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  UK Parliament - Sowerby
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Parents > United Kingdom > England > Yorkshire & the Humber > Yorkshire & the Humber > Sowerby
OfficeParliament
HonorificMember of Parliament - Abbr: MP
Type General Election
Filing Deadline 00, 0000 - 12:00pm Central
Polls Open May 26, 1955 - 06:00am Central
Polls Close May 26, 1955 - 06:00am Central
Term Start May 27, 1955 - 12:00pm
Term End October 08, 1959 - 12:00pm
ContributorNew Jerusalem
Last ModifiedRBH October 23, 2023 02:14pm
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LAST GENERAL ELECTION
  PartyLabour Won10/25/1951
NameDouglas Houghton Votes22,766 (46.03%)
Term10/26/1951 - 05/25/1955 Margin1,648 (+3.33%)
NEXT GENERAL ELECTION
  PartyLabour Won10/08/1959
NameDouglas Houghton Votes18,949 (43.46%)
Term10/09/1959 - 10/15/1964 Margin1,956 (+4.49%)
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Name (I) MP Douglas Houghton Betty Harvie Anderson John G. Walker  
PartyLabour Conservative Liberal  
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Certified Votes 20,092 (45.20%) 17,309 (38.94%) 7,046 (15.85%)  
Margin0 (0.00%) -2,783 (-6.26%) -13,046 (-29.35%)  
Predict Avg.0.00% 0.00% 0.00%  
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