1941 Hornsey by-election

The 1941 Hornsey by-election was held on 28 May 1941. The by-election was held due to the death of the incumbent Conservative MP, Euan Wallace. It was won by the Conservative candidate David Gammans.^[1]

Hornsey by-election, 1941^[2] Electorate 72,298

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	David Gammans	11,077	72.8	+7.9
	National	Noel Pemberton Billing	4,146	27.2	N/A
Majority			6,931	45.6	+2.6
Turnout			15,223	21.1	−45.9
	Conservative hold		Swing

1941 Hornsey by-election

← 1935 28 May 1941 1945 →
Constituency of Hornsey
Turnout	21.1% (45.9%)
First party Second party   Con Candidate David Gammans Noel Pemberton Billing Party Conservative National Popular vote 11,077 4,146 Percentage 72.8% 27.2% Swing 7.9% N/A
A map of parliamentary constituencies within the county of Middlesex at the time of the by-election, with Hornsey highlighted in red.
MP before election Euan Wallace Conservative Subsequent MP Muriel Gammans Conservative

References

1. Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs
2. British Parliamentary Election Results 1918-1949, FWS Craig