Template:Did you know nominations/2016 Sleaford and North Hykeham by-election

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The result was: promoted by Yoninah (talk) 12:55, 5 June 2020 (UTC)

2016 Sleaford and North Hykeham by-election

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• ... that at the 2016 Sleaford and North Hykeham by-election, voter turnout fell to 37%, compared to 70% at the 2015 general election? Source: "The turnout for the by-election was 37.1% according to North Kesteven District Council, down from 70.2% at the general election last year." [1]
  • ALT1:... that Brexit, British withdrawal from the European Union, was considered the main issue in the 2016 Sleaford and North Hykeham by-election? Source: "As the third British byelection since the EU referendum, the lead-up to the Sleaford and North Hykeham vote has been dominated by talk of Brexit" [2]
  • ALT2:... that Caroline Johnson, a paediatrician, won the 2016 Sleaford and North Hykeham by-election as the Conservative candidate? Source: "Conservative Caroline Johnson has won the Sleaford and North Hykeham by-election ... Consultant paediatrician Dr Johnson said her election would boost Theresa May's support on Brexit" [3]
  • ALT3:... that one Labour MP said that the result of the 2016 Sleaford and North Hykeham by-election could foreshadow an "electoral disaster" for the party? Source: "David Winnick, the veteran Labour MP for Walsall North, said: 'If we were to continue in this way then the indications are 2020 will be an electoral disaster.'" [4]
  • ALT4:... that the 2016 Sleaford and North Hykeham by-election was triggered by the resignation of Conservative MP Stephen Phillips, who criticised the government's handling of Brexit? Source: "Mr Phillips informed party whips earlier this week that he would resign as an MP because he felt his values were not the values of the government. He has been critical of the government's approach to Brexit since June's Leave vote" [5]

• Reviewed: Exempt.

Improved to Good Article status by N Oneemuss (talk). Self-nominated at 11:34, 21 April 2020 (UTC).

General: Article is new enough and long enough
New enough: Long enough:

Policy: Article is sourced, neutral, and free of copyright problems
Adequate sourcing: Neutral: Free of copyright violations, plagiarism, and close paraphrasing:

Hook eligibility:

• Cited: - Offline/paywalled citation accepted in good faith
• Interesting: - no

QPQ: None required.

Overall: Nice article! However, none of the suggested hooks are particularly interesting or unusual. buidhe 06:34, 23 April 2020 (UTC)

• ALT3 only, I am not sure ALT4 is sufficiently interesting. buidhe 04:23, 4 June 2020 (UTC)

• Hi, I came by to promote this, but the quotes listed in a blockquote section lack a citation, per Rule D2. Yoninah (talk) 21:18, 4 June 2020 (UTC)
  • Fixed; sorry about that. N Oneemuss (talk to me · see my edits · email me) 21:40, 4 June 2020 (UTC)

• Thank you. Restoring tick for ALT3 per Buidhe's review. Yoninah (talk) 12:54, 5 June 2020 (UTC)