as medical staff. However over the Easter holiday in 1989 he was found dead in his car having run a pipe from the exhaust. The cause of death was certified as carbon monoxide poisoning and the coroner returned a verdict of suicide as "from the circumstances and from the notes which have been left, I have no doubt he intended the result of what he did". After his death, his papers were given to Professors Colin Rallings and Michael Thrasher of the University of Plymouth. References Bibliography Subsequent editions edited by Colin Rallings and Michael Thrasher - despite the number in the title, no further volumes in this series were published – edited reprint of an election handbook which first appeared in three volumes, 1844–50 - setting out data from the two general elections of 1974 (including the one by-election held between the two), which was subsequently included in Craig's volume British Parliamentary Elections, 1974–1983 (1984) - setting out data from by-elections held between the two general elections of October 1974 and 1979, which was subsequently included in Craig's volume British Parliamentary Elections, 1974–1983 (1984) - setting out data from the general election of 1983, which was subsequently included in Michael Thrasher and Colin Rallings's volume British parliamentary election results, 1983–1997 (Ashgate, 1999) - setting out data on by-elections on by-elections held between the two general elections of 1983 and 1987, which was subsequently included in Michael Thrasher and Colin Rallings's volume British parliamentary election results, 1983–1997 (Ashgate, 1999) As can be seen from the above list, Craig's chronological reference works on British elections, long considered definitive in their accuracy, are spread over five volumes, covering the years 1832–85, 1885–1918, 1918–49, 1950–73 and 1974–83. 1929 births 1989 deaths 20th-century Scottish businesspeople Scottish non-fiction writers Scottish public relations people Businesspeople from Glasgow British politicians who committed suicide Suicides by carbon monoxide poisoning Unionist Party (Scotland) politicians Conservative Party (UK) politicians Members of West Sussex County Council Voting theorists Psephologists 1989 suicides