The 1932 New Forest and Christchurch by-election was held on 9 February 1932. The by-election was held due to the elevation to the peerage of the incumbent Conservative MP, Wilfrid Ashley. It was won by the Conservative candidate John Mills.[1]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | John Mills | 23,327 | 82.0 | ||
Ind. Labour Party | C. A. Smith | 5,135 | 18.0 | ||
Majority | 18,192 | 64.0 | |||
Turnout | 28,462 | 48.0 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
References
edit- ^ "Leigh Rayment - Commons". leighrayment.com. Archived from the original on 7 June 2008.
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: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ Craig, F.W.S., ed. (1969). British parliamentary election results 1918-1949. Glasgow: Political Reference Publications. p. 366. ISBN 0-900178-01-9.