1962
Election
The Liberals win the Orpington by-election, "Orpington Man" represents the new elector
Historical place archive
Browse historical events and people recorded at Orpington in Great Britain. The records below are rendered directly from the World History Database into this page's initial HTML.
The Liberals win the Orpington by-election, "Orpington Man" represents the new elector
The Liberals win a Conservative seat overturning a majority of 14,760
Transforms a Conservative majority of 14,760 into a 7,855 Liberal majority. The Liberal swing leads to phrase "Orpington man"
Provenance
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