Chichester by-election, 1969
The Chichester by-election of 22 May 1969 was held following the death of Conservative Member of Parliament (MP) Walter Loveys. The seat was retained by the Conservatives.[1][2]
Results
| Chichester, 1969 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Conservative | Christopher Chataway | 31,966 | 74.16 | +17.00 | |
| Liberal | Denys Kinsella | 5,879 | 13.64 | -4.07 | |
| Labour | John White | 5,257 | 12.20 | -12.93 | |
| Turnout | 43,102 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| General Election 1966: Chichester | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Conservative | Walter Loveys | 31,358 | 57.16 | ||
| Labour | DJ Burnett | 13,784 | 25.13 | ||
| Liberal | PJ Collins | 9,714 | 17.71 | ||
| Majority | 17,574 | 32.04 | |||
| Turnout | 54,856 | 73.19 | |||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
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