- Ormskirk by-election, 1951
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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
- ^ Full results
- ^ [1] PoliticsResources.net
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