1989 Pontypridd by-election
The 1989 Pontypridd by-election was a by-election held in Wales on 23 February 1989 for the House of Commons constituency of Pontypridd in Mid Glamorgan.
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Constituency of Pontypridd | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Turnout | 62.0% ( 19.3%) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The by-election was caused by the death of the constituency's Labour Party Member of Parliament (MP) Brynmor John on 13 December 1988.
The result was a Labour Party hold, with Dr Kim Howells winning a majority of almost 11,000 votes.
Whilst out canvassing for the Conservative party, neighbouring MP Sir Raymond Gower died, which resulted in the Vale of Glamorgan by-election.
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