1922 Chertsey by-election explained

Election Name:1922 Chertsey by-election
Type:presidential
Country:United Kingdom
Previous Election:Chertsey (UK Parliament constituency)#Elections in the 1910s
Previous Year:1918
Next Election:Chertsey (UK Parliament constituency)#Elections in the 1920s
Next Year:1922
Election Date:24 March 1922
Candidate1:Richardson
Party1:Unionist Party (UK)
Popular Vote1:11,811
Percentage1:55.4%
Candidate2:Gough
Party2:Liberal Party (UK)
Popular Vote2:9,490
Percentage2:45.6%
Map Size:250px
MP
Posttitle:Subsequent MP
Before Election:MacMaster
Before Party:Unionist Party (UK)
After Election:Richardson
After Party:Unionist Party (UK)

The 1922 Chertsey by-election was a parliamentary by-election for the British House of Commons constituency of Chertsey on 24 March 1922.

Vacancy

The by-election was caused by the death of the sitting Unionist MP, Sir Donald Macmaster on 3 March 1922. He had been MP here since winning the seat in January 1910.

Election history

Chertsey had returned Conservative or Unionist candidates at every election since the constituency was created in 1885, apart from the Liberal landslide of 1906.The result at the last general election was:

Candidates

Result

The Unionists held onto the seat with a greatly reduced majority.

Aftermath

Philip Richardson continued as the MP until retiring in 1931.Sir Hubert Gough did not stand for election again. The Liberal Party never managed to mount as strong a challenge again as Chertsey remained a safe Conservative seat throughout its history.The result at the following general election;

References

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