Ogmore by-election, 1946

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.

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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
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour John Evans 13,632 70.6 −5.8
Plaid Cymru T. R. Morgan 5,685 29.4 +23.8
Majority 7,947 41.2 −17.2
Turnout 19,317 75.6 −42.5
Labour hold Swing

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