1962 Pontefract by-election

The 1962 Pontefract by-election was held on 22 March 1962 after the death of the incumbent Labour MP George Sylvester. It was retained by the Labour candidate Joseph Harper.

Pontefract by-election, 1962[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Joseph Harper 26,461 77.28 +0.90
Conservative Paul Dean 6,633 19.37 -4.25
Independent Russell Ernest Eckley 1,146 3.35 New
Majority 19,828 57.91 +5.15
Turnout 34,240 63.26
Labour hold Swing

Results

  1. "1962 By Election Results". Archived from the original on 5 February 2012. Retrieved 15 August 2015.


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