Nottingham East by-election, 1922

The Nottingham East by-election of 1922 was held on 29 June 1922. The by-election was held due to the death of the incumbent Coalition Conservative MP, John David Rees. It was won by the Coalition Conservative candidate John Plowright Houfton.[1]

Candidates

The local Liberal Association, who had not contested the previous general election, at first selected local journalist Cecil Roberts to contest the seat.[2] However, he gave way for journalist Thomas George Graham. At the previous general election in 1918 Graham had contested Blaydon against a Liberal MP who had the support of the Coalition Government. Graham came third, polling only 5% of the vote.

Result

Nottingham East by-election, 1922
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Unionist John Plowright Houfton 10,404 52.3 -13.4
Labour A.H. Jones 5,431 27.3 +7.9
Liberal Thomas George Graham 4,065 20.4 n/a
Majority 4,973 25.0 -21.3
Turnout 66.3 +16.8
Unionist hold Swing -10.6

Aftermath

Graham did not contest Nottingham East at the general election 5 months later. He instead returned to the north east to contest Wallsend. He was no more fortunate, finishing third out of four, polling 10%. The Liberals were to win Nottingham East at the 1923 General Election. [3]

References

  1. ↑ http://www.leighrayment.com/commons.htm
  2. ↑ "News in Brief." Times [London, England] 15 June 1922: 7. The Times Digital Archive. Web. 7 June 2016.
  3. ↑ British Parliamentary Election Results 1918-1949, FWS Craig


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