Faversham by-election, 1928
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: | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Conservative | Granville Charles Hastings Wheler | 14,432 | 46.9 | ||
Labour | Rev. Stanley J W Morgan | 9,180 | 29.9 | ||
Liberal | A J Soloman | 7,132 | 23.2 | ||
Majority | 5,252 | 17.0 | |||
Turnout | 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. Former Conservative MP Augustine 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, 25 January 1928
Electorate: 43,122 | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Conservative | Adam Maitland | 12,997 | 41.7 | -5.2 | |
Labour | Dudley Leigh Aman | 11,313 | 36.2 | +6.3 | |
Liberal | John Freeman Dunn | 5,813 | 18.6 | -4.6 | |
Independent Conservative | E. Augustine Hailwood | 1,090 | 3.5 | +3.5 | |
Majority | 1,684 | 5.5 | |||
Turnout | 72.4 | ||||
Conservative 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 | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Conservative | Adam Maitland | 16,219 | 41.3 | -0.4 | |
Labour | Dudley Leigh Aman | 15,275 | 38.9 | +2.7 | |
Liberal | Prof. Maurice Alfred Gerothwohl | 7,782 | 19.8 | +1.2 | |
Majority | 944 | 2.4 | |||
Turnout | 75.5 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
References
- British Parliamentary Election Results 1918-1949, compiled and edited by F.W.S. Craig (The Macmillan Press 1979)