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1950 Bristol South East by-election
The
Bristol South East by-election
, 1950
was a
by-election
held on 30
November 1950
for the
British House of Commons
constituency
of
Bristol South East
in
the city
of
Bristol
. The seat had become
vacant
when the constituency's
Labour
Member of Parliament
Sir Stafford Cripps
had
resigned from Parliament
due to
ill-health
.
The Labour candidate
Tony Benn
held the seat for his
party
. It was the first of four by-election victories for
Benn
in
the course
of his 45-year career in
Parliament
, the others being
Bristol South East in 1961
,
Bristol South East in 1963
and
Chesterfield in 1984
.
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