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{{Short description|UK Parliamentary by-election}}
The '''[[Bromley (UK Parliament constituency)|Bromley]] by-election of 1919''' was held on 17 December 1919. The by-election was held due to the elevation to the peerage of the incumbent Coalition Conservative MP, [[Henry Forster, 1st Baron Forster|Henry Forster]]. It was won by the Coalition Conservative candidate [[Cuthbert James]].<ref>http://www.leighrayment.com/commons.htm</ref>
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2019}}
{{Use British English|date=August 2019}}
{{Infobox election
|election_name=1919 Bromley by-election
|type=presidential
|country=United Kingdom
|previous_election=Bromley (UK Parliament constituency)#Elections in the 1910s
|previous_year=1918
|next_election=Bromley (UK Parliament constituency)#Elections in the 1920s
|next_year=1922
|election_date=17 December 1919
|candidate1=[[Cuthbert James|James]]
|image1=[[File:Cuthbert James.jpg|90px]]
|party1=Unionist Party (UK)
|popular_vote1='''11,148'''
|percentage1='''52.5%'''
|candidate2=Hodes
|image2=
|party2=Labour Party (UK)
|popular_vote2=10,077
|percentage2=47.5%
|map_image=
|map_size=250px
|title=[[Member of Parliament (United Kingdom)|MP]]
|posttitle=Subsequent MP
|before_election=[[Henry Forster, 1st Baron Forster|Forster]]
|before_party=Unionist Party (UK)
|after_election=[[Cuthbert James|James]]
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The '''1919 [[Bromley (UK Parliament constituency)|Bromley]] by-election''' was held on 17 December 1919. The by-election was held due to the elevation to the peerage of the incumbent Coalition Conservative MP, [[Henry Forster, 1st Baron Forster|Henry Forster]]. It was won by the Coalition Conservative candidate [[Cuthbert James]].<ref>{{Rayment-hc|date=May 2021}}</ref>

{{Election box begin |
|title=Bromley by-election, 1919<ref>British Parliamentary Election Results 1918-1949, FWS Craig</ref>
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link coalition 1918|
|party = Unionist Party (UK)
|candidate = [[Cuthbert James]]
|votes = 11,148
|percentage = 52.5
|change = -27.0
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = F Percy Hodes
|votes = 10,077
|percentage = 47.5
|change = ''New''
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 1,071
|percentage = 5.0
|change = -54.0
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 21,225
|percentage = 48.9
|change = -3.1
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Unionist Party (UK)
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end 1918}}


==References==
==References==
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[[Category:1919 elections in the United Kingdom]]
[[Category:1919 elections in the United Kingdom|Bromley by-election]]
[[Category:1919 in England]]
[[Category:1919 in England|Bromley by-election]]
[[Category:By-elections to the United Kingdom Parliament in London constituencies]]
[[Category:By-elections to the Parliament of the United Kingdom in London constituencies|Bromley,1919]]
[[Category:Elections in Bromley]]
[[Category:Elections in the London Borough of Bromley|Bromley,1919]]
[[Category:By-elections to the Parliament of the United Kingdom in Kent constituencies]]
[[Category:By-elections to the Parliament of the United Kingdom in Kent constituencies|Bromley,1919]]
[[Category:1910s in Kent]]





Latest revision as of 20:53, 17 December 2024

1919 Bromley by-election

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Candidate James Hodes
Party Unionist Labour
Popular vote 11,148 10,077
Percentage 52.5% 47.5%

MP before election

Forster
Unionist

Subsequent MP

James
Unionist

The 1919 Bromley by-election was held on 17 December 1919. The by-election was held due to the elevation to the peerage of the incumbent Coalition Conservative MP, Henry Forster. It was won by the Coalition Conservative candidate Cuthbert James.[1]

Bromley by-election, 1919[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
C Unionist Cuthbert James 11,148 52.5 −27.0
Labour F Percy Hodes 10,077 47.5 New
Majority 1,071 5.0 −54.0
Turnout 21,225 48.9 −3.1
Unionist hold Swing
C indicates candidate endorsed by the coalition government.

References

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  1. ^ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs
  2. ^ British Parliamentary Election Results 1918-1949, FWS Craig