1969 Chichester by-election

UK Parliamentary by-election

The 1969 Chichester by-election of 22 May 1969 was held following the death of Conservative Member of Parliament (MP) Walter Loveys. The seat was retained for the Conservatives by Christopher Chataway, who had previously been MP for Lewisham North from 1959 to 1966.^[1]

Results

Chichester by-Election 1969^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Christopher Chataway	31,966	74.16	+17.00
	Liberal	Denys Kinsella	5,879	13.64	-4.07
	Labour	John White	5,257	12.20	-12.93
Majority			26,087	60.52	+28.49
Turnout			43,102
	Conservative hold		Swing

General election 1966: Chichester
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Walter Loveys	31,358	57.16
	Labour	DJ Burnett	13,784	25.13
	Liberal	PJ Collins	9,714	17.71
Majority			17,574	32.03
Turnout			54,856	73.19
	Conservative hold		Swing	+3.15

References

^ from previous election^{[permanent dead link]}
^ "1969 By Election Results". British Elections Ephemera Archive. Archived from the original on 14 March 2012. Retrieved 26 August 2015.

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