1921 Taunton by-election

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1921 Taunton by-election
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  1918 8 April 1921 1922  
 
Candidate Griffith-Boscawen Lunnon
Party Unionist Labour
Popular vote12,9948,290
Percentage61.1%38.9%

MP before election

Boles
Unionist

Subsequent MP

Simpson
Liberal

The 1921 Taunton by-election was held on 8 April 1921. The by-election was held due to the resignation of the incumbent Coalition Unionist MP, Dennis Fortescue Boles. It was won by the Coalition Unionist candidate Arthur Griffith-Boscawen. [1]

Taunton by-election, 1921
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
C Unionist Arthur Griffith-Boscawen 12,99461.1−11.3
Labour James Lunnon 8,29038.9+11.3
Majority 4,70422.2−22.6
Turnout 21,28473.5+13.1
Unionist hold Swing -11.3
Cindicates candidate endorsed by the coalition government.

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