1920 Edinburgh South by-election

The Edinburgh South by-election of 1920 was held on 9 April 1920. The by-election was held due to the incumbent Coalition Conservative MP, Charles Murray, being appointed Solicitor General for Scotland. It was retained by Murray.^[1]

By-election 9 April 1920: Edinburgh South^[2]^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
C	Unionist	Charles Murray	11,176	57.8
	Liberal	Daniel Holmes	8,177	42.3
Majority			2,999	15.5
Turnout			19,353
	Unionist hold		Swing
C indicates candidate endorsed by the coalition government.

References[]

^ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs
^ The Times, 23 April 1920. By-election followed Charles Murray's appointment as Solicitor-General for Scotland
^ Debrett's House of Commons & Judicial Bench, 1922

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