The 1953 Isle of Thanet

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 ...

was held on 12 March 1953. It was held due to the resignation of the incumbent Conservative MP, Hon. Edward Carson. It was retained by the Conservative candidate, William Rees-Davies.

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By-elections to the Parliament of the United Kingdom in Kent constituencies 1953 elections in the United Kingdom 1953 in England 1950s in Kent {{England-UK-Parl-by-election-stub