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  UK Parliament - Birmingham Edgbaston - By-election
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Parents > United Kingdom > England > West Midlands > West Midlands > Birmingham Edgbaston
OfficeParliament
HonorificMember of Parliament - Abbr: MP
Type By-election
Filing Deadline ---
Polls Open December 18, 1940 - 01:00am Central
Polls Close December 18, 1940 - 04:00pm Central
Term Start December 18, 1940 - 12:00pm
Term End July 05, 1945 - 12:00pm
ContributorNew Jerusalem
Last ModifiedRBH November 30, 2019 08:01pm
Data SourcesCraig, 1918-1949
Description Neville Chamberlain died on the 9th of November 1940.

Normal party politics was suspended during the War and the Birmingham Labour Party did not nominate a candidate. Bennett was thus elected unopposed.
LAST GENERAL ELECTION
  PartyConservative Won11/14/1935
NameNeville Chamberlain Votes28,243 (81.57%)
Term11/15/1935 - 11/09/1940 Margin21,862 (+63.14%)
NEXT GENERAL ELECTION
PartyConservative Won07/05/1945
NamePeter Bennett Votes21,497 (53.46%)
Term07/26/1945 - 02/23/1950 Margin8,618 (+21.43%)
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PartyConservative  
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Certified Votes 1 (100.00%)  
Margin0 (0.00%)  
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