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1919 Bromley by-election

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The Bromley by-election of 1919 was held on 17 December 1919. The by-election was held due to the elevation to the peerage of the incumbent Coalition Conservative MP, Henry Forster. It was won by the Coalition Conservative candidate Cuthbert James.[1]

Bromley by-election, 1919[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Unionist 11,148 52.5 −27.0
Labour F P Hodes 10,077 47.5 n/a
Majority 1,071 5.0 −54.0
Turnout 48.9 −3.1
Unionist hold Swing n/a

References

  1. ^ http://www.leighrayment.com/commons.htm
  2. ^ British Parliamentary Election Results 1918-1949, FWS Craig