1923 Mitcham by-election

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1923 Mitcham by-election
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  1922 3 March 1923 1923  
  James Chuter Ede.jpg Arthur Griffith-Boscawen crop.jpg Ernest Brown.jpg
Candidate Chuter Ede Boscawen Brown
Party Labour Unionist Liberal
Popular vote8,0297,1963,214
Percentage38.034.115.2

MP before election

Worsfold
Unionist

Subsequent MP

Meller
Unionist

The 1923 Mitcham by-election was held on 3 March 1923. The by-election was held due to the resignation of the incumbent Conservative MP, Thomas Worsfold. It was won by the Labour candidate James Chuter Ede. [1]

Result

By-election 1923: Mitcham [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour James Chuter Ede 8,029 38.0 New
Unionist Arthur Griffith-Boscawen 7,19634.130.9
Liberal Ernest Brown 3,21415.219.8
Independent J. T. Catterall2,68412.7New
Majority8333.9N/A
Turnout 21,12366.2+13.5
Registered electors 31,927
Labour gain from Unionist Swing N/A

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References

  1. Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs
  2. Craig, F.W.S., ed. (1969). British parliamentary election results 1918-1949 . Glasgow: Political Reference Publications. p.  478. ISBN   0-900178-01-9.