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1943 Newark by-election

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The Newark by-election of 1943 was held on 8 June 1943. The by-election was held due to the succession to the peerage of the incumbent Conservative MP, William Cavendish-Bentinck. It was won by the Conservative candidate Sidney Shephard.[1]

Newark by-election, 1943
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Sidney Shephard 20,120
Independent Progressive Alan Dawrant 7,110
Common Wealth Edward Moeran 3,189
Independent Liberal John Thomas Pepper 2,473
Majority 13,010
Turnout
Conservative hold Swing

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