1920 Nelson and Colne by-election

The 1920 Nelson and Colne by-election was held on 17 June 1920 after the resignation of the incumbent Labour MP, Albert Smith. It was retained by the Labour candidate Robinson Graham.^[1]

Result

Nelson and Colne by-election, 1920^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Robinson Graham	14,134	49.6	−12.4
C	Unionist	Frederick Norman Wainwright	8,577	30.1	New
	Liberal	Walter Rea	5,805	20.4	−17.6
Majority			5,557	19.5	−4.5
Turnout			28,516	65.2	+12.9
	Labour hold		Swing	+2.6
C indicates candidate endorsed by the coalition government.

References

^ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs
^ Debrett's House of Commons & Judicial Bench, 1922

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[1] Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs

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