1920 Sunderland by-election

"The Sunderland by-election of 1920 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.[1]

Sunderland by-election, 1920[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Coalition Liberal	Hamar Greenwood	22,813	54.0	+10.1
	Labour	Vickerman Rutherford	14,379	34.0	+18.7
	Liberal	E.M. Howe	5,065	12.0	New
Majority			8,434	20.0	-8.6
Turnout			42,257	55.4	-1.0
	Coalition Liberal hold		Swing	-4.3

1920 Sunderland by-election

24 April 1920

Candidate Greenwood Rutherford Howe Party Coalition Liberal Labour Liberal Popular vote 22,813 14,379 5,065 Percentage 54.0 34.0 12.0

MP before election Thompson Liberal Subsequent MP Ford Unionist

References

1. http://www.leighrayment.com/commons.htm
2. British Parliamentary Election Results, 1918-1949 FWS Craig