Which party defeated Rifkind in the 1997 election?
Labour Party
Liberal Democrats
Green Party
UKIP
Answer
Labour Party defeated Rifkind in the 1997 election. Rifkind, a Conservative Party candidate, was the incumbent Member of Parliament (MP) for Kensington and Chelsea. However, the Labour Party's candidate, Emma Nicholson, won the seat with a majority of 2,349 votes. This victory was part of a wider Labour Party landslide in the 1997 general election, which saw the party win 418 seats and form a government under Tony Blair.
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