East Grinstead by-election, 1965
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The East Grinstead by-election 1965 was a parliamentary by-election
for the East Grinstead
British House of Commons
held on the 4th February, 1965.
The by-election was held following confirment of a life peerage for Evelyn Emmet
.
It was a Conservative
hold.
By-election
A by-election is an election held to fill a political office that has become vacant between regularly scheduled elections....
for the East Grinstead
East Grinstead (UK Parliament constituency)
East Grinstead was a parliamentary constituency in the Kingdom of England, the Kingdom of Great Britain, and the United Kingdom. It first existed as a Parliamentary borough from 1307, returning two Members of Parliament to the House of Commons elected by the bloc vote system...
British House of Commons
British House of Commons
The House of Commons is the lower house of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, which also comprises the Sovereign and the House of Lords . Both Commons and Lords meet in the Palace of Westminster. The Commons is a democratically elected body, consisting of 650 members , who are known as Members...
held on the 4th February, 1965.
The by-election was held following confirment of a life peerage for Evelyn Emmet
Evelyn Emmet, Baroness Emmet of Amberley
Evelyn Violet Elizabeth Emmet, Baroness Emmet of Amberley was a British Conservative Party politician....
.
It was a Conservative
Conservative Party (UK)
The Conservative Party, formally the Conservative and Unionist Party, is a centre-right political party in the United Kingdom that adheres to the philosophies of conservatism and British unionism. It is the largest political party in the UK, and is currently the largest single party in the House...
hold.