1923 Newcastle-upon-Tyne East by-election

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1923 Newcastle-upon-Tyne East
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  1922 17 January 1923 1923  
  Arthur Henderson.jpg Harry Barnes.jpg Robert Gee.jpg
Candidate Henderson Barnes Gee
Party Labour Liberal Unionist
Popular vote11,0666,6826,480
Percentage45.727.626.7

MP before election

Bell
Labour

Subsequent MP

Henderson
Labour

The 1923 Newcastle-upon-Tyne East by-election was held on 17 January 1923. The by-election was held due to the death of the incumbent Labour MP, Joseph Nicholas Bell. [1]

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Electoral history

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Bell
General election 1922: Newcastle upon Tyne East
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Joseph Nicholas Bell 10,084 43.1
Liberal Harry Barnes 6,99930.0
National Liberal Gilbert Stone 6,27326.9
Majority 3,08513.1N/A
Turnout 23,35673.7
Labour gain from Liberal Swing

Result

Newcastle-upon-Tyne East by-election, 1923
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Arthur Henderson 11,066 45.7 +2.6
Liberal Harry Barnes 6,68227.6−2.4
Conservative Robert Gee 6,48026.7New
Majority 4,38418.1+5.0
Turnout 24,22876.4+2.7
Labour hold Swing

Aftermath

General election 1923: Newcastle upon Tyne East
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Robert Aske 12,656 52.3
Labour Arthur Henderson 11,53247.7
Majority 1,1244.6
Turnout 24,18873.2
Liberal gain from Labour Swing

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