Ormskirk by-election, 1953
Encyclopedia
The Ormskirk
by-election
of 12 November 1953 was held after the elevation to the Peerage of Conservative
MP
Atrhur Salter as Governor of Tasmania:
The seat was safe, having been won at the United Kingdom general election, 1951
by almost 14,000 votes
Ormskirk (UK Parliament constituency)
Ormskirk was a county constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elected one Member of Parliament by the first past the post system of election. It was created by the Redistribution of Seats Act 1885 as a division of the parliamentary county of...
by-election
By-election
A by-election is an election held to fill a political office that has become vacant between regularly scheduled elections....
of 12 November 1953 was held after the elevation to the Peerage of Conservative
Conservative Party (UK)
The Conservative Party, formally the Conservative and Unionist Party, is a centre-right political party in the United Kingdom that adheres to the philosophies of conservatism and British unionism. It is the largest political party in the UK, and is currently the largest single party in the House...
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Member of Parliament
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Atrhur Salter as Governor of Tasmania:
The seat was safe, having been won at the United Kingdom general election, 1951
United Kingdom general election, 1951
The 1951 United Kingdom general election was held eighteen months after the 1950 general election, which the Labour Party had won with a slim majority of just five seats...
by almost 14,000 votes