1922 Nottingham East by-election

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The 1922 Nottingham East by-election was held on 29 June 1922. The by-election was held due to the death of the incumbent Coalition Conservative MP, John David Rees. It was won by the Coalition Conservative candidate John Houfton. [1]

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Candidates

The local Liberal Association, who had not contested the previous general election, at first selected local journalist Cecil Roberts to contest the seat. [2] However, he gave way for journalist Thomas George Graham. At the previous general election in 1918 Graham had contested Blaydon against a Liberal MP who had the support of the Coalition Government. Graham came third, polling only 5% of the vote.

Result

Nottingham East by-election, 1922
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
C Unionist John Houfton 10,40452.3-13.4
Labour A.H. Jones5,43127.3+7.9
Liberal Thomas George Graham4,06520.4New
Majority4,97325.0-21.3
Turnout 19,90066.3+16.8
Unionist hold Swing -10.6
Cindicates candidate endorsed by the coalition government.

Aftermath

Graham did not contest Nottingham East at the general election 5 months later. He instead returned to the north east to contest Wallsend. He was no more fortunate, finishing third out of four, polling 10%. The Liberals were to win Nottingham East at the 1923 general election. [3]

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References

  1. Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs
  2. "News in Brief." Times [London, England] 15 June 1922: 7. The Times Digital Archive. Web. 7 June 2016.
  3. British Parliamentary Election Results 1918-1949, FWS Craig