1943 Portsmouth North by-election

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1943 Portsmouth North by-election
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  1935 16 February 1943 1945  

Constituency of Portsmouth North
 First partySecond party
  Sir William Milbourne James (3x4 crop).jpg
CW
Candidate William James Thomas Sargant
Party Conservative Common Wealth
Popular vote6,7354,545
Percentage59.7%40.3%

MP before election

Roger Keyes
Conservative

Elected MP

William James
Conservative

The 1943 Portsmouth North by-election was held on 16 February 1943. The by-election was held due to the elevation to the peerage of the incumbent Conservative MP, Sir Roger Keyes. It was won by the Conservative candidate William Milbourne James. [1]

Portsmouth North by-election, 1943 [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative William James 6,735 59.7
Common Wealth Thomas Sargant 4,54540.3New
Majority2,19019.4
Turnout 11,280
Conservative hold Swing

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References

  1. Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs
  2. Robert Cook, Portsmouth at the Polls, p.31