1921 Westminster Abbey by-election
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The 1921 Westminster Abbey by-election was a parliamentary by-election held on 25 August 1921 for the British House of Commons constituency of Westminster Abbey in London. The seat had become vacant when the Conservative Member of Parliament (MP) William Burdett-Coutts had died on 28 July 1921. Burdett-Coutts had held the seat since it had been created for the 1918 general election, when he had been returned unopposed.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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C | Unionist
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William Burdett-Coutts | Unopposed | ||
Unionist hold
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C indicates candidate endorsed by the coalition government. |
Candidates
The Unionist candidate was John Nicholson. The Liberal candidate Arnold Lupton, aged nearly 75, had previously been a member of the House of Commons from 1906 to January 1910.
Campaign
At the time the
Result
The Unionist candidate won the election, but the Anti-Waste League candidate Reginald Applin polled respectably.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Unionist
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John Nicholson | 6,204 | 43.6 | N/A | |
Anti-Waste League | Reginald Applin | 4,970 | 34.9 | New | |
Liberal | Arnold Lupton | 3,053 | 21.5 | New | |
Majority | 1,234 | 8.7 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 36,952 | 38.5 | N/A | ||
Unionist hold
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Swing | N/A |
Aftermath
Nicholson remained the constituency's MP until his death in 1924, when a further by-election was held. Applin became the Conservative MP for Enfield in 1924
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Unionist
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John Nicholson | 13,620 | 75.6 | +32.0 | |
Labour | Joseph Butler | 2,454 | 13.6 | New | |
Independent
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Sidney Robert Drury-Lowe | 1,950 | 10.8 | New | |
Majority | 11,166 | 62.0 | +53.3 | ||
Turnout | 36,763 | 49.0 | +10.5 | ||
Unionist hold
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Swing | N/A |
References
- Leigh Rayment's Peerage Pages [better source needed]
- British Parliamentary Election Results 1918-1949, compiled and edited by F.W.S. Craig (The Macmillan Press 1979)
- Minor Parties at British Parliamentary Elections 1885-1974, compiled and edited by F.W.S. Craig (The Macmillan Press 1975)