Portsmouth South by-election, 1922

The Portsmouth South by-election of 1922 was held on 3 December 1922. The by-election was held due to the resignation of the incumbent Conservative MP, Herbert Robin Cayzer. It was won by the Conservative candidate Leslie Orme Wilson.^[1]

Result

Portsmouth South by-election, 1922 Electorate 39,426^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Unionist	Leslie Orme Wilson	14,301	62.9	-5.8
	Independent Unionist	G. C. Thomas	4,834	37.1	n/a
Majority			5,867	25.8	-11.6
Turnout			22,735	57.7
	Unionist hold		Swing

References

↑ http://www.leighrayment.com/commons.htm
↑ Craig, F. W. S. (1983) [1969]. British parliamentary election results 1918–1949 (3rd ed.). Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. p. 219. ISBN 0-900178-06-X.

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