1919 Bromley by-election

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1919 Bromley by-election
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  1918 17 December 1919 1922  
  Cuthbert James.jpg
Candidate James Hodes
Party Unionist Labour
Popular vote11,14810,077
Percentage52.547.5

MP before election

Forster
Unionist

Subsequent MP

James
Unionist

The 1919 Bromley by-election was held on 17 December 1919. The by-election was held due to the elevation to the peerage of the incumbent Coalition Conservative MP, Henry Forster. It was won by the Coalition Conservative candidate Cuthbert James. [1]

Bromley by-election, 1919 [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
C Unionist Cuthbert James 11,14852.5-27.0
Labour F Percy Hodes10,07747.5New
Majority1,0715.0-54.0
Turnout 21,22548.9-3.1
Unionist hold Swing N/A
Cindicates candidate endorsed by the coalition government.

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References

  1. Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs
  2. British Parliamentary Election Results 1918-1949, FWS Craig