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| Tory 'duck island' primary result | Tory 'duck island' primary result |
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| 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. | 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. |
| Ms Dinenage will fight Tory Sir Peter Viggers' seat in Gosport, Hampshire, after a postal 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" has been 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. |
| 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 other candidates hoping to represent the Tories in the constituency were: James Bethell, 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. | 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. |
| In Gosport, the turnout was 17.8% - down on the 24.6% in Totnes. |