1962 Middlesbrough West by-election

The 1962 Middlesbrough West by-election was held on 6 June 1962 when the incumbent Conservative MP, Sir Jocelyn Simon was appointed as President of the Probate, Divorce and Admiralty Division of the High Court.The by-election was won by the Labour MP, Jeremy Bray, who retained the gain at the 1964 general election.The law stated that, on standing in a Parliamentary election, he would be released from the Forces; this was, therefore, a way to receive an early honourable discharge, for the cost of a lost deposit.This approach was copied by eight candidates in the by-elections held on 22 November, and was banned soon afterwards.This article about a by-election to the Parliament of the United Kingdom in England is a stub.

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