Chichester by-election, 1942

The Chichester by-election of 1942 was held on 18 May 1942. The by-election was held due to the death of the incumbent Conservative MP, John Courtauld. It was won by the Conservative candidate Lancelot Joynson-Hicks.[1][2]

Candidates

Due to the wartime electoral truce between the Coalition government parties, the Conservative candidate Joynson-Hicks could not expect to be opposed by either a Labour Party or Liberal Party opponent. However, he was opposed by two independent candidates. One was A.A.W. Tribe and the other was Gerald Kidd.[3] Before the outbreak of war, Gerald Kidd had been adopted by Chichester Liberal association as their candidate for a general election expected to take place in 1939/40.[4] Kidd was a local solicitor who had joined the RAF in 1940.

Result

Chichester by-election, 1942
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative Lancelot Joynson-Hicks 15,634 58.1
Independent Progressive Gerald Kidd 10,564
National Independent A. A. W. Tribe 706
Majority 5,070
Turnout 29.2
Conservative hold Swing

References

  1. ↑ http://www.leighrayment.com/commons.htm
  2. ↑ Craig, F.W.S., ed. (1969). British parliamentary election results 1918-1949. Glasgow: Political Reference Publications. p. 484. |access-date= requires |url= (help)
  3. ↑ Tragedy at Dieppe: Operation Jubilee, August 19, 1942 By Mark Zuehlke
  4. ↑ Bognor Regis Observer 30 December 1939


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