kˈɪŋsmɪl wʌz ᵻlˈɛktᵻd ðə mˈɛmbɚɹ ʌv pˈɑːɹləmənt fɔːɹ jˈoʊvəl ɪnðə nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈoːɹɾi fˈaɪv dʒˈɛnɚɹəl ᵻlˈɛkʃən, wɪð ɐ vˈɛɹi nˈæɹoʊ mədʒˈɔːɹᵻɾi ʌv wˈʌnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvənti fˈoːɹ vˈoʊts, ænd hˈɛld ðə sˈiːt ɪnðə nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈɪfti dʒˈɛnɚɹəl ᵻlˈɛkʃən.
Kingsmill was elected the Member of Parliament for Yeovil in the 1945 general election, with a very narrow majority of 174 votes, and held the seat in the 1950 general election.