1919 Chester-le-Street by-election
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The Chester-le-Street by-election of 1919 was held on 13 November 1919. The by-election was held due to the resignation of the incumbent Labour Member of Parliament (MP), John Wilkinson Taylor. It was won by the Labour candidate Jack Lawson.[1]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Jack Lawson | 17,838 | 77.1 | ||
National Democratic | David Gilmour | 5,313 | 22.9 | ||
Majority | 12,525 | 54.2 | |||
Turnout | 23,151 | 63.7 | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
References[]
- ^ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs
- ^ "Chester-le-Street Election". Tamworth Herald. 6 December 1919. Retrieved 5 October 2016 – via British Newspaper Archive.
Categories:
- 1919 elections in the United Kingdom
- 1919 in England
- 20th century in County Durham
- Chester-le-Street by-elections
- November 1919 events