1979 General Election - Rye
| Year | 1979 |
| General election | 1979 General Election |
| Constituency | Rye |
| Turnout | 77.1% |
Results
| Candidate | Party | Votes |
| Irvine, Bryant | Conservative | 35,516 |
| Moore, David | Liberal | 12,438 |
| Smyth, Derek | Labour | 6,852 |
| Rix, Anne | Ecology | 1,267 |
| Duesbury, T | National Front | 552 |