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dbo:abstract	The Oldham West and Royton by-election was a UK parliamentary by-election held on 3 December 2015 in the constituency of Oldham West and Royton in Greater Manchester. This was the first by-election of the 56th UK Parliament. The by-election was caused by the death of the sitting Member of Parliament (MP) Michael Meacher on 21 October 2015; Meacher had been the Labour Party MP for the seat since its creation in 1997 and had represented its predecessor seat of Oldham West since 1970. A writ for the by-election was moved in Parliament on 2 November 2015, setting polling day as 3 December 2015. Jim McMahon held the seat for Labour with a winning 62% of the vote, an increase of 7.3 percentage points. There was a 40.3% turnout. (en) L'élection partielle d'Oldham West & Royton dans le Grand Manchester a eu lieule 3 décembre 2015 à la suite de la mort de Michael Meacher. Jim McMahon, membre du Parti travailliste, est élu membre du Parlement dans l'élection partielle de 2015. (fr)
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rdfs:comment	L'élection partielle d'Oldham West & Royton dans le Grand Manchester a eu lieule 3 décembre 2015 à la suite de la mort de Michael Meacher. Jim McMahon, membre du Parti travailliste, est élu membre du Parlement dans l'élection partielle de 2015. (fr) The Oldham West and Royton by-election was a UK parliamentary by-election held on 3 December 2015 in the constituency of Oldham West and Royton in Greater Manchester. This was the first by-election of the 56th UK Parliament. The by-election was caused by the death of the sitting Member of Parliament (MP) Michael Meacher on 21 October 2015; Meacher had been the Labour Party MP for the seat since its creation in 1997 and had represented its predecessor seat of Oldham West since 1970. A writ for the by-election was moved in Parliament on 2 November 2015, setting polling day as 3 December 2015. (en)
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