1921 Kirkcaldy Burghs by-election

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The 1921 Kirkcaldy Burghs by-election was held on 4 March 1921. The by-election was held due to the resignation of the incumbent Coalition Liberal MP, Henry Dalziel. It was won by the Labour candidate Tom Kennedy.

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Kirkcaldy Burghs by-election, 1921[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Tom Kennedy 11,674 53.4 New
C Liberal Robert Cook Lockhart 10,199 46.6 N/A
Majority 1,475 6.8 N/A
Turnout 21,873 65.6 N/A
Labour gain from Liberal Swing N/A
C indicates candidate endorsed by the coalition government.
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1921 Kirkcaldy Burghs by-election
← 1918
4 March 1921
1922 â†’
 
Candidate Kennedy Lockhart
Party Labour National Liberal
Popular vote 11,674 10,199
Percentage 53.4% 46.6%
MP before election

Dalziel
Liberal

 Subsequent MP

Hutchison
National Liberal

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