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Wins British By-election GOVERNMENT LOSES SEAT. [Aust. & N.Z. Press Assn.] (Rec. 11.10.) LONDON, Jan. 10. The New Commonwealth Political Party ha s gained its second success at the polls. This was when Lieu-/ tenant H. Lawson won the Skipton bye-election by a narrow majorityover the Conservative Party’s candidate. There was an Independent candidate. He forfeited his deposit. This bye-election resulted from tne death of Mr. Rickards, a Conservative, who had a majoritv of 5059 over a Labour candidate at last election.’
“The result has been a shock to the Conservative candidates support, ers,’’’ says “The Times.” “The Skipton electors turned out to a greater extent than for any bye-election for a long time, and generally they showed nothing but gratitude and honour to Mr. Churchill as the nation’s war leader. He appeared to the electors in a different light as the Leader of the Conservative Partv. There unquestionablv is strong dissatisfaction with the Government’s domestic record and its preparations for
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Grey River Argus, 11 January 1944, Page 5
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