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Result

An election was held in Rochester and Chatham on 8 October 1959 to elect a member of parliament for the constituency . The following result was declared by the returning officer:

Candidate		Votes	%
	Critchley Julian Julian Critchley Conservative	26,510	51.0
	Bottomley Arthur Arthur Bottomley * Labour	25,487	49.0
	Majority	1,023	2.0
	Turnout	51,997	80.8
	Conservative gain from Labour

* 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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