1944 Camberwell North by-election

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1944 Camberwell North by-election
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  1935 31 March 1944 1945  

Constituency of Camberwell North
Turnout11.2% (Decrease2.svg 44.4%)
 First partySecond party
  Cecil Aubrey Gwynne Manning (3x4 crop).jpg
Ind.
Candidate Cecil Manning T.F.R. Disher
Party Labour Independent
Popular vote2,655674
Percentage79.8%20.2%
SwingIncrease2.svg 15.1%N/A

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A map of parliamentary constituencies within the County of London at the time of the by-election, with Camberwell North highlighted in red.

MP before election

Charles Ammon
Labour

Subsequent MP

Cecil Manning
Labour

The Camberwell North by-election, 1944 was a by-election held on 31 March 1944 for the British House of Commons constituency of Camberwell North.

Contents

The by-election was triggered by the elevation to the peerage of the town's Labour Member of Parliament (MP) Charles Ammon, who was ennobled as Baron Ammon.

The Labour candidate was Cecil Manning, who was unopposed by the other parties in the wartime coalition. The only other candidate was an independent, T. F. Disher, who had also contested the previous general election in 1935. The result was one of the lowest turnouts in a by-election on record: the number of available electors was estimated at around 8,000, and Manning was elected with just 2,655 votes against Disher's 674, a majority of just 1,981. [1]

Results

Camberwell North by-election, 30 March 1944
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Cecil Manning 2,655 79.8 +15.1
Independent T.F.R. Disher67420.2New
Majority1,98159.6
Turnout 29,66111.2-44.4
Labour hold Swing N/A

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References

  1. 'New Camberwell M.P.', The Times, 1 April 1944.

See also