Westminster Abbey by-election, 1924
- Westminster Abbey by-election, 1924
The Westminster Abbey by-election, 1924 was a parliamentary by-election held on 19 March 1924 for the British House of Commons constituency of Westminster Abbey in London. The seat had become vacant when the Conservative Member of Parliament (MP) John Nicholson had died on 21 February 1924. Nicholson had held the seat since a 1921 by-election. The Conservative candidate Otho Nicholson held the seat for the party.
Otho Nicholson was challenged by the very prominent politician Winston Churchill and Labour stalwart Fenner Brockway. Churchill had lost his seat in the 1922 general election, having left the Conservative Party and joined the Liberals. After losing his seat, he unsuccessfully stood in the 1923 general election. He stood in the Westminster Abbey by-election as a "Constitutionalist", but lost by 43 votes. He was re-elected to Parliament in the 1924 general election. Fenner Brockway later became an MP for Leyton East and Eton and Slough. Otho Nicholson resigned in 1932 by becoming Steward of the Manor of Northstead, causing a by-election.
Result
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title=Westminster Abbey by-election, 1924Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Otho Nicholson
votes = 8,187
percentage = 35.9
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party = Constitutionalist
candidate = Winston Churchill
votes = 8,144
percentage = 35.8
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party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Fenner Brockway
votes = 6,156
percentage = 27.0
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party = Liberal Party (UK)
candidate = John Scott Duckers
votes = 291
percentage = 1.3
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votes = 43
percentage = 0.1
change = "N/A"Election box turnout
votes = 36,999
percentage = 61.6
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winner = Conservative Party (UK)
swing = "N/A"
References
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* "British Parliamentary Election Results 1918-1949", compiled and edited by F.W.S. Craig (The Macmillan Press 1979)
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