1944_Brighton_by-election

1944 Brighton by-election

1944 Brighton by-election

UK Parliamentary by-election

The 1944 Brighton by-election was held on 3 February 1944. The by-election was held due to the resignation of the incumbent Conservative MP, Sir Cooper Rawson. It was won by the Conservative candidate William Teeling.[1]

Bruce Dutton Briant stood as a National Independent. He claimed to be a supporter of the National Government but was repudiated by Winston Churchill.[2]

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References

  1. [1]
    Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs
  2. [2]
    Craig, F.W.S. (1969). British Parliamentary Election Results 1918-1949. Glasgow: Political Reference Publications. p. 104. ISBN 0900178019.


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