1949 St Pancras North by-election
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A by-election for the constituency of St Pancras North in the United Kingdom House of Commons was held on 10 March 1949, caused by the resignation of the incumbent Labour MP George House. The result was a hold for the Labour Party, with their candidate Kenneth Robinson.
Result
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Kenneth Robinson | 16,185 | 57.5 | -6.3 | |
Conservative | N S Shields | 11,118 | 39.5 | +4.8 | |
Communist | John Mahon | 854 | 3.0 | New | |
Majority | 5,067 | 18.0 | -11.1 | ||
Turnout | 28,157 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Previous election
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | George House | 16,738 | 63.8 | ||
Conservative | Robert Grant-Ferris | 9,108 | 34.7 | ||
Independent | JB Gilmour | 403 | 1.5 | ||
Majority | 7,630 | 29.1 | |||
Turnout | 26,249 | 71.1 | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
References
- ^ "1949 By Election Results". Archived from the original on 25 October 2009. Retrieved 19 September 2015.
- ^ "Politics Resources". Election 1945. Politics Resources. 5 July 1945. Archived from the original on 11 August 2011. Retrieved 8 November 2011.
- Craig, F. W. S. (1983) [1969]. British parliamentary election results 1918-1949 (3rd edition ed.). Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. ISBN 0-900178-06-X.
- Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs
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