Chichester by-election, 1969

The Chichester by-election of 22 May 1969 was held following the death of Conservative Member of Parliament (MP) Walter Loveys. The seat was retained by the Conservatives.^[1]

Results

Chichester, 1969^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Christopher Chataway	31,966	74.16	+17.00
	Liberal	Denys Kinsella	5,879	13.64	-4.07
	Labour	John White	5,257	12.20	-12.93
Turnout			43,102
	Conservative hold		Swing

General Election 1966: Chichester
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Walter Loveys	31,358	57.16
	Labour	DJ Burnett	13,784	25.13
	Liberal	PJ Collins	9,714	17.71
Majority			17,574	32.04
Turnout			54,856	73.19
	Conservative hold		Swing

References

↑ from previous election
↑ "1969 By Election Results". British Elections Ephemera Archive. Archived from the original on 2012-03-14. Retrieved 2015-08-26.

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