Halifax by-election, 1928

John Henry Whitley
Harry Barnes

The Halifax by-election, 1928 was a parliamentary by-election held on 13 July 1928 for the British House of Commons constituency of Halifax in West Yorkshire.[1]

The seat had become vacant when the constituency's Member of Parliament (MP), John Henry Whitley, the Speaker of the House of Commons since 1921, had resigned his seat[2] due to ill-health. He had been elected as a Liberal Party MP at the 1900 general election,[2] and as speaker had been returned unopposed at the general elections in 1922, 1923 and 1924.[3] The last time that there had been a contested election for the seat was at the 1918 general election, when Whitley had been opposed only by a Socialist Labour Party candidate.

The result of the three-way contest was a victory for the Labour candidate, Arthur Longbottom, who won with a majority of 4,951 over the Liberal Harry Barnes,[1] who had previously been MP for Newcastle upon Tyne East.[4]

Result

Halifax by-election, 1928[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Arthur William Longbottom 17,536 42.8 n/a
Liberal Harry Barnes 12,585 30.8 n/a
Unionist Francis Savile Crossley 10,804 26.4 n/a
Majority 4,951 12.0 n/a
Turnout 40,925 78.7 n/a
Labour gain from Liberal Swing n/a

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 "News of the Week". The Spectator (5221) (London). 20 July 1928. p. 3. Retrieved 14 February 2016.
  2. 1 2 "Mr Speaker, a son of Halifax". Halifax Courier (Johnston Publishing). 28 June 2009. Retrieved 14 February 2016.
  3. ↑ "Foreign News: Longbottom's Seat". Time (New York). 23 July 1928. Retrieved 14 February 2016. (subscription required (help)).
  4. ↑ Debrett's House of Commons. London: Forgotten Books. 2013 [1921]. p. 137. Retrieved 14 February 2016.
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