2. 22w ago · UndefinedRachel · 2026-05-05 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikidata description → UK parliamentary by-election
    Office contested → member of the 56th Parliament of the United Kingdom
    Successful candidate → Sarah Olney
    Ballots cast → {'amount': '+41367'}
    + 14 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/30100|batch #30100]]: UK Parliamentary by-elections - voting system"
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