1933 Hitchin by-election

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1933 Hitchin by-election
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  1931 8 June 1933 (1933-06-08) 1935  

The Hitchin seat in the House of Commons.
Triggered by death of incumbent
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Candidate Arnold Wilson William Bennett
Party Conservative Labour
Popular vote14,56910,362
Percentage58.4%41.6%

MP before election

Antony Bulwer-Lytton
Conservative

Subsequent MP

Arnold Wilson
Conservative

The 1933 Hitchin by-election was held on 8 June 1933 after the incumbent Conservative MP, Antony Bulwer-Lytton died in a plane accident.[ citation needed ] It was won by the Conservative candidate Arnold Wilson. [1]

Hitchin by-election, 1933 Electorate 48,580
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Arnold Wilson 14,569 58.4 17.3
Labour William Bennett 10,36241.6+17.3
Majority 4,20716.834.6
Turnout 24,93151.319.8
Registered electors 48,580
Conservative hold Swing 17.3

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