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The Hythe by-election, 1939 was a parliamentary by-election held on 20 July 1939 for the British House of Commons constituency of Hythe.
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The Hythe by-election, 1939 was a parliamentary by-election held on 20 July 1939 for the British House of Commons constituency of Hythe.
The vacancy was caused by the death of the Conservative MP, Sir Philip Sassoon, 3rd Baronet.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Conservative | Philip Sassoon | 15,359 | 63.9 | ||
| Liberal | Richard Hathaway Ellis | 8,688 | 36.1 | ||
| Majority | 6,671 | 27.8 | |||
| Turnout | 24,047 | 68.3 | |||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Conservative | Rupert Brabner | 12,016 | 54.2 | -9.7 | |
| Liberal | Frank Ongley Darvall | 9,577 | 43.2 | +7.1 | |
| British People's Party | St John Philby | 576 | 2.6 | New | |
| Majority | 2,439 | 11.0 | -16.8 | ||
| Turnout | 22,169 | 62.4 | -5.9 | ||
| Conservative hold | Swing | -8.4 | |||
Rupert Brabner served as a junior Government Minister. He died on active service with the RNVR early in 1945. Frank Darvall had planned to contest Hythe at a 1939 or 1940 general election, but never stood for Parliament again. St. John Philby also disappeared from the electoral scene along with the British People's Party, which never contested an election again.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Conservative | Harry Mackeson | 8,048 | 46.5 | -7.7 | |
| Labour | David Graham Widdiscombe | 6,091 | 35.2 | New | |
| Liberal | Arthur Dyke Beauchamp James | 3,152 | 18.2 | -25.0 | |
| Majority | 1,957 | 11.3 | +0.3 | ||
| Turnout | 17,291 | 73.3 | +10.9 | ||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
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