1969 Paddington North by-election

{{Short description|UK parliamentary by-election}}

The 1969 Paddington North by-election was a by-election to the British House of Commons for the constituency of Paddington North. It was necessitated by the death of sitting MP Ben Parkin.

Parkin had been on the left of the party and was part of a delegation of Labour MPs who met Joseph Stalin in 1947; when he voted against the Ireland Bill, he was warned by the Chief Whip about his conduct.

The result was a hold for the Labour Party.

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{{Election box winning candidate with party link|

|party = Labour Party (UK)

|candidate = Arthur Latham

|votes = 7,969

|percentage = 51.7

|change = -6.7

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{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Conservative Party (UK)

|candidate = Richard Price

|votes = 7,452

|percentage = 48.3

|change = +16.0

}}

{{Election box majority|

|votes = 517

|percentage = 3.4

|change = -22.7

}}

{{Election box turnout|

|votes = 15,421

|percentage = 46.3

|change = -20.1

}}

{{Election box hold with party link|

|winner = Labour Party (UK)

|swing =

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{{Election box end}}