November 1920 The Wrekin by-election

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November 1920 The Wrekin by-election
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  Feb 1920 20 November 1920 1922  
  Charles Townshend.jpg Charles Duncan.jpg
Candidate Townshend Duncan
Party IPG Labour
Popular vote14,56510,600
Percentage57.942.1

MP before election

Palmer
Ind. Parliamentary Group

Subsequent MP

Townshend
Ind. Parliamentary Group

1920 The Wrekin by-election was held on 20 November 1920. The by-election was held due to the death of the incumbent Independent Parliamentary Group MP, Charles Palmer. It was won by the Independent Parliamentary Group candidate, 59-year old retired Major-General Sir Charles Townshend, [1] who was against the current Unionist-Liberal coalition government and beat Charles Duncan, 55-year old Labour candidate and former MP.

The Wrekin by-election, 1920 (November) [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Ind. Parliamentary Group Charles Townshend 14,565 57.9
Labour Charles Duncan 10,60042.1
Majority3,96515.8
Turnout 25,16578.3
Ind. Parliamentary Group hold Swing

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References

  1. Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs
  2. The Constitutional Year Book, 1925