1920 Dartford by-election

UK Parliamentary 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

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Candidate  | Applin | Fehr
Party  | National | Ind. Unionist
Popular vote  | 2,952  | 1,802
Percentage  | 10.9  | 6.6

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| MP before election

Rowlands
Liberal

| Subsequent MP

Jarrett
Constitutionalist

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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  | %  | ±%

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| 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

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

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