1967 Honiton by-election

The 1967 Honiton by-election was a by-election held for the British House of Commons constituency of Honiton in Devon on 16 March 1967. It was won by the Conservative Party candidate Peter Emery.

Vacancy

The seat had become vacant when the Conservative Member of Parliament (MP), Robert Mathew had died on 8 December 1966. He had held the seat since the 1955 general election and had served as Parliamentary Private Secretary to Derek Walker-Smith.

Result

The result was a clear victory for Emery, who returned to the Commons after losing his seat at Reading in 1966.

Emery held the seat, and its successor East Devon until the 2001 general election.

Votes of by-election and previous general election

Honiton by-election, 1967

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Peter Emery	26,501	57.0	+2.6
	Liberal	Bridget Trethewey	10,509	22.6	+3.9
	Labour	Marjorie Clark	9,501	20.4	−6.3
Majority			15,992	34.4	+6.7
Turnout			46,511	72.6	−6.0
	Conservative hold		Swing	-0.7

General election 1966: Honiton

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Robert Mathew	26,966	54.4	−0.6
	Labour	Marjorie Clark	13,257	26.7	+7.4
	Liberal	R. Hicks	9,342	18.9	−6.8
Majority			13,707	27.7	−1.7
Turnout			49,565	78.6	−0.2
	Conservative hold		Swing

See also

• Honiton constituency
• List of United Kingdom by-elections

References

• British Parliamentary by-elections: Honiton 1967
• 1966 general election results Archived 29 September 2007 at the Wayback Machine at Richard Kimber's political science resources
• Leigh Rayment's Peerage Pages