1921 Kirkcaldy Burghs by-election

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1921 Kirkcaldy Burghs by-election

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  Tom Kennedy crop.jpg Robert Cook Lockhart.jpg
Candidate Kennedy
Party Labour National Liberal
Popular vote 11,674 10,199
Percentage 53.4 46.6

MP before election

Dalziel
Liberal

Subsequent MP

Hutchison
National Liberal

The Kirkcaldy Burghs by-election of 1921 was held on 4 March 1921. The by-election was held due to the resignation of the incumbent Coalition Liberal MP, Henry Dalziel. It was won by the Labour candidate Tom Kennedy.

Kirkcaldy Burghs by-election, 1921[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Tom Kennedy 11,674 53.4 New
C Liberal Robert Cook Lockhart 10,199 46.6 N/A
Majority 1,475 6.8 N/A
Turnout 21,873 65.6 N/A
Labour gain from Liberal Swing N/A
C indicates candidate endorsed by the coalition government.

References[]

  1. ^ The Times, 7 March 1921


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