1921 Southwark South East by-election
UK parliamentary by-election
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The 1921 Southwark South East by-election was a parliamentary by-election held on 14 December 1921 for the British House of Commons constituency of Southwark South East, in the Metropolitan Borough of Southwark in London.
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Registered29,884
Turnout38.5%
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14 December 1921
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The seat had become vacant on the death of the constituency's Coalition Liberal Member of Parliament (MP), James Arthur Dawes. Dawes had been MP for Southwark South East since the 1918 election, and before that Walworth since the January 1910 election. The Labour Party gained the seat from the Liberal Party.
Previous result
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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| C | National Liberal | James Dawes | 7,208 | 72.6 | |
| Labour | Thomas Naylor | 2,718 | 27.4 | ||
| Majority | 4,490 | 45.2 | |||
| Turnout | 9,926 | 45.2 | |||
| Registered electors | 27,512 | ||||
| National Liberal win (new seat) | |||||
| C indicates candidate endorsed by the coalition government. | |||||
Result
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Thomas Naylor | 6,561 | 57.0 | +29.6 | |
| C | National Liberal | Owen Jacobsen | 2,636 | 22.9 | â49.7 |
| Ind. Conservative | Horace Boot | 2,307 | 20.1 | New | |
| Majority | 3,925 | 34.1 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 11,504 | 38.5 | â6.7 | ||
| Registered electors | 29,884 | ||||
| Labour gain from National Liberal | Swing | +39.6 | |||
| C indicates candidate endorsed by the coalition government. | |||||