1924 Lewes by-election

UK Parliamentary by-election

The 1924 Lewes by-election was held on 9 July 1924. The by-election was held due to the appointment as Governor of Western Australia of the incumbent Conservative MP, William Campion. It was won by the Conservative candidate Tufton Beamish.^[1]

**1924 Lewes by-election**^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Unionist	Tufton Beamish	9,584	52.0	−7.6
	Labour	Basil William Reid Hall	6,112	33.2	−7.2
	Liberal	Howard Williams	2,718	14.8	New
Majority			3,472	18.8	−0.4
Turnout			18,414	67.3	+9.2
	Unionist hold		Swing	-0.2

References

^ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs
^ Craig, F. W. S. (1983). British parliamentary election results 1918-1949 (3 ed.). Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. ISBN 0-900178-06-X.

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1924

February: City of London
Burnley
March: Dover
Westminster Abbey
May: Liverpool West Toxteth
Glasgow Kelvingrove
June: Oxford
July: Lewes
Holland with Boston
August: Carmarthen

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