1962 Chippenham by-election

A by-election was held for the British House of Commons constituency of Chippenham, Wiltshire, England, on 22 November 1962.

Jerome, Naylor and Smith were all serving in the British Armed Forces. The law stated that, on standing in a Parliamentary election, they would be released from the Forces; this was, therefore, a way to receive an early honourable discharge, for the cost of a lost deposit. The practice was banned soon afterwards.^[1]

The election was won by the Conservative Party candidate, Daniel Awdry, who won a narrow majority over the Liberal Party's then Economic Spokesperson, Christopher Layton.

Chippenham by-election, 1962^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Daniel Awdry	13,439	36.8	−15.3
	Liberal	Christopher Layton	11,851	32.5	+15.6
	Labour	R. W. Portus	10,633	29.1	−1.9
	Independent	K. Jerrome	260	0.71	New
	Independent	J. Naylor	237	0.65	New
	Independent	M. Smith	88	0.24	New
Majority			1,588	4.3	−16.8
Turnout			36,508
	Conservative hold		Swing	−15.5

References[]

^ F. W. S. Craig, Minor Parties at British Parliamentary Elections, p.129
^ "1962 By Election Results". Archived from the original on 5 February 2012. Retrieved 17 August 2015.

External links[]

British Parliamentary By Elections: Liberal Party campaign literature from the by-election

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