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1959 Whitehaven by-election

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The 1959 Whitehaven by-election on 18 June 1959 was held after the death of Labour Member of Parliament (MP) Frank Anderson on 25 April the same year. The seat was retained by Labour.

Result and votes

Whitehaven, by-election 1959
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Joseph Symonds	21,457	58.61	+0.57
	Conservative	Godfrey William Iredell	15,151	41.39	−0.57
Majority			6,306	17.22	+1.14
Turnout			36,608
	Labour hold		Swing

References

"Result at previous election". Archived from the original on 11 August 2011. Retrieved 10 December 2012.
"1959 By Election Results". Archived from the original on 10 October 2012. Retrieved 15 August 2015.

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