1939 Monmouth By-election
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The 1939 Monmouth by-election was a
by-election A by-election, also known as a special election in the United States and the Philippines, a bye-election in Ireland, a bypoll in India, or a Zimni election (Urdu: ضمنی انتخاب, supplementary election) in Pakistan, is an election used to f ...
held for the
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of
Monmouth Monmouth ( , ; cy, Trefynwy meaning "town on the Monnow") is a town and community in Wales. It is situated where the River Monnow joins the River Wye, from the Wales–England border. Monmouth is northeast of Cardiff, and west of London. I ...
in
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on 25 July 1939.


Vacancy

The Conservative MP John Herbert had
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his seat on 1 July 1939, having been appointed as
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.


Previous result


Candidates

The Conservative candidate was 55-year-old
Leslie Pym Leslie Ruthven Pym (24 May 1884 – 17 July 1945) was a Conservative Party politician in the United Kingdom. The son of the Right Reverend Walter Ruthven Pym, Bishop of Bombay, Pym was educated at Bedford School and Magdalene College, C ...
, who had not had previously contested a parliamentary election. The Labour Party candidate at the 1935 general election had been 22-year-old
Michael Foot Michael Mackintosh Foot (23 July 19133 March 2010) was a British Labour Party politician who served as Labour Leader from 1980 to 1983. Foot began his career as a journalist on ''Tribune'' and the ''Evening Standard''. He co-wrote the 1940 p ...
, who later became Leader of the Labour Party. Foot did not contest the by-election, when the Labour candidate was F.R. Hancock, who had been unsuccessful in
Salisbury Salisbury ( ) is a cathedral city in Wiltshire, England with a population of 41,820, at the confluence of the rivers Avon, Nadder and Bourne. The city is approximately from Southampton and from Bath. Salisbury is in the southeast of Wil ...
at the 1929 general election and at a by-election in 1931. He had also been an unsuccessful candidate in
Lewes Lewes () is the county town of East Sussex, England. It is the police and judicial centre for all of Sussex and is home to Sussex Police, East Sussex Fire & Rescue Service, Lewes Crown Court and HMP Lewes. The civil parish is the centre of ...
at the
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and 1935 general elections. He was also a Quaker and thus opposed to all war.


Result

On a slightly reduced turnout, Pym held the seat for the Conservatives, with a reduced but still large majority of 5,815.


Aftermath

Pym was re-elected at the
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, but died five days later.


See also

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Monmouth (UK Parliament constituency) , parliament = uk , map1 = Monmouth2007 , map2 = , map_entity = Wales , map_year = , year = 1918 , abolished = , type = County , elects_howmany = One , previous ...
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Monmouth Monmouth ( , ; cy, Trefynwy meaning "town on the Monnow") is a town and community in Wales. It is situated where the River Monnow joins the River Wye, from the Wales–England border. Monmouth is northeast of Cardiff, and west of London. I ...
* 1934 Monmouth by-election * 1945 Monmouth by-election *
1991 Monmouth by-election The 1991 Monmouth by-election was a by-election held for the British House of Commons constituency of Monmouth in Wales on 16 May 1991. It was won by the Labour Party candidate Huw Edwards. Vacancy The seat had become vacant when the sitting ...
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List of United Kingdom by-elections (1931–1950) This is a list of parliamentary by-elections in the United Kingdom held between 1931 and 1950, with the names of the incumbent and victor and their respective parties. Where seats changed political party at the election, the result is highlighted ...


References

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Further reading

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A Vision Of Britain Through Time
(Constituency elector numbers) {{Westminster by-elections in Wales 1900–1949 By-elections to the Parliament of the United Kingdom in Welsh constituencies 1939 in Wales 1930s elections in Wales 1939 elections in the United Kingdom Elections in Monmouthshire History of Monmouth, Wales 20th century in Monmouthshire