Dartford by-election, 1920

The Dartford by-election of 1920 was held on 27 March 1920. The by-election was held due to the death of the incumbent Coalition Liberal MP, James Rowlands. It was won by the Labour candidate John Edmund Mills.[1]

Dartford by-election, 1920[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labour John Edmund Mills 13,610 50.1 +21.4
Liberal Thomas Edward Wing 4,562 16.8 n/a
Unionist Richard James Meller 4,221 15.6 n/a
National Party Reginald Vincent Kempenfelt Applin 2,952 n/a
Independent Unionist Frank Fehr 1,802 n/a
Majority 9,048
Turnout 61.3 +13.4
Labour gain from Coalition Liberal Swing

References

  1. http://www.leighrayment.com/commons.htm
  2. The Constitutional Year Book, 1925


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