Ogmore by-election, 1946
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 Wales.
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.
Votes
| Ogmore by-election, 4th June 1946[1] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Labour | John Evans | 13,632 | 70.6 | −5.8 | |
| Plaid Cymru | Trefor Richard Morgan | 5,685 | 29.4 | +23.8 | |
| Majority | 7,947 | 41.2 | −17.2 | ||
| Turnout | 19,317 | 75.6 | −42.5 | ||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
See also
References
- ↑ "1946 By Election Results". Archived from the original on 2013-11-05. Retrieved 2015-08-12.
- Craig, F. W. S. (1983) [1969]. British parliamentary election results 1918-1949 (3rd ed.). Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. ISBN 0-900178-06-X.
- Leigh Rayment's Peerage Pages
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