Cambridge University, UK Parliamentary general election
At the most recent election (5 July 1945), Kenneth William Murray Pickthorn (Conservative Party) and John Boynton Priestley (Independent Progressive) won Cambridge University, with a majority of 1,467 votes.
- Area type
- constituency
- Within
- UK Parliamentary general election
- Elections recorded
- 8
- Recorded results
- 27
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kenneth William Murray Pickthorn | Conservative Party | 10,202 | 46.2% | Yes |
| John Boynton Priestley | Independent Progressive | 5,041 | 22.8% | Yes |
| Henry Wilson Harris | Independent | 3,574 | 16.2% | No |
| Charles Hill | Independent | 2,238 | 10.1% | No |
| Ernest Leslie Howard-Williams | National Independent | 1,036 | 4.7% | No |
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| John James Withers | Conservative Party | 7,602 | 42.3% | Yes |
| Kenneth William Murray Pickthorn | Conservative Party | 6,917 | 38.5% | Yes |
| Herbert Lionel Elvin | The Labour Party | 3,453 | 19.2% | No |
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Godfrey Harold Alfred Wilson | Conservative Party | 0 | — | Yes |
| John James Withers | Conservative Party | 0 | — | Yes |
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| John James Withers | Unionist | 6,356 | 39.8% | Yes |
| Godfrey Harold Alfred Wilson | Unionist | 5,069 | 31.7% | Yes |
| Hubert Douglas Henderson | Liberal Democrats | 3,099 | 19.4% | No |
| Alexander Wood | The Labour Party | 1,463 | 9.2% | No |
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Frederick Peel Rawlinson | Unionist | 4,569 | 38.6% | Yes |
| George Geoffrey Gilbert Butler | Unionist | 4,026 | 34% | Yes |
| James Ramsay Montagu Butler | Independent Liberal | 3,241 | 27.4% | No |
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Frederick Peel Rawlinson | Unionist | 4,207 | 40.8% | Yes |
| James Ramsay Montagu Butler | Independent Liberal | 3,248 | 31.5% | Yes |
| George Geoffrey Gilbert Butler | Unionist | 2,844 | 27.6% | No |
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Frederick Peel Rawlinson | Unionist | 4,192 | 48.4% | Yes |
| James Ramsay Montagu Butler | Independent Liberal | 3,453 | 39.9% | Yes |
| William Ritchie Sorley | Unionist | 1,018 | 11.8% | No |
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Frederick Peel Rawlinson | Unionist with Coalition Coupon | 2,034 | 35.2% | Yes |
| Joseph Larmor | Unionist with Coalition Coupon | 1,891 | 32.7% | Yes |
| William Cecil Dampier | Independent | 1,220 | 21.1% | No |
| John Collings Squire | The Labour Party | 640 | 11.1% | No |