1959 Penistone by-election
Appearance
A by-election was held for the British House of Commons constituency of Penistone in South Yorkshire on 11 June 1959. The seat had become vacant on the death of the Labour Member of Parliament Henry McGhee, who had held the seat since the 1935 general election.
The result was a hold for the Labour Party.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | John Jakob Mendelson | 25,315 | 64.1 | +1.8 | |
Conservative | J. B. Deby | 14,196 | 35.9 | −1.8 | |
Majority | 11,119 | 28.1 | +3.4 | ||
Turnout | 39,511 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | +1.8 |
See also
- Penistone constituency
- Penistone by-election, 1921
- Penistone by-election, 1978
- Town of Penistone
- List of United Kingdom by-elections
References
- ^ "1959 By Election Results". Archived from the original on 2012-10-10. Retrieved 2015-08-15.
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