Aberdare by-election, 1946

The Aberdare by-election, 1946 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

Aberdare by-election, 1946^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labour	David Thomas	24,215	68.32	−15.93
	Plaid Cymru	Wynne Samuel	7,090	20.0	N/A
	Conservative	L. Hallinan	4,140	11.68	−4.07
Majority			17,125	48.31	−20.2
Turnout			35,445
	Labour hold		Swing

↑ "1946 By Election Results". Archived from the original on 2013-11-05. Retrieved 2015-08-12.

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