Portsmouth South by-election, 1939

The Portsmouth South by-election, 1939 was a parliamentary by-election held in the United Kingdom on 12 July 1939 for the House of Commons constituency of Portsmouth South, in Hampshire.

Previous Result

General Election, 14 November 1935
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative Sir Herbert Robin Cayzer 27,416
Labour John W. Fawcett 9,043
Majority
Turnout
Conservative hold Swing

Result

Sir Jocelyn Morton Lucas was elected unopposed.

Aftermath

In the 1945 general election,

General Election, 5 July 1945
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative Sir Jocelyn Morton Lucas 15,810
Labour J.F. Blitz 12,783
Majority
Turnout
Conservative hold Swing

References

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