Cambridge by-election, 1922

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The Cambridge by-election, 1922 was a by-election held on 16th March 1922 for the British House of Commons constituency of Cambridge.

The by-election was caused by the resignation of the town's Conservative Party Member of Parliament (MP) Sir Eric Geddes, who had held the seat since 1917.

The result was a victory for the Conservative candidate Sir George Newton, who held the seat until his elevation to peerage in 1934 as Baron Eltisley.

[edit] Votes

By-election 1922: Cambridge
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Coalition Conservative	Sir George Newton	10,897	48.7	−26.6
	Labour	Hugh Dalton	6,954	31.1	+6.4
	Liberal	S.C. Morgan	4,529	20.2	N/A
Majority			3,943	17.6
Turnout				80.4	+19.6
	Coalition Conservative hold		Swing

[edit] References

Craig, F. W. S. [1969] (1983). British parliamentary election results 1918-1949, 3rd edition, Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. ISBN 0-900178-06-X.