Honiton by-election, 1967
- Honiton by-election, 1967
The Honiton by-election, 1967 was a by-election held for the British House of Commons constituency of Honiton in Devon on 16 March 1967. It was won by the Conservative Party candidate Peter Emery.
Vacancy
The seat had become vacant when the Conservative Member of Parliament (MP), Robert Mathew had died on 8 December 1966. He had held the seat since the 1955 general election and had served as Parliamentary Private Secretary to Derek Walker-Smith.
Result
The result was a clear victory for Emery, who returned to the Commons after losing his seat at Reading in 1966. Emery held the seat, and its successor East Devon until the 2001 general election.
Votes
Election box begin
title= Honiton by-election, 1967Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Peter Emery
votes = 26,501
percentage = 57.0
change = +2.6Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Party (UK)
candidate = Bridget Trethewey
votes = 10,509
percentage = 22.6
change = +3.9Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Marjorie Clark
votes = 9,501
percentage = 20.4
change = -6.3Election box majority
votes = 15,992
percentage = 34.4
change = +6.8Election box turnout
votes = 46,511
percentage = 72.6
change = -6.0Election box hold with party link
winner = Conservative Party (UK)
swing = -0.7
Election box begin
title=General Election 1966: HonitonElection box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Robert Mathew
votes = 26,966
percentage = 54.4
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Marjorie Clark
votes = 13,257
percentage = 26.7
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Party (UK)
candidate = R. Hicks
votes = 9,342
percentage = 18.9
change = Election box majority
votes = 13,707
percentage = 27.7
change = Election box turnout
votes = 49,565
percentage = 78.6
change = Election box hold with party link
winner = Conservative Party (UK)
swing =
ee also
*Honiton constituency
*List of United Kingdom by-elections
References
* [http://www.geocities.com/by_elections/67.html#honiton British Parliamentary by-elections: Honiton 1967]
* [http://www.psr.keele.ac.uk/area/uk/ge66/i11.htm 1966 general election results] at Richard Kimber's political science resources
*Rayment
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