What is 1943 Ashford by-election?
The '''1943 [[Ashford (UK Parliament constituency)|Ashford]] by-election''' happened on 10 February 1943. The by-election happened because the current MP, [[Patrick Spens, 1st Baron Spens|Patrick Spens]] was made [[Chief Justice of India]]. [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative]] candidate [[Edward Percy Smith]] won the election. Percy Smith won with 69.7% of the vote.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.leighrayment.com/commons.htm|title=Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs|access-date=2021-08-18|archive-date=2014-01-18|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140118053557/http://www.leighrayment.com/commons.htm|url-status=dead}}</ref> == References == {{reflist}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Ashford by-election, 1943}} [[Category:1943 in Europe]] [[Category:History of Kent]] [[Category:Elections in the United Kingdom]] [[Category:1940s in the United Kingdom]] {{UK-stub}}