1945 General Election - Barnstaple
| Year | 1945 |
| General election | 1945 General Election |
| Constituency | Barnstaple |
| Turnout | 75.8% |
Results
| Candidate | Party | Votes |
| Peto, Christopher Henry Maxwell | Conservative | 17,822 |
| Carter, Mark Raymond Bonham | Liberal | 13,752 |
| Williams, Ivor Arthur | Labour | 10,237 |