1938 City Of London By-election
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The 1938 City of London by-election was a
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held on 6 April 1938 for the
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of
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, which covered the "
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" which was the
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traditional financial district. The by-election was caused by the death of one of the City's two
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(MPs) Thomas Vansittart Bowater, who had held the seat since a by-election in 1924, having contested the seat in an earlier by-election in 1922. The Conservative candidate, Sir George Broadbridge, who had been
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in 1936, was returned unopposed.


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List of United Kingdom by-elections The list of by-elections in the United Kingdom is divided chronologically by parliament: Parliament of the United Kingdom *List of United Kingdom by-elections (1801–1806) * List of United Kingdom by-elections (1806–1818) *List of United Kingd ...
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1922 City of London by-election The 1922 City of London by-election was a parliamentary by-election held on 19 May 1922 for the British House of Commons constituency of City of London, which covered the "Square Mile" which was the United Kingdom's traditional financial district. ...
* 1924 City of London by-election *
1935 City of London by-election The 1935 City of London (UK Parliament constituency), City of London by-election was held on 26 June 1935. The by-election was held due to the incumbent Conservative Party (UK), Conservative MP, Edward Grenfell being raised to the peerage as Bar ...
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1940 City of London by-election The 1940 City of London by-election was a by-election held on 5 February 1940 for the British House of Commons constituency of City of London, which covered the "Square Mile" which was the United Kingdom's traditional financial district. The by-e ...
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1945 City of London by-election The 1945 City of London by-election was held on 31 October 1945. The by-election was held due to the elevation to hereditary peerage of the incumbent Conservative MP, George Broadbridge. It was won by the Conservative candidate and sitting Chai ...
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