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1941 Pontefract by-election
A
by-election
was held on
24 July
1941
for the
British House of Commons
parliamentary constituency
of
Pontefract
in
Yorkshire
. The seat had become
vacant
on the
death
of the
Labour
Member of Parliament
Adam Hills
, who had held the seat since the
1935 general election
.
The Labour
candidate
,
Percy Barstow
, was returned
unopposed
.