1973 Lincoln by-election

1973 Lincoln by-election

← 1970 1 March 1973 Feb. 1974 →
Constituency of Lincoln
Turnout	72.6% ( 1.9%)
First party Second party Third party   Lab Con Candidate Dick Taverne John Dilks Jonathan Guinness Party Democratic Labour Labour Conservative Popular vote 21,967 8,776 6,616 Percentage 58.2% 23.2% 17.5% Swing N/A 27.7% 21.5%
MP before election Dick Taverne Labour Subsequent MP Dick Taverne Democratic Labour

The 1973 Lincoln by-election of 1 March 1973 saw the re-election of Dick Taverne as Member of Parliament for Lincoln as a Democratic Labour representative, after Taverne's pro-Common Market views saw him repudiated by the Lincoln Constituency Labour Party. The by-election led to considerable speculation, stoked by Taverne, about the formation of a new centre party, but Taverne was unable to make his victory last.