Ernest Gates

Ernest Gates in 1928

Ernest Everard Gates (29 May 1903 12 October 1984) was a British Conservative Party politician. He was a Member of Parliament (MP) for the Middleton and Prestwich constituency in Lancashire from 1940 until he stood down at the 1951 general election.

He won the seat a by-election in May 1940, at which his only opponent was a member of the British Union of Fascists. Gates's 98.7% share of the votes remains an all-time record for any Parliamentary by-election in the United Kingdom.

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Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by
Sir Nairne Stewart Sandeman, Bt.
Member of Parliament for Middleton and Prestwich
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Succeeded by
John Barlow


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