1959 General Election
Pontefract
Labour hold / George Oscar Sylvester
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Candidate |
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Change |
| Labour | Sylvester, George Oscar | 35,194 | 76.4% | +0.2% |
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| Conservative | Bowman, Edward Thomas | 10,884 | 23.6% | -0.2% |
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24,310 | 52.8% | +0.4% |
46,078 | 84.3% | 4.8% | +0.2% |
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Candidate |
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Change |
| Labour | Harper, Joseph | 26,461 | 77.3% | +0.9% |
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| Conservative | Dean, Arthur Paul | 6,633 | 19.4% | -4.2% |
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| Independent | Eckley, Russell Ernest | 1,146 | 3.3% | N/A |
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19,828 | 57.9% | +5.1% |
34,240 | INF% | 0% | +2.55% | By-election held due to the MP's death
Note: These results are in comparison to the previous General Election |
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