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The Liverpool East Toxteth by-election, 1929 was a parliamentary by-election held in England on 19 March 1929 for the House of Commons constituency of Liverpool East Toxteth.
Vacancy
editThe vacancy was caused when the Conservative Member of Parliament (MP), Albert Edward Jacob, died on 26 February, aged 71.
Jacob had held the seat since the previous general election, in October 1924.[1]
Candidates
editResult
editAftermath
editVotes
editElection | Political result | Candidate | Party | Votes | % | ±% | ||
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By-election, March 1929[1] death of Jacob Electorate: 36,388 Turnout: 22,461 (61.7%) −14.7 | Conservative hold Majority: 3,129 (14.0%) −19.3 Swing: 10.4% from Con to Lab | Henry Mond | Conservative | 9,962 | 43.2 | −16.7 | ||
Joseph Jackson Cleary | Labour | 6,563 | 29.2 | 4.6 | ||||
A. O. Roberts | Liberal | 6,206 | 27.6 | +12.1 | ||||
General election, October 1924[1] Electorate: 35,238 Turnout: 76.4% | Conservative hold Majority: 9,519 (35.3%) | Albert Edward Jacob | Conservative | 16,139 | 59.9 | n/a | ||
C. Burden | Labour | 6,620 | 24.6 | n/a |
References
edit- ^ a b c Craig, F. W. S. (1983) [1969]. British parliamentary election results 1918–1949 (3rd ed.). Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. p. ??. ISBN 0-900178-06-X.
See also
edit- Liverpool East Toxteth constituency
- Toxteth
- Liverpool East Toxteth by-election, 1895
- Liverpool East Toxteth by-election, 1902
- Liverpool East Toxteth by-election, 1916
- Liverpool East Toxteth by-election, 1931
- List of United Kingdom by-elections (1918–1931)
Category:1929 elections in the United Kingdom East Toxteth, 1929 Category:1929 in England Category:Toxteth