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D. Craven Griffiths, a Liberal who worked for the civil service wanted to stand in the by-election. The
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was held on 14 April 1944. The by-election was held due to the death of the incumbent Labour MP,
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refused him permission for a leave of absence to fight a campaign.
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Clay Cross
George Ridley
Harold Neal
President of the Board of Trade
Labour
Harold Neal
Atlantic Charter
William Douglas-Home
Turnout
Labour
Swing
Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs
Whitaker's Almanac
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By-elections
37th Parliament of the United Kingdom
38th Parliament
Combined Scottish Universities
Ross and Cromarty
Dunbartonshire
Llanelli
Peckham
Lewes
Derby
Balham and Tooting
East Grinstead
Birmingham Erdington

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