1944 Brighton by-election
The Brighton by-election of 1944 was held on 3 February 1944. The byelection was held due to the resignation of the incumbent Conservative MP, Sir Cooper Rawson. It was won by the Conservative candidate William Teeling.[1]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | William Teeling | 14,591 | 53.6 | ||
National | Bruce Dutton Briant | 12,635 | 46.4 | ||
Majority | 1,956 | 7.2 | |||
Turnout | 27,226 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
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- 1944 elections in the United Kingdom
- By-elections to the Parliament of the United Kingdom in East Sussex constituencies
- Politics of Brighton and Hove
- 1944 in England
- 20th century in Sussex
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