1943 Portsmouth North by-election

1943 Portsmouth North by-election

16 February 1943
Constituency of Portsmouth North
First party Second party   CW Candidate William James Thomas Sargant Party Conservative Common Wealth Popular vote 6,735 4,545 Percentage 59.7% 40.3%
MP before election Roger Keyes Conservative Elected MP William James Conservative

The 1943 Portsmouth North by-election was held on 16 February 1943. The by-election was held due to the elevation to the peerage of the incumbent Conservative MP, Sir Roger Keyes. It was won by the Conservative candidate William Milbourne James.[1]

Portsmouth North by-election, 1943[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	William James	6,735	59.7
	Common Wealth	Thomas Sargant	4,545	40.3	New
Majority			2,190	19.4
Turnout			11,280
	Conservative hold		Swing

References

1. Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs
2. Robert Cook, Portsmouth at the Polls, p.31