1941 West Dorset by-election

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1941 West Dorset
by-election
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  1935 21 June 1941 1945  

West Dorset constituency
 First party
 
Con
Candidate Simon Wingfield Digby
Party Conservative
Popular voteUnopposed

MP before election

Philip Colfox
Conservative

Elected MP

Simon Wingfield Digby
Conservative

The 1941 West Dorset by-election was held on 21 June 1941. The by-election was held due to the resignation of the incumbent Conservative MP, Philip Colfox. It was won by the Conservative candidate Simon Wingfield Digby. [1]

1941 West Dorset by-election [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Simon Wingfield Digby Unopposed N/AN/A
Conservative hold Swing N/A

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References

  1. Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs
  2. Craig, F. W. S. (1983). British parliamentary election results 1918-1949 (3rd ed.). Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. ISBN   0-900178-06-X.