1920 Dartford by-election

1920 Dartford by-election

27 March 1920

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.

References

1. Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs
2. The Constitutional Year Book, 1925