1922 Camberwell North by-election

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1922 Camberwell North by-election

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  Charles Ammon.jpg
Candidate Ammon Meller
Party Labour Unionist
Popular vote 7,854 6,719
Percentage 53.9 46.1

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MP before election

Knights
Unionist

Subsequent MP

Ammon
Labour

The Camberwell North by-election of 1922 was held on 20 February 1922. The by-election was held due to the resignation of the incumbent Coalition Conservative MP, Henry Newton Knights. It was won by the Labour candidate Charles Ammon.[1]

General election 14 December 1918: Camberwell, North Electorate
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Unionist Henry Newton Knights 6,010 58.0
Liberal George Hearn 2,177 21.0
Labour Charles Ammon 2,175 21.0
Majority 3,833 37.0
Turnout 26,416 39.2
Unionist gain from Liberal Swing
Camberwell North by-election, 1922 Electorate
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Charles Ammon 7,854 53.9 +32.9
Unionist Richard Meller 6,719 46.1 -11.9
Majority 1,135 7.8 N/A
Turnout 28,709 50.8 +11.6
Labour gain from Unionist
General election 15 November 1922: Camberwell North Electorate
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Charles Ammon 8,320 50.8 -13.4
Unionist Helen Gwynne-Vaughan 8,066 49.2 +13.4
Majority 254 1.6 -6.2
Turnout 16,386 56.7 +5.9
Labour hold

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