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1965 East Grinstead by-election

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The East Grinstead by-election 1965 was a parliamentary by-election for the East Grinstead constituency of the British House of Commons held on 4 February 1965.

The by-election was held following conferment of a life peerage on Evelyn Emmet.

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Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Evelyn Emmet	29,094	53.18
	Liberal	Richard Holme	14,753	26.97
	Labour	W Hill	10,859	19.85
Majority			14,341	26.21
Turnout			54,706	78.0	+0.1
	Conservative hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Geoffrey Johnson-Smith	24,896	54.99	+1.81
	Liberal	Richard Holme	14,279	31.54	+4.57
	Labour	Jon Evans	6,101	13.48	-6.37
Majority			10,617	23.44	-2.77
Turnout			45,276	64.5	-13.5
	Conservative hold		Swing	-1.4

1965 East Grinstead by-election