1920 Dartford by-election

1920 Dartford by-election

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Candidate Mills Wing Meller Party Labour Liberal Unionist Popular vote 13,610 4,562 4,221 Percentage 50.1% 16.8% 15.6%   Candidate Applin Fehr Party National Ind. Unionist Popular vote 2,952 1,802 Percentage 10.9% 6.6%

MP before election Rowlands Liberal Subsequent MP Jarrett Constitutionalist

The 1920 Dartford by-election 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]

Dartford by-election, 1920 ^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	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 Emil 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
Cindicates candidate endorsed by the coalition government.

References

1. Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs
2. The Constitutional Year Book, 1925