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Result

An election was held in Chatham on 5 July 1945 to elect a member of parliament for the constituency . The following result was declared by the returning officer:

Candidate		Votes	%
	Bottomley Arthur Arthur Bottomley Labour	19,250	55.3
	Plugge Leonard Leonard Plugge * Conservative	15,534	44.7
	Majority	3,716	10.7
	Turnout	34,784	72.1
	Labour gain from Conservative

* Denotes member of parliament standing for re-election

To order the candidates by name or number of votes received, click on the appropriate column heading.

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