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'Duck island' seat candidate due Tory 'duck island' primary result
(about 11 hours later)
A new Conservative Party candidate to replace an MP who attempted to claim for a floating duck house on his expenses is to be selected later. TV presenter's daughter Caroline Dinenage has won the contest to replace an MP who attempted to claim for a floating duck house on his expenses.
The person to fight Sir Peter Viggers' seat in Gosport, Hampshire, is being chosen in a post ballot of all voters. Ms Dinenage will fight Tory Sir Peter Viggers' seat in Gosport, Hampshire, after a postal ballot of all voters.
It is only the second time in the UK that a so-called "postal primary" is being used to select a prospective MP. It is only the second time in the UK that a so-called "postal primary" has been used to select a prospective MP.
Sir Peter, 71, who will stand down at next year's general election, has been the town's MP since February 1974.Sir Peter, 71, who will stand down at next year's general election, has been the town's MP since February 1974.
He was forced to resign by Tory leader David Cameron after his expenses claims were published by the Daily Telegraph and found to include £1,645 for the duck island. The winner, a local councillor and businesswoman, is the daughter of TV presenter Fred Dinenage. The 38-year-old mother-of-two, said during her campaign that she understood the area's problems as she had lived there all of her life.
The candidates hoping to represent the Tories in the constituency are: James Bethell, Caroline Dinenage, Samuel Phillip Gyimah and Julia Manning. The other candidates hoping to represent the Tories in the constituency were: James Bethell, Samuel Phillip Gyimah and Julia Manning.
Sir Peter was forced to resign by Tory leader David Cameron after his expenses claims were published by the Daily Telegraph and found to include £1,645 for the duck island.
The selection method was first used by the party in July in Totnes, Devon, to find a replacement for another expense row MP, Anthony Steen.The selection method was first used by the party in July in Totnes, Devon, to find a replacement for another expense row MP, Anthony Steen.
'Expensive gimmick'
Sir Peter's duck island has provided the iconic image of the expenses scandal.
BBC Radio 5 live political reporter Chris Mason said it left a pervasive cynicism amongst many people in Gosport and the Conservatives hope the primary can help re-engage voters.
Critics have described the move - which saw ballots sent to all voters not just local party members - as an expensive gimmick.
But councillor Peter Langdon, who chaired the selection committee that drew up the shortlist of four aspiring candidates, defended the method.
"We have been suffering in Gosport under our new duck name, we feel it is time to move on, and this new process I think is going to go someway towards that," he said.