1941 Great Yarmouth by-election

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The 1941 Great Yarmouth by-election was held on 8 April 1941. The by-election was held due to the death of the incumbent Liberal National MP, Arthur Harbord. It was won by the unopposed Liberal National candidate Percy Jewson. [1]

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