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|election_name=1922 Chertsey by-election |
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|type=presidential |
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|country=United Kingdom |
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|previous_election=Chertsey (UK Parliament constituency)#Elections in the 1910s |
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|previous_year=1918 |
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|next_election=Chertsey (UK Parliament constituency)#Elections in the 1920s |
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|next_year=1922 |
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|election_date=24 March 1922 |
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|candidate1=[[Philip Richardson|Richardson]] |
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|image1=[[File:Philip_Richardson.jpg|85px]] |
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|party1=Unionist Party (UK) |
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|popular_vote1=11,811 |
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|percentage1=55.4 |
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|candidate2=[[Hubert Gough|Gough]] |
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|image2=[[File:Hubert_Gough.jpg|85px]] |
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|party2=Liberal Party (UK) |
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|popular_vote2=9,490 |
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|percentage2=45.6 |
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|map_size=250px |
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|title=[[Member of Parliament|MP]] |
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|posttitle=Subsequent MP |
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|before_election=[[Donald MacMaster|MacMaster]] |
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|before_party=Unionist Party (UK) |
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|after_election=[[Philip Richardson|Richardson]] |
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|after_party=Unionist Party (UK) |
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The '''Chertsey by-election, 1922''' was a parliamentary [[by-election]] for the [[British House of Commons]] constituency of [[Chertsey (UK Parliament constituency)|Chertsey]] on 24 March 1922. |
The '''Chertsey by-election, 1922''' was a parliamentary [[by-election]] for the [[British House of Commons]] constituency of [[Chertsey (UK Parliament constituency)|Chertsey]] on 24 March 1922. |
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The Chertsey by-election, 1922 was a parliamentary by-election for the British House of Commons constituency of Chertsey on 24 March 1922.
Vacancy
The by-election was caused by the death of the sitting Unionist MP, Sir Donald Macmaster on 3 March 1922. He had been MP here since winning the seat in January 1910.
Election History
Chertsey had returned Conservative or Unionist candidates at every election since the constituency was created in 1885, apart from the Liberal landslide of 1906. The result at the last General election was
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C | Unionist | Donald Macmaster | 13,531 | 80.7 | |
| Labour | Thomas T Linsey | 3,232 | 19.3 | ||
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | 48.0 | ||||
| Unionist hold | Swing | ||||
| C indicates candidate endorsed by the coalition government. | |||||
Candidates
- The Unionist's chose first time candidate Philip Richardson, who had won a Silver Medal at the 1908 London Olympics, for Shooting. He was a Shipbuilder who ran his business from Wallsend.
- The Labour Party, who had run a candidate in 1918 left the field and the Liberal Party, who had not run a candidate in 1918, intervened. The Liberals also chose a first time candidate in Sir Hubert Gough, who had commanded the British Fifth Army during the Great War and had recently retired from the Army.
Result
The Unionists held onto the seat with a greatly reduced majority.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unionist | Philip Wigham Richardson | 11,811 | 55.4 | −25.2 | |
| Liberal | Sir Hubert Gough | 9,490 | 45.6 | n/a | |
| Majority | 2,321 | 10.8 | − | ||
| Turnout | 55.4 | +7.4 | |||
| Unionist hold | Swing | n/a | |||
Aftermath
Philip Richardson continued as the MP until retiring in 1931. Sir Hubert Gough did not stand for election again. The Liberal Party never managed to mount as strong a challenge again as Chertsey remained a safe Conservative seat throughout its history. The result at the following General election;
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unionist | Philip Wigham Richardson | 14,081 | |||
| Liberal | Henry Samson Clark | 9,228 | |||
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | |||||
| Unionist hold | Swing | ||||
References
- Who's Who: www.ukwhoswho.com
- Debrett's House of Commons 1922
- By-Elections in British Politics by Cook and Ramsden
- ^ F W S Craig, British Parliamentary Election Results 1918-1949; Political Reference Publications, Glasgow 1949
- ^ F W S Craig, British Parliamentary Election Results 1918-1949; Political Reference Publications, Glasgow 1949
- ^ F W S Craig, British Parliamentary Election Results 1918-1949; Political Reference Publications, Glasgow 1949