Ogmore by-election, 1946
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The Ogmore by-election, 1946 was a parliamentary by-election held on 4 June 1946 for the British House of Commons constituency of Ogmore in South Wales.
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[edit] Previous MP
The seat had become vacant on when the constituency's Labour Member of Parliament (MP), Edward Williams, had been appointed as High Commissioner to Australia. He been the constituency's MP since the 1945 general election.
[edit] Votes
| Ogmore by-election, 4th June 1946 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Labour | John Evans | 13,632 | 70.6 | −5.8 | |
| Plaid Cymru | T. R. Morgan | 5,685 | 29.4 | +23.8 | |
| Majority | 7,947 | 41.2 | −17.2 | ||
| Turnout | 19,317 | 75.6 | −42.5 | ||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
[edit] See also
- Ogmore constituency
- Ogmore by-election, 2002
- List of United Kingdom by-elections
- United Kingdom by-election records
[edit] References
- Craig, F. W. S. [1969] (1983). British parliamentary election results 1918-1949, 3rd edition, Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. ISBN 0-900178-06-X.
- This page incorporates information from Leigh Rayment's Peerage Page.
