1951 Ormskirk by-election
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The Ormskirk by-election of 5 April 1951 was held after the appointment of Conservative MP Ronald Cross as Governor of Tasmania.
The seat was safe, having been won at the 1950 United Kingdom general election by over 14,000 votes[1]
Result of the previous general election
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Ronald Cross | 28,654 | 66.27 | ||
| Labour | L.C. Edwards | 14,853 | 33.73 | ||
| Majority | 14,071 | 23.86 | |||
| Turnout | 43,507 | ||||
| Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
Result of the by-election
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Arthur Salter | 24,190 | 71.47 | +5.20 | |
| Labour | H. A. Kelly | 8,969 | 26.50 | −7.23 | |
| Ind. Labour Party | Fred Barton | 689 | 2.04 | New | |
| Majority | 15,221 | 44.97 | +21.12 | ||
| Turnout | 33,848 | ||||
| Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
References
[edit]- ^ [1] Archived 24 September 2015 at the Wayback Machine PoliticsResources.net
- ^ "1951 By Election Results". Archived from the original on 25 February 2012. Retrieved 12 August 2015.
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