25 October 1951
Result
An election was held in Rochester and Chatham on 25 October 1951 to elect a member of parliament for the constituency . The following result was declared by the returning officer:
Candidate | Votes | % | |||
Labour |
Arthur Bottomley *26,390 | 50.8 | |||
Conservative |
Robert Mathew 25,543 | 49.2 | |||
Majority | 847 | 1.6 | |||
Turnout | 51,933 | 85.5 | |||
Labour hold |
* Denotes member of parliament standing for re-election
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