1942 Tavistock by-election

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The 1942 Tavistock by-election was held on 2 April 1942. The by-election was held due to the death of the incumbent Conservative MP, Mark Patrick. It was won by the Conservative candidate Henry Studholme, [1] who was unopposed due to the War-time electoral pact. [2]

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References

  1. Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs
  2. "West Suffolk Election" . Western Morning News. 2 April 1942. Retrieved 20 September 2016 via British Newspaper Archive.