1951 Ormskirk by-election
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Constituency of Ormskirk
  First party Second party
 
Lab
Candidate Arthur Salter H. A. Kelly
Party Conservative Labour
Popular vote 24,190 8,969
Percentage 71.47% 26.50%
Swing Increase 5.20% Decrease 7.23%
MP before election

Ronald Cross
Conservative

Elected MP

Arthur Salter
Conservative

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

The seat was safe, having been won at the 1950 United Kingdom general election by over 14,000 votes[1]

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 23.86
Turnout 43,507
Conservative win (new seat)

Result of the by-election

By-election 1951: Ormskirk[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Arthur Salter 24,190 71.47 +5.20
Labour H. A. Kelly 8,969 26.50 -7.23
Ind. Labour Party Fred Barton 689 2.04 New
Majority 15,221 44.97 +21.12
Turnout 33,848
Conservative gain from Labour Swing

References

  1. ^ [1] Archived 24 September 2015 at the Wayback Machine PoliticsResources.net
  2. ^ "1951 By Election Results". Archived from the original on 25 February 2012. Retrieved 12 August 2015.


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