1928 Faversham by-election

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The Faversham by-election, 1928 was a parliamentary by-election held in January 1928 for the British House of Commons constituency of Faversham, in Kent.

Previous MP[]

The Conservative MP, Sir Granville Wheler died. He had been the MP since re-gaining the seat from the Liberals in January 1910.

Previous Result[]

General election, 29 October 1924 Electorate:
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Granville Wheler 14,432 46.9
Labour Stanley J W Morgan 9,180 29.9
Liberal A J Soloman 7,132 23.2
Majority 5,252 17.0
Turnout 30,744 73.9
Conservative hold Swing

Candidates[]

Forty-three-year-old Adam Maitland was selected by the local Conservatives to defend the seat. Labour changed their candidate when they chose 44-year-old Dudley Leigh Aman. He had contested Petersfield in 1922, 1923 and Thanet in 1924. The Liberals selected 54-year-old John Freeman Dunn who had been Liberal MP for Hemel Hempstead from 1923-24. E.A. Hailwood, who had contested Southend and Northampton as an Independent Conservative, was standing in his third by-election. His appearance at this by-election resulted in some Conservative party members 'offering violence'.

Result[]

Faversham by-election, 1928
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Unionist Adam Maitland 12,997 41.7 -5.2
Labour Dudley Aman 11,313 36.2 +6.3
Liberal John Freeman Dunn 5,813 18.6 -4.6
Ind U E.A. Hailwood 1,090 3.5 New
Majority 1,684 5.5 -11.5
Turnout 31,213 72.4 -1.5
Unionist hold Swing

Aftermath[]

Maitland held the seat at the 1929 general election, again defeating Aman. At those elections, Dunn unsuccessfully fought Chichester.

General election, 30 May 1929 Electorate: 52,047
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Adam Maitland 16,219 41.3 -0.4
Labour Dudley Aman 15,275 38.9 +2.7
Liberal Maurice Alfred Gerothwohl 7,782 19.8 +1.2
Majority 944 2.4 -3.1
Turnout 39,276 75.5 +3.1
Conservative hold Swing

References[]

  • British Parliamentary Election Results 1918-1949, compiled and edited by F.W.S. Craig (The Macmillan Press 1979)
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