1919 Chester-le-Street by-election explained

Election Name:1919 Chester-le-Street by-election
Type:presidential
Country:United Kingdom
Previous Election:Chester-le-Street (UK Parliament constituency)#Elections in the 1910s
Previous Year:1918
Next Election:Chester-le-Street (UK Parliament constituency)#Elections in the 1920s
Next Year:1922
Election Date:13 November 1919
Candidate1:Lawson
Party1:Labour Party (UK)
Popular Vote1:17,838
Percentage1:77.1%
Candidate2:Gilmour
Party2:NDLP
Popular Vote2:5,313
Percentage2:22.9%
Map Size:250px
MP
Posttitle:Subsequent MP
Before Election:Taylor
Before Party:Labour Party (UK)
After Election:Lawson
After Party:Labour Party (UK)

The 1919 Chester-le-Street by-election was held on 13 November 1919. The by-election was held due to the resignation of the incumbent Labour Member of Parliament (MP), John Wilkinson Taylor. It was won by the Labour candidate Jack Lawson.