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Result

A by-election was held in Gravesend on 26 November 1947 to elect a member of parliament for the constituency after the Labour MP Garry Allighan was expelled from the House of Commons. The following result was declared by the returning officer:

Candidate		Votes	%
	Acland Richard Richard Acland Labour	24,692	51.8
	Taylor Frank K. Frank K. Taylor Conservative	23,017	48.2
	Majority	1,675	3.5
	Turnout	47,709
	Labour hold

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