Hackney South by-election, 1922

The Hackney South by-election of 1922 was held on 18 August 1922. The by-election was held due to the expulsion from the House of Commons of the incumbent Independent MP, Horatio Bottomley. It was won by the Coalition Conservative candidate Clifford Erskine-Bolst.^[1]

Hackney South by-election, 18 August 1922
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Clifford Erskine-Bolst	9,118	50.2	N/A
	Labour	George Wilfrid Holford Knight	9,046	49.8	N/A
Majority			72	0.4	N/A
	Conservative gain from Independent

Although elected a member of the 31st parliament, Erskine-Bolst was unable to take his seat as the House had adjourned, and did not meet again prior to dissolution.

References

↑ http://www.leighrayment.com/commons.htm

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