| 1 | A | B | C | D | E | F |
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| 2 | 1942 Maldon by-election - Votes |  |  |  |  |  |
| 3 | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± |
| 4 | - | Conservative | Edward Ruggles-Brise | 17,072 | 53.4 | −17.4 |
| 5 | - | Labour | W. F. Toynbee | 9,264 | 28.9 | −0.3 |
| 6 | - | Liberal | Hilda Buckmaster | 5,680 | 17.7 | N/A |
| 7 | Majority | Majority | Majority | 7,808 | 24.5 | −16.1 |
| 8 | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 32,016 | 73.8 | −0.9 |
| 9 | - | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | - | - |

Question: What percentage of votes did Ruggles-Brise get and by what majority?
Answer: Ruggles-Brise had held the seat with 53.4% of the votes, a majority of 24.5%.