Template:1947 Avon by-election

1947 Avon by-election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	John Mathison	8,513	65.31
	National	Robert Alexander McDowell	4,422	33.92	+2.56
	Independent	John Ramby Robertson	100	0.77
Majority			4,091	31.38	−5.89
Turnout			13,035	84.43	−9.31
	Labour hold		Swing	−3.33

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