He was thus unusually declared elected posthumously .
The Conservative MP Leslie Pym had died at the age of 61 on 17 July 1945 , only 5 days after polling in the 1945 general election , but 9 days before the declaration .
Leslie Pym was thus unusually declared elected posthumously .
The Conservative MP Leslie Pym had died at the age of 61 on 17 July 1945 , only 5 days after polling in the 1945 general election , but 9 days before the declaration .