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1954 Aberdare by-election

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The 1954 Aberdare by-election was a parliamentary by-election held on 28 October 1954 for the British House of Commons constituency of Aberdare in Wales. The seat had become vacant when the Labour Member of Parliament (MP), David Thomas had died on 20 June 1954. Thomas had held the seat since the 1946 by-election. The Labour candidate, Arthur Probert held the seat for the party. He remained the constituency's MP until his retirement at the February 1974 general election.

Result

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1954 Aberdare by-election[1][2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Arthur Probert 24,658 69.5 −9.0
Plaid Cymru Gwynfor Evans 5,671 16.0 +9.9
Conservative Michael Roberts 5,158 14.5 −0.9
Majority 18,987 53.5 −9.7
Turnout 35,487 69.7 −16.4
Registered electors 50,916
Labour hold Swing

References

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  1. ^ "1954 By Election Results". Archived from the original on 4 February 2012. Retrieved 14 August 2015.
  2. ^ Craig, F. W. S. (1971). British parliamentary election results 1950-1970 (1 ed.). Chichester: Political Reference Publications. ISBN 9780900178023. Page 553