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1923 Rutland and Stamford by-election

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The 1923 Rutland and Stamford by-election was held on 30 October 1923. The by-election was held due to the death of the incumbent Conservative MP, Charles Harvey Dixon. It was won by the Conservative candidate Neville Smith-Carington.[1]

Rutland and Stamford by-election, 1923[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Unionist Neville Smith-Carington 11,196 57.1
Labour Arthur Sells 8,406 42.9
Majority 2,790 14.2
Turnout 19,602 71.5
Unionist hold Swing

References

  1. ^ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs
  2. ^ British Parliamentary Election Results 1918-1949, FWS Craig