The Common Good is a small Christian political party in the United Kingdom. Founded and led by Richard (Dick) Rodgers, a clergyman and orthopaedic registrar living in Northfield, Birmingham, the party's principles are based on his Christian faith.
Rodgers has competed in several elections for Common Good, including various parliamentary by-elections. In all cases Common Good have lost their deposit. No one else has been an election candidate for the party.
In 2016, the party campaigned for the United Kingdom to remain in the European Union during the Brexit referendum.
Electoral history
Parliamentary election
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! Election !! Constituency !! Candidate !! Votes !! %
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| 2004 Hartlepool by-election || Hartlepool || rowspan="9" | Richard Rodgers || 91 || 0.3
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| 2005 general election || Birmingham Northfield || 428 || 1.4
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| 2006 Dunfermline and West Fife by-election||Dunfermline and West Fife|| 103 || 0.3
|-
| 2008 Henley by-election || Henley || 121 || 0.3
|-
| 2010 general election || Birmingham Northfield || 305|| 0.7
|-
| 2014 Newark by-election || Newark || 64|| 0.2
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| 2017 general election || Birmingham Edgbaston || 155 || 0.4
|-
| 2019 Peterborough by-election || Peterborough || 60 || 0.2
|-
|2024 general election || Birmingham Northfield||215||0.6
|}
Rodgers has appeared on ballot papers variously as "Richard Rodgers", "Rev Dick Rodgers" and "Dick Rodgers".
European Parliament elections
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! Election !! Constituency !! Votes !! %
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| 2004 European election || West Midlands || 8,650 || 0.6