1962 South Northamptonshire by-election

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The 1962 South Northamptonshire by-election was held in 1962 when the incumbent Conservative MP Reginald Manningham-Buller was elevated to the House of Lords. It was retained by the Conservative candidate, Albert Jones. [1]

At the time of the by-election, independent candidate Buchan was serving in the British Armed Forces. The law stated that, on standing in a Parliamentary election, he 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 the following year. [2]

South Northamptonshire by-election, 1962 [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Arthur Jones 14,921 41.15 −15.83
Labour Ivor Wilde14,00438.62−4.40
Liberal N. Picarda7,00219.31New
Independent P. Buchan3320.9New
Majority 9172.53−11.43
Turnout 36,259
Conservative hold Swing

References

  1. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 7 April 2017. Retrieved 24 March 2015.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. F. W. S. Craig, Minor Parties at British Parliamentary Elections, p.129
  3. "1962 By Election Results". Archived from the original on 5 February 2012. Retrieved 17 August 2015.