1920 Nelson and Colne by-election

The 1920 Nelson and Colne by-election was held on 17 June 1920 after the resignation of the incumbent Labour MP, Albert Smith. It was retained by the Labour candidate Robinson Graham.^[1]

Result

Nelson and Colne by-election, 1920^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Robinson Graham	14,134	49.6	−12.4
	Unionist	Frederick Norman Wainwright	8,577	30.1	n/a
	Liberal	Walter Russell Rea	5,805	20.4	−17.6
Majority			5,557	19.5	−4.5
Turnout				65.2	+12.9
	Labour hold		Swing	n/a

endorsed by Coalition Government

References

^ http://www.leighrayment.com/commons.htm
^ Debrett's House of Commons & Judicial Bench, 1922

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