The 1942 North East Derbyshire 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

British House of Commons The House of Commons is the lower house of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. Like the upper house, the House of Lords, it meets in the Palace of Westminster in London, England. The House of Commons is an elected body consisting of 650 mem ...

constituency An electoral district, also known as an election district, legislative district, voting district, constituency, riding, ward, division, or (election) precinct is a subdivision of a larger State (polity), state (a country, administrative region, ...

North East Derbyshire North East Derbyshire is a local government district in Derbyshire, England. It borders the districts of Chesterfield, Bolsover, Amber Valley and Derbyshire Dales in Derbyshire, and Sheffield and Rotherham in South Yorkshire. The population ...

on 2 February 1942. The seat had become vacant on the death in December 1941 of the

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Member of Parliament Frank Lee. The Labour candidate, Henry White, was returned unopposed. He represented the constituency until he retired from the House of Commons at the 1959 general election.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Derbyshire North East By-Election, 1942 1942 elections in the United Kingdom 1942 in England By-elections to the Parliament of the United Kingdom in Derbyshire constituencies Unopposed by-elections to the Parliament of the United Kingdom (need citation) 1940s in Derbyshire

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