The 1967 Honiton by-election was a by-election held for the British House of Commons constituency of Honiton in Devon on 16 March 1967. It was won by the Conservative Party candidate Peter Emery.
Vacancy
The seat had become vacant when the Conservative Member of Parliament (MP), Robert Mathew had died on 8 December 1966. He had held the seat since the 1955 general election and had served as Parliamentary Private Secretary to Derek Walker-Smith.
Result
The result was a clear victory for Emery, who returned to the Commons after losing his seat at Reading in 1966.
Emery held the seat, and its successor East Devon until the 2001 general election.
Votes of by-election and previous general election
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Peter Emery | 26,501 | 57.0 | +2.6 | |
| Liberal | Bridget Trethewey | 10,509 | 22.6 | +3.9 | |
| Labour | Marjorie Clark | 9,501 | 20.4 | −6.3 | |
| Majority | 15,992 | 34.4 | +6.7 | ||
| Turnout | 46,511 | 72.6 | −6.0 | ||
| Conservative hold | Swing | -0.7 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Robert Mathew | 26,966 | 54.4 | −0.6 | |
| Labour | Marjorie Clark | 13,257 | 26.7 | +7.4 | |
| Liberal | R. Hicks | 9,342 | 18.9 | −6.8 | |
| Majority | 13,707 | 27.7 | −1.7 | ||
| Turnout | 49,565 | 78.6 | −0.2 | ||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
See also
References
- "1967 By Election Results". Archived from the original on 29 March 2012. Retrieved 20 August 2015.
- British Parliamentary by-elections: Honiton 1967
- 1966 general election results Archived 29 September 2007 at the Wayback Machine at Richard Kimber's political science resources
- Leigh Rayment's Peerage Pages
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