1969 Paddington North by-election

The 1969 Paddington North by-election was a by-election to the British House of Commons for the constituency of Paddington North. It was necessitated by the death of sitting MP Ben Parkin.

Parkin had been on the left of the party and was part of a delegation of Labour MPs who met Joseph Stalin in 1947; when he voted against the Ireland Bill, he was warned by the Chief Whip about his conduct.

The result was a hold for the Labour Party.

By-election on 30 October 1969: Paddington North[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Arthur Latham 7,969 51.7 −6.7
Conservative Richard Price 7,452 48.3 +16.0
Majority 517 3.4 −22.7
Turnout 15,421 46.3 −20.1
Labour hold Swing

Previous election

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General election 1966: Paddington North
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Ben Parkin 14,445 58.4 +0.5
Conservative John Macdonald 7,981 32.3 −9.8
Liberal David Griffiths 2,287 9.3 New
Majority 6,464 26.1 +10.3
Turnout 24,713 66.4 +1.3
Labour hold Swing

References

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  1. ^ "1969 By Election Results". British Elections Ephemera Archive. Archived from the original on 14 March 2012. Retrieved 27 August 2015.