Nottingham East by-election, 1922
The Nottingham East by-election of 1922 was held on 29 June 1922. The by-election was held due to the death of the incumbent Coalition Conservative MP, John David Rees. It was won by the Coalition Conservative candidate John Plowright Houfton.[1]
Candidates
The local Liberal Association, who had not contested the previous general election, selected journalist Thomas George Graham. At the previous general election in 1918 he had contested Blaydon against a Liberal MP who had the support of the Coalition Government. Graham came third, polling only 5% of the vote.
Result
| Nottingham East by-election, 1922 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Unionist | John Plowright Houfton | 10,404 | 52.3 | -13.4 | |
| Labour | A.H. Jones | 5,431 | 27.3 | +7.9 | |
| Liberal | Thomas George Graham | 4,065 | 20.4 | n/a | |
| Majority | 4,973 | 25.0 | -21.3 | ||
| Turnout | 66.3 | +16.8 | |||
| Unionist hold | Swing | -10.6 | |||
Aftermath
Graham did not contest Nottingham East at the general election 5 months later. He instead returned to the north east to contest Wallsend. He was no more fortunate, finishing third out of four, polling 10%. The Liberals were to win Nottingham East at the 1923 General Election. [2]
References
- ↑ http://www.leighrayment.com/commons.htm
- ↑ British Parliamentary Election Results 1918-1949, FWS Craig