1959 General Election - Chesterfield
| Year | 1959 | 
| General election | 1959 General Election | 
| Constituency | Chesterfield | 
| Turnout | 81.6% | 
Results
| Candidate | Party | Votes | 
| Benson, George | Labour | 30,534 | 
| Lemkin, James Anthony | Conservative and National Liberal | 17,084 | 
| Smedley-Stevenson, Geoffrey R | Liberal | 6,360 |