1922 Camberwell North by-election

UK Parliamentary by-election

1922 Camberwell North by-election

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Candidate Ammon Meller
Party Labour Unionist
Popular vote 7,854 6,719
Percentage 53.9 46.1


MP before election

Knights
Unionist

Subsequent MP

Ammon
Labour

The 1922 Camberwell North by-election was held on 20 February 1922. The by-election was held due to the resignation of the incumbent Coalition Conservative MP, Henry Newton Knights. It was won by the Labour candidate Charles Ammon.[1]

General election 14 December 1918: Camberwell, North Electorate
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Unionist Henry Newton Knights 6,010 58.0
Liberal George Hearn 2,177 21.0
Labour Charles Ammon 2,175 21.0
Majority 3,833 37.0
Turnout 26,416 39.2
Unionist gain from Liberal Swing
1922 Camberwell North by-election Electorate
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Charles Ammon 7,854 53.9 +32.9
Unionist Richard Meller 6,719 46.1 −11.9
Majority 1,135 7.8 N/A
Turnout 28,709 50.8 +11.6
Labour gain from Unionist
General election 15 November 1922: Camberwell North Electorate
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Charles Ammon 8,320 50.8 −13.4
Unionist Helen Gwynne-Vaughan 8,066 49.2 +13.4
Majority 254 1.6 −6.2
Turnout 16,386 56.7 +5.9
Labour hold

References

  1. ^ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs
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