1922 Camberwell North by-election

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1922 Camberwell North by-election
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  1918 20 February 1922 1922  
  Charles Ammon.jpg
Candidate Ammon Meller
Party Labour Unionist
Popular vote7,8546,719
Percentage53.946.1

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MP before election

Knights
Unionist

Subsequent MP

Ammon
Labour

The 1922 Camberwell North by-election was held on 20 February 1922. The by-election was held due to the resignation of the incumbent Coalition Conservative MP, Henry Newton Knights. It was won by the Labour candidate Charles Ammon. [1]

General election 14 December 1918: Camberwell, North Electorate
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Unionist Henry Newton Knights 6,010 58.0
Liberal George Hearn2,17721.0
Labour Charles Ammon 2,17521.0
Majority 3,83337.0
Turnout 26,41639.2
Unionist gain from Liberal Swing
1922 Camberwell North by-election Electorate
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Charles Ammon 7,854 53.9 +32.9
Unionist Richard Meller 6,71946.1−11.9
Majority 1,1357.8N/A
Turnout 28,70950.8+11.6
Labour gain from Unionist
General election 15 November 1922: Camberwell North Electorate
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Charles Ammon 8,320 50.8 −13.4
Unionist Helen Gwynne-Vaughan 8,06649.2+13.4
Majority 2541.6−6.2
Turnout 16,38656.7+5.9
Labour hold

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