The 1939 Ripon by-election was a parliamentary by-election held in the United Kingdom on 23 February 1939 for the House of Commons constituency of Ripon in the West Riding of Yorkshire.
Previous MP edit
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Previous Result edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | John Waller Hills | 30,804 | 78.6 | ||
Labour | R. J. Hall | 9,116 | 21.4 | ||
Majority | 21,688 | 57.2 | |||
Turnout | 39,200 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Candidates edit
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Result edit
The Conservative Party held the seat.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Christopher York | 23,257 | 69.5 | ||
Labour | R. J. Hall | 10,213 | 30.5 | ||
Majority | 13,044 | 39.0 | |||
Turnout | 33,470 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Aftermath edit
In the 1945 general election, the Conservatives continued holding the seat.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Christopher York | 29,674 | 61.3 | -15.9 | |
Labour | R. Hartley | 12,599 | 26.0 | +3.2 | |
Liberal | M. Cowley | 6,122 | 12.7 | New | |
Majority | 17,075 | 35.3 | -19.0 | ||
Turnout | 48,395 | 69.8 | +1.2 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
References edit
- British Parliamentary Election Results 1918-1949, compiled and edited by F.W.S. Craig (The Macmillan Press 1979)