1946 Aberdare by-election

UK parliamentary by-election November 2021 November 2021 The 1946 Aberdare by-election was a parliamentary by-election held on 5 December 1946 for the British House of Commons constituency of Aberdare in Wales. The seat had become vacant when the Labour Member of Parliament (MP) George Hall had been created Viscount Hall on 28 October 1946. Hall had held the seat since the 1922 general election. The Labour candidate, David Thomas, held the seat for the party. He remained the constituency's MP until his death in 1954, when a further by-election was held. The 1946 by-election was the best performance at the time by Plaid Cymru in the industrial valleys of South Wales. Result 1946 Aberdare by-electionhttp://www.by-elections.co.uk/46.html https://web.archive.org/web/20131105224145/http://www.by-elections.co.uk/46.html 1946 By Election Results 2013-11-05 dead 2015-08-12Craig F. W. S. British parliamentary election results 1918-1949 https://archive.org/details/britishparliamen0000crai registration 1969 Political Reference Publications Glasgow 0-900178-01-9 537 Welsh Labour David Thomas 24,215 68.3 −15.9 Plaid Cymru Wynne Samuel 7,090 20.0 New Welsh Conservatives L. Hallinan 4,140 11.7 −4.0 17,125 48.3 −20.2 35,445 65.7 -10.5 53,911 Welsh Labour References Further reading a 1 March 2012 http://www.geocities.com/by_elections/46.html#aberdare 1946 By Election Results 2008-07-09 geocities.com/by-elections https://archive.today/20240524131805/https://www.webcitation.org/5klWfKWHl?url=http://www.geocities.com/by_elections/46.html 24 May 2024 dead dmy Aberdare by-election Category:By-elections to the Parliament of the United Kingdom in Welsh constituencies Aberdare by-election Aberdare by-election, 1946 Category:History of Rhondda Cynon Taf Aberdare by-election Aberdare by-election, 1946