1965 East Grinstead by-election

The East Grinstead by-election 1965 was a parliamentary by-election for the East Grinstead constituency of the British House of Commons held on 4 February 1965.

The by-election was held following conferment of a life peerage on Evelyn Emmet.

Previous result

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General election 1964: East Grinstead
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Evelyn Emmet 29,094 53.18
Liberal Richard Holme 14,753 26.97
Labour W Hill 10,859 19.85
Majority 14,341 26.21
Turnout 54,706 78.0 +0.1
Conservative hold Swing

Result

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It was a Conservative hold with a reduced majority.

East Grinstead by-election, 1965[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Geoffrey Johnson-Smith 24,896 54.99 +1.81
Liberal Richard Holme 14,279 31.54 +4.57
Labour Jon Evans 6,101 13.48 −6.37
Majority 10,617 23.44 −2.77
Turnout 45,276 64.5 −13.5
Conservative hold Swing -1.4

References

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  1. ^ "1965 By Election Results". Archived from the original on 29 October 2013. Retrieved 19 August 2015.