23 February 1950
Result
An election was held in Rochester and Chatham on 23 February 1950 to elect a member of parliament for the constituency . The following result was declared by the returning officer:
Candidate | Votes | % | |||
Labour |
Arthur Bottomley *24,855 | 50.5 | |||
Conservative |
Robert Mathew 24,378 | 49.5 | |||
Majority | 477 | 1.0 | |||
Turnout | 49,233 | 84.2 | |||
Labour win (new constituency) |
* Denotes member of parliament standing for re-election
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