1920 Dartford by-election

1920 Dartford by-election
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Candidate Mills Wing Meller
Party Labour Liberal Unionist
Popular vote 13,610 4,562 4,221
Percentage 50.1 16.8 15.6
 
Candidate Applin Fehr
Party National Ind. Unionist
Popular vote 2,952 1,802
Percentage 10.9 6.6
MP before election

Rowlands
Liberal

Subsequent MP

Jarrett
Constitutionalist

The 1920 Dartford by-election was held on 27 March 1920. The by-election was held due to the death of the incumbent Coalition Liberal MP, James Rowlands. It was won by the Labour candidate John Edmund Mills.[1]

Dartford by-election, 1920[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour John Edmund Mills 13,610 50.1 +21.4
Liberal Thomas Wing 4,562 16.8 N/A
C Unionist Richard Meller 4,221 15.6 New
National Reginald Applin 2,952 10.9 New
Ind. Unionist Frank Emil Fehr 1,802 6.6 New
Majority 9,048 33.3 N/A
Turnout 27,147 61.3 +13.4
Labour gain from Liberal Swing
C indicates candidate endorsed by the coalition government.
  1. ^ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs
  2. ^ The Constitutional Year Book, 1925