1920 Dartford by-election
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The Dartford by-election of 1920 was held on 27 March 1920. The by-election was held due to the death of the incumbent Coalition Liberal MP, James Rowlands. It was won by the Labour candidate John Edmund Mills.[1]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | John Edmund Mills | 13,610 | 50.1 | +21.4 | |
Liberal | Thomas Wing | 4,562 | 16.8 | N/A | |
C | Unionist | Richard Meller | 4,221 | 15.6 | New |
National | Reginald Applin | 2,952 | 10.9 | New | |
Ind. Unionist | Frank Fehr | 1,802 | 6.6 | New | |
Majority | 9,048 | 33.3 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 27,147 | 61.3 | +13.4 | ||
Labour gain from Liberal | Swing | ||||
C indicates candidate endorsed by the coalition government. |
References
- ^ http://www.leighrayment.com/commons.htm
- ^ The Constitutional Year Book, 1925