Lewes by-election, 1924

The Lewes by-election of 1924 was held on 9 July 1924. The by-election was held due to the appointment as governor of western Australia of the incumbent Conservative MP, William Campion. It was won by the Conservative candidate Tufton Percy Hamilton Beamish.[1]

Lewes by-election, 1924[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Unionist Tufton Percy Hamilton Beamish 9,584 52.0
Labour Basil William Reid Hall 6,112 33.2
Liberal H Williams 2,718 14.8
Majority 3,472 18.8
Turnout 67.3
Unionist hold Swing

References

  1. http://www.leighrayment.com/commons.htm
  2. Craig, F. W. S. (1983). British parliamentary election results 1918-1949 (3 ed.). Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. ISBN 0-900178-06-X.


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