Election Name: | 1920 Sunderland by-election |
Type: | presidential |
Country: | United Kingdom |
Previous Election: | Sunderland (UK Parliament constituency)#Elections in the 1910s |
Previous Year: | 1918 |
Next Election: | Sunderland (UK Parliament constituency)#Elections in the 1920s |
Next Year: | 1922 |
Election Date: | 24 April 1920 |
Candidate1: | Greenwood |
Party1: | Coalition Liberal |
Popular Vote1: | 22,813 |
Percentage1: | 54.0% |
Candidate2: | Rutherford |
Party2: | Labour Party (UK) |
Popular Vote2: | 14,379 |
Percentage2: | 34.0% |
Candidate3: | Howe |
Party3: | Liberal Party (UK) |
Popular Vote3: | 5,065 |
Percentage3: | 12.0% |
Map Size: | 250px |
MP | |
Posttitle: | Subsequent MP |
Before Election: | Thompson |
Before Party: | Liberal Party (UK) |
After Election: | Greenwood |
After Party: | Coalition Liberal |
The 1920 Sunderland by-election was held on 24 April 1920. The by-election was held due to the incumbent Coalition Liberal MP, Hamar Greenwood, being appointed Chief Secretary for Ireland. It was retained by Greenwood.