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British By-Elections, 1952

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In October, 1951 Winston Churchill returned to head Britain's government; the Labor ministry which had held power since the summer of 1945 had been narrowly defeated in a general election and Clement Attlee's six years as Britain's first Minister were ended. But this change of leadership marked no change in the British political wars—and one of the most interesting, and most revealing, of the areas of these wars has been that of the by-elections.These by-elections, special votes to fill vacancies in the House of Commons, took place in ten widely separated districts during the fourteen months from the general election of October, 1951 to the end of 1952. Four of the vacancies they were held to fill were caused by the death of a sitting MP, two by resignation, and the other four by elevation or succession of the incumbent to the House of Lords.

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  • Scammon, Richard M., 1953. "British By-Elections, 1952," American Political Science Review, Cambridge University Press, vol. 47(2), pages 533-536, June.
    • Handle: RePEc:cup:apsrev:v:47:y:1953:i:02:p:533-536_07
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