1950 General Election - Rochester and Chatham
| Year | 1950 | 
| General election | 1950 General Election | 
| Constituency | Rochester and Chatham | 
| Turnout | 84.2% | 
Results
| Candidate | Party | Votes | 
| Bottomley, Arthur George | Labour | 24,855 | 
| Mathew, Robert | Conservative | 24,378 | 
| Year | 1950 | 
| General election | 1950 General Election | 
| Constituency | Rochester and Chatham | 
| Turnout | 84.2% | 
| Candidate | Party | Votes | 
| Bottomley, Arthur George | Labour | 24,855 | 
| Mathew, Robert | Conservative | 24,378 |