1919 Chester-le-Street by-election
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The Chester-le-Street by-election of 1919 was held on 13 November 1919. The by-election was held due to the resignation of the incumbent Labour MP, John Wilkinson Taylor. It was won by the Labour candidate Jack Lawson.[1]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Jack Lawson | 17,838 | |||
National Democratic | David Gilmour | 5,313 | |||
Majority | 12,525 | ||||
Turnout | |||||
Labour hold | Swing |
References
- ^ http://www.leighrayment.com/commons.htm
- ^ "Chester-le-Street Election". Tamworth Herald. 6 December 1919. Retrieved 5 October 2016 – via British Newspaper Archive.
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