1942 Maldon by-election
Votes

1942 Maldon by-election

Section Title: Votes
Table Section Text: None

Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±

Independent Labour	Tom Driberg	12,219	61.3

Conservative	R. J. Hunt	6,226	31.3	−22.1

National Independent and Agricultural	Richard Borlase Matthews	1,476	7.4

Majority	5,993	30.0

Turnout	19,921	44.4	−29.4

Independent Labour gain from Conservative	Swing

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The result was a victory for Driberg, who won 61.3% of the votes.

final_sentence: The result was a victory for Driberg, who won 61.3% of the votes.