1922 Inverness by-election explained

Election Name:1922 Inverness by-election
Type:presidential
Country:United Kingdom
Previous Election:Inverness (UK Parliament constituency)#Elections in the 1910s
Previous Year:1918
Next Election:Inverness (UK Parliament constituency)#Elections in the 1920s
Next Year:1922
Election Date:16 March 1922
Candidate1:Murdoch Macdonald
Party1:Liberal Party (UK)
Popular Vote1:8,340
Percentage1:51.0%
Candidate2:Alexander Livingstone
Party2:Independent Liberal
Popular Vote2:8,024
Percentage2:49.0%
MP
Posttitle:Subsequent MP
Before Election:Morison
Before Party:Liberal Party (UK)
After Election:MacDonald
After Party:National Liberal Party (UK, 1922)
Alliance1:Coalition
Votes For Election:Constituency of Inverness
Turnout:50.1% (12.8%)
Registered:29,263

The 1922 Inverness by-election was a by-election held on 16 March 1922 for the British House of Commons constituency of Inverness.

Vacancy

The by-election was caused by the resignation of the sitting Coalition Liberal Member of Parliament (MP) Rt Hon. Sir Thomas Brash Morison, upon his appointment as a Senator of the College of Justice. Morison had held the seat since 1917.

Electoral history

At the last general election, the Liberal candidate, Sir Thomas Morison was elected with the endorsement of the Coalition Government.

Candidates

The Inverness Liberal Association chose as their candidate to defend the seat, Sir Murdoch Macdonald. Macdonald was a supporter of the Coalition Government and received the additional support of the Inverness Unionist Association. The Scottish Liberal Federation, who were opposed to the Coalition Government, organised support for Mackenzie Livingstone, who was adopted as an Independent Liberal candidate.[1]

Result

The result was a victory for the Coalition Liberal candidate.

Aftermath

Sir Murdoch Macdonald held the seat until he retired in 1950 aged 83.

Notes and References

  1. "News in Brief." Times [London, England] 6 Mar. 1922: 9. The Times Digital Archive. Web. 7 June 2016.