1959 Whitehaven by-election

The Whitehaven by-election of 18 June 1959 was held after the death of Labour Member of Parliament (MP) Frank Anderson on 25 April the same year. The seat was retained by Labour.[1]

Results
Whitehaven, 1959[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labour Joseph Symonds 21,457 58.61 +0.59
Conservative G W Iredell 15,151 41.39 -0.59
Majority 6,306 17.22 +1.13
Turnout 36,608
Labour hold Swing
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References
  1. "Result at previous election". Archived from the original on 2011-08-11. Retrieved 2012-12-10.
  2. "1959 By Election Results". Archived from the original on 2012-10-10. Retrieved 2015-08-15.
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