1920 Nelson and Colne by-election

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1920 Nelson and Colne by-election
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  1918 17 June 1920 1922  
  Robinson Graham c1920.jpg Walter Rea crop.jpg
Candidate Graham Wainwright Rea
Party Labour Unionist Liberal
Popular vote14,1348,5775,805
Percentage49.630.120.4

MP before election

Smith
Labour

Subsequent MP

Greenwood
Labour

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]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Robinson Graham 14,134 49.6 −12.4
C Unionist Frederick Norman Wainwright8,57730.1New
Liberal Walter Rea 5,80520.4−17.6
Majority 5,55719.5−4.5
Turnout 28,51665.2+12.9
Labour hold Swing N/A
Cindicates candidate endorsed by the coalition government.

References

  1. Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs
  2. Debrett's House of Commons & Judicial Bench, 1922