1942 Maldon by-election

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1942 Maldon by-election

← 1935 25 June 1942 1945 →
Constituency of Maldon
Turnout	44.4% ( 29.4%)
First party Second party Third party   Candidate Tom Driberg R. J. Hunt Richard Borlase Matthews Party Independent Labour Conservative National Independent and Agricultural Popular vote 12,219 6,226 1,476 Percentage 61.3% 31.3% 7.4% Swing N/A 22.1% N/A
MP before election Edward Ruggles-Brise Conservative Elected MP Tom Driberg Independent Labour

The 1942 Maldon by-election was a parliamentary by-election held on 25 June 1942 for the British House of Commons constituency of Maldon in Essex. It was one a series of by-elections in World War II won by radical independent candidates.