February 1974 General Election - East Thanet
| Year | 1974 |
| General election | February 1974 General Election |
| Constituency | East Thanet |
| Turnout | 80.5% |
Results
| Candidate | Party | Votes |
| Aitken, Jonathan | Conservative | 17,944 |
| Bean, Robert | Labour | 11,347 |
| Cox, J | Liberal | 8,997 |