1979 General Election - Honiton
| Year | 1979 |
| General election | 1979 General Election |
| Constituency | Honiton |
| Turnout | 77.4% |
Results
| Candidate | Party | Votes |
| Emery, Sir Peter | Conservative | 37,832 |
| Ruffle, R | Liberal | 12,601 |
| Luesby, T | Labour | 8,756 |
| Bacon, MH | Ecology | 1,423 |