Sunderland by-election, 1920
"The Sunderland by-election of 1920 was held on 24 April 1920. The by-election was held due to the incumbent Coalition Liberal MP, Hamar Greenwood, being appointed Chief Secretary for Ireland. It was retained by Greenwood.[1]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Coalition Liberal | Sir Hamar Greenwood | 22,813 | 54.0 | +10.1 | |
Labour | Vickerman Henzell Rutherford | 14,379 | 34.0 | +18.7 | |
Liberal | E.M. Howe | 5,065 | 12.0 | n/a | |
Majority | 8,434 | 20.0 | -8.6 | ||
Turnout | 55.4 | -1.0 | |||
Coalition Liberal hold | Swing | -4.3 | |||
References
- ↑ http://www.leighrayment.com/commons.htm
- ↑ British Parliamentary Election Results, 1918-1949 FWS Craig
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