Election Name: | 1941 West Dorset by-election |
Country: | United Kingdom |
Type: | Parliamentary |
Ongoing: | no |
Previous Election: | 1935 United Kingdom general election |
Previous Year: | 1935 |
Election Date: | 21 June 1941 |
Next Election: | 1945 United Kingdom general election |
Next Year: | 1945 |
Seats For Election: | West Dorset constituency |
Candidate1: | Simon Wingfield Digby |
Image1: | Con |
Party1: | Conservative Party (UK) |
Popular Vote1: | Unopposed |
MP | |
Before Party: | Conservative |
After Election: | Simon Wingfield Digby |
After Party: | Conservative |
The 1941 West Dorset by-election was held on 21 June 1941. The by-election was held due to the resignation of the incumbent Conservative MP, Philip Colfox. It was won by the Conservative candidate Simon Wingfield Digby.