1944 Brighton by-election

The 1944 Brighton by-election was held on 3 February 1944. The by-election was held due to the resignation of the incumbent Conservative MP, Sir Cooper Rawson. It was won by the Conservative candidate William Teeling. ^[1]

Bruce Dutton Briant stood as a National Independent. He claimed to be a supporter of the National Government but was repudiated by Winston Churchill. ^[2]

Brighton by-election, 1944

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	William Teeling	14,591	53.6	−22.6
	National	Bruce Dutton Briant	12,635	46.4	New
Majority			1,956	7.2	−18.7
Turnout			27,226	22.1	−39.6
	Conservative hold		Swing

References

1. Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs
2. Craig, F.W.S. (1969). British Parliamentary Election Results 1918-1949. Glasgow: Political Reference Publications. p. 104. ISBN   0900178019.