1951 Ormskirk by-election

The Ormskirk by-election of 5 April 1951 was held after the appointment of Conservative MP Ronald Cross as Governor of Tasmania.

The seat was safe, having been won at the 1950 United Kingdom general election by over 14,000 votes[1]

Result of the previous general election
General election 1950: Ormskirk
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative Ronald Cross 28,654 66.27%
Labour L.C. Edwards 14,853 33.73
Majority 14,071 23.85 -

Result of the by-election
By-election 1951: Ormskirk[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative Arthur Salter 24,190 71.47 +5.20
Labour H A Kelly 8,969 26.50 -7.23
Ind. Labour Party Fred Barton 689 2.04 N/A
Majority 15,221 44.97 +21.12
Conservative hold Swing
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References
  1. Archived 24 September 2015 at the Wayback Machine PoliticsResources.net
  2. "1951 By Election Results". Archived from the original on 25 February 2012. Retrieved 12 August 2015.


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