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  UK Parliament - Oswestry - By-election
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OfficeParliament
HonorificMember of Parliament - Abbr: MP
Type By-election
Filing Deadline November 01, 1961 - 12:00am Central
Polls Open November 09, 1961 - 01:00am Central
Polls Close November 09, 1961 - 04:00pm Central
Term Start November 10, 1961 - 12:00pm
Term End October 15, 1964 - 12:00pm
ContributorRBH
Last ModifiedRBH November 19, 2021 03:25pm
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LAST GENERAL ELECTION
PartyConservative Won10/08/1959
NameDavid Ormsby-Gore Votes21,055 (55.92%)
Term10/09/1959 - 06/01/1961 Margin10,524 (+27.95%)
NEXT GENERAL ELECTION
PartyConservative Won10/15/1964
NameJohn Biffen Votes18,154 (47.39%)
Term10/16/1964 - 03/31/1966 Margin6,747 (+17.61%)
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Name John Biffen John Buchanan Brian Walden John E. Dayton  
PartyConservative Liberal Labour Independent  
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Certified Votes 12,428 (40.84%) 8,647 (28.41%) 8,519 (27.99%) 839 (2.76%)  
Margin0 (0.00%) -3,781 (-12.42%) -3,909 (-12.84%) -11,589 (-38.08%)  
Predict Avg.0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%  
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Entry Date 11/01/1961 11/01/1961 11/01/1961 11/01/1961  
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