Portsmouth South by-election, 1939

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The Portsmouth South by-election, 1939 was a parliamentary by-election held in the United Kingdom on 12 July 1939 for the House of Commons constituency of Portsmouth South, in Hampshire.

Previous MP

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Previous Result

General Election, 14 November 1935
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Sir Herbert Robin Cayzer 27,416
Labour John W. Fawcett 9,043
Majority
Turnout
Conservative hold Swing

Candidates

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Result

Sir Jocelyn Morton Lucas was elected unopposed.

Aftermath

In the 1945 general election,

General Election, 5 July 1945
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Sir Jocelyn Morton Lucas 15,810
Labour J.F. Blitz 12,783
Majority
Turnout
Conservative hold Swing

References

  • British Parliamentary Election Results 1918-1949, compiled and edited by F.W.S. Craig (The Macmillan Press 1979)