Ormskirk by-election, 1951

The Ormskirk by-election of 5 April 1951 was held after the appointment of Conservative MP Ronald Cross as Governor of Tasmania:[1]

The seat was safe, having been won at the United Kingdom general election, 1950 by over 14,000 votes[2]

Result of the previous general election

General Election 1950: Ormskirk
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Ronald Cross 28,654 66.27%
Labour L.C. Edwards 14,853 33.73
Majority 14,071 23.85 -

Result of the by-election

By-election 1951: Ormskirk
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Arthur Salter 24,190 71.47 +5.2
Labour H A Kelly 8,969 26.50 -7.23
Ind. Labour Party F G Barton 689 2.04 N/A
Majority 15,221
Conservative hold Swing

References

  1. ↑ Full results
  2. ↑ PoliticsResources.net