1954 Aberdare by-election

The 1954 Aberdare by-election was a parliamentary by-election held on 28 October 1954 for the British House of Commons constituency of Aberdare in Wales. The seat had become vacant when the Labour Member of Parliament (MP), David Thomas had died on 20 June 1954. Thomas had held the seat since the 1946 by-election. The Labour candidate, Arthur Probert held the seat for the party. He remained the constituency's MP until his retirement at the February 1974 general election.

Result

1954 Aberdare by-election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Arthur Probert	24,658	69.5	−9.0
	Plaid Cymru	Gwynfor Evans	5,671	16.0	+9.9
	Conservative	Michael Roberts	5,158	14.5	−0.9
Majority			18,987	53.5	−9.7
Turnout			35,487	69.7	-16.4
Registered electors			50,916
	Labour hold		Swing

References

• Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "A" (part 1)
• "1954 By Election Results". geocities.com/by-elections. Archived from the original on 31 August 2009. Retrieved 2008-07-09.