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

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