Burnley by-election, 1924

The Burnley by-election of 1924 was held on 28 February 1924. The by-election was held due to the death of the incumbent Labour MP, Dan Irving. It was won by the Labour candidate Arthur Henderson. who had previously led the Labour Party.

Burnley by-election, 1924^[1] Electorate
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Rt Hon. Arthur Henderson	24,571	58.4
	Conservative	Harold Edward Joscelyn Camps	17,534	41.6
Majority			7,037
Turnout
	Labour hold		Swing

References

↑ http://trove.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/article/64216744

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