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The Southwark North by-election by-election, 1939 was a parliamentary by-election held on 19 May 1939 for the British House of Commons constituency of Southwark North.
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Liberal National | Edward Strauss | 8,086 | 50.2 | ||
| Labour | George Isaacs | 8,007 | 49.8 | ||
| Majority | 79 | 0.4 | |||
| Turnout | 16,093 | ||||
| Liberal National hold | Swing | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Labour | George Isaacs | 5,815 | 57.4 | +7.6 | |
| Liberal National | A.H. Henderson-Livesey | 4,322 | 42.6 | -7.6 | |
| Majority | 1,493 | 14.8 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 10,137 | ||||
| Labour gain from Liberal National | Swing | ||||
In the 1945 general election,
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Labour | George Isaacs | 5,943 | 69.0 | +11.6 | |
| Liberal National | Edward Terrell | 2,673 | 31.0 | -11.6 | |
| Majority | 3,270 | 38.0 | +23.2 | ||
| Turnout | 8,616 | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
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