1941 Petersfield by-election

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The 1941 Petersfield by-election was held on 22 February 1941. The by-election was held due to the appointment as Governor of Burma of the incumbent Conservative MP, Reginald Dorman-Smith. It was won by the unopposed Conservative candidate George Jeffreys. [1]

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References

  1. "House of Commons". www.leighrayment.com. Archived from the original on 7 June 2008.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)