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Tory 'duck island' primary result Duck island town picks candidate
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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, daughter of veteran TV host Fred, 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, will stand down at next year's general election.
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. He has been the town's MP since February 1974 but 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 other candidates hoping to represent the Tories in the constituency were: James Bethell, Samuel Phillip Gyimah and Julia Manning. The winner, a local councillor and businesswoman, said during her campaign that she understood the area's problems as she had lived there all of her life.
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. 'Tremendous endorsement'
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 38-year-old mother-of-two secured 4,892 votes, or 38.6%.
In Gosport, the turnout was 17.8% - down on the 24.6% in Totnes. James Bethell, a venture capitalist based in London, came second with 2,965 votes.
Sam Gyimah, an entrepreneur, came third with 2,867 votes, and Julia Manning, an eye specialist in the NHS, came fourth, polling 1,935.
It is understood staging the primary - which gave everyone on the electoral roll in Gosport the chance to have a say on who should be the town's Conservative candidate - cost the party around £38,000.
With a turnout of 17.8%, or 12,659, that equates to a cost of £3 per vote cast.
But the Conservatives say they are pleased with how the primary has gone, describing the turnout as "a tremendous endorsement of the process."
The selection method was first used by the party in July in Totnes, Devon, to find a replacement for another expenses row MP, Anthony Steen.
Totnes voters selected a local GP, Dr Sarah Wollaston, as the Conservative candidate, ahead of two local Tory politicians.
The Gosport turnout was down on the 24.6% in Totnes.