1962 Chippenham by-election

A by-election was held for the British House of Commons constituency of Chippenham , Wiltshire, England, on 22 November 1962.

Jerome, Naylor and Smith were all serving in the British Armed Forces. The law stated that, on standing in a Parliamentary election, they would be released from the Forces; this was, therefore, a way to receive an early honourable discharge, for the cost of a lost deposit. The practice was banned soon afterwards. ^[1]

The election was won by the Conservative Party candidate, Daniel Awdry, who won a narrow majority over the Liberal Party's then Economic Spokesperson, Christopher Layton.

Chippenham by-election, 1962 ^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Daniel Awdry	13,439	36.8	−15.3
	Liberal	Christopher Layton	11,851	32.5	+15.6
	Labour	Robert W. Portus	10,633	29.1	−1.9
	Independent	K. Jerrome	260	0.71	New
	Independent	J. Naylor	237	0.65	New
	Independent	M. Smith	88	0.24	New
Majority			1,588	4.3	−16.8
Turnout			36,508
	Conservative hold		Swing	−15.5

References

1. F. W. S. Craig, Minor Parties at British Parliamentary Elections, p.129
2. "1962 By Election Results". Archived from the original on 5 February 2012. Retrieved 17 August 2015.

External links

• British Parliamentary By Elections: Liberal Party campaign literature from the by-election

See also

• 1943 Chippenham by-election
• Chippenham (UK Parliament constituency)
• List of United Kingdom by-elections