The 1967 Honiton by-election was a

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held for the

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Honiton Honiton () is a market town and civil parish in East Devon, situated close to the River Otter, Devon, River Otter, north east of Exeter in the county of Devon. Honiton has a population estimated at 12,154 (based on 2021 census). History The ...

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on 16 March 1967. It was won by the Conservative Party candidate

Peter Emery Sir Peter Frank Hannibal Emery (27 February 1926 – 9 December 2004) was a British Conservative Party politician. Early life Emery was born in London, but was evacuated to the United States during World War II. He was educated at Scotch Plai ...

Vacancy

The seat had become vacant when the

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Member of Parliament (MP),

Robert Mathew Robert Mathew TD (9 May 1911 – 8 December 1966) was a British Barrister and politician. From a military family (his father was a major-general), Mathew went to Eton College and Trinity College, Cambridge. He read for the Bar and was called ( ...

had died on 8 December 1966. He had held the seat since the 1955 general election and had served as Parliamentary Private Secretary to

Derek Walker-Smith Derek Colclough Walker-Smith, Baron Broxbourne, (13 April 1910 – 22 January 1992), known as Sir Derek Walker-Smith, Bt, from 1960 to 1983, was a British Conservative Party (UK), Conservative Party politician. The son of Jonah Walker-Smith, S ...

Result

The result was a clear victory for Emery, who returned to the Commons after losing his seat at

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. Emery held the seat, and its successor

East Devon East Devon is a local government district in Devon, England. Its council is based in the town of Honiton, although Exmouth is the largest town. The district also contains the towns of Axminster, Budleigh Salterton, Cranbrook, Ottery St M ...

until the 2001 general election.

Votes of by-election and previous general election

References

British Parliamentary by-elections: Honiton 1967

at Richard Kimber's political science resources * {{By-elections to the 44th UK Parliament By-elections to the Parliament of the United Kingdom in Devon constituencies 1967 in England 1967 elections in the United Kingdom 1960s in Devon March 1967 in the United Kingdom

Vacancy

Result

Votes of by-election and previous general election

See also

References