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newspaper, the by-election proved largely uneventful and the parties were expecting a small poll. In the event there was a turnout of 51% which although on the lower end of the spectrum for by-elections of the day, was not the lowest experienced during the 1918–1922 Parliament. Popular opinion was
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6 weeks earlier, the dominant issue of the campaign was the idea being floated by the
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Percy was to find electoral success elsewhere and go on to sit in the
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Kenworthy went on to hold the seat for the
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Germany. Percy's campaign did little other than express support for the
Coalition Government.
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on 29 March 1919. The by-election was the fifth to be held during the 1918-1922 parliament.
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British Pathe has newsreel footage of Joseph
Kenworthy taken after his election victory.
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and particularly against the
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as their candidate to defend the seat. He was the seventh son of
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869:
852:
787:
782:
777:
770:
763:
732:
721:
707:
686:
658:
619:
612:
607:
602:
595:
588:
560:
518:
516:
504:As with the
503:
500:
497:
459:Warwickshire
397:
381:
316:
311:
306:
299:
292:
283:
246:
219:
207:
204:constituency
192:
190:
173:
169:
158:
151:
132:
119:
46:
15:
1511:September:
1408:East Dorset
1323:Abertillery
1299:September:
1253:Northampton
1242:Basingstoke
1188:Spen Valley
1143:September:
1117:East Antrim
1090:Leyton West
540:candidate,
233:Spanish flu
129:Percentage
1791:Categories
1673:Pontypridd
1668:North Down
1584:North Down
1567:February:
1534:December:
1528:November:
1497:Caerphilly
1465:North Down
1460:Mid Armagh
1428:Chichester
1354:February:
1321:December:
1312:The Wrekin
1305:November:
1295:Woodbridge
1268:Sunderland
1221:Horncastle
1211:The Wrekin
1209:February:
1176:December:
1155:November:
1145:Pontefract
1082:February:
901:References
745:Candidate
711:indicates
570:Candidate
471:Royal Navy
467:Winchester
455:Leamington
413:Candidates
401:indicates
301:Mark Sykes
267:Candidate
86:Candidate
1761:1979–2010
1756:1950–1979
1751:1931–1950
1746:1918–1931
1741:1900–1918
1736:1885–1900
1731:1868–1885
1726:1857–1868
1721:1847–1857
1716:1832–1847
1711:1818–1832
1706:1806–1818
1701:1801–1806
1683:October:
1610:Inverness
1605:Cambridge
1569:West Down
1551:January:
1522:October:
1470:West Down
1418:Eddisbury
1382:Penistone
1343:January:
1285:Ebbw Vale
1237:Stockport
1203:January:
1178:St Albans
1149:October:
932:The Times
817:Majority
729:Aftermath
649:Majority
555:Kenworthy
534:Bonar Law
520:The Times
487:Rotherham
485:fighting
475:Admiralty
346:Majority
175:Kenworthy
1677:August:
1615:Chertsey
1558:Tamworth
1495:August:
1491:Hertford
1476:Mid Down
1444:Abingdon
1434:Hastings
1345:Hereford
1232:Dartford
1137:August:
1128:Bothwell
986:(1969).
874:See also
797:Unionist
691:Unionist
629:Unionist
494:Campaign
379:Unionist
294:Unionist
164:Unionist
110:Unionist
1685:Newport
1652:Banbury
1642:Newbury
1626:Clapham
1593:March:
1530:Hornsey
1423:Bedford
1413:Bewdley
1393:Taunton
1391:April:
1360:March:
1251:April:
1225:March:
1216:Paisley
1183:Bromley
1109:April:
1088:March:
1063:»
1057:to the
1045:«
850:Liberal
836:27,721
832:Turnout
806:12,347
778:15,374
765:Liberal
684:Liberal
670:16,315
666:Turnout
590:Liberal
538:Liberal
365:17,239
361:Turnout
349:10,371
326:Liberal
216:Vacancy
179:Liberal
105:Liberal
67:
1661:July:
1635:June:
1589:Bodmin
1553:Ludlow
1474:July:
1453:June:
1367:Dudley
1301:Ilford
1283:July:
1272:June:
1227:Argyll
1139:Widnes
1121:July:
1069:»
1051:«
998:
842:+27.2
820:3,027
748:Votes
742:Party
700:+32.9
644:−32.9
638:7,699
613:+32.9
603:8,616
573:Votes
567:Party
513:Result
479:London
371:−31.2
355:+57.2
341:−28.6
335:3,434
317:+28.6
307:13,805
270:Votes
264:Party
195:was a
137:47.2%
124:7,699
101:Party
1663:Gower
1624:May:
1518:Louth
1432:May:
1350:Dover
1274:Louth
1115:May:
862:+2.7
858:Swing
839:79.1
826:+5.4
823:11.0
812:−2.7
809:44.5
788:+2.7
783:55.5
696:Swing
689:from
676:−3.0
673:51.9
641:47.2
608:52.8
421:Percy
387:Swing
368:54.9
352:60.2
338:19.9
254:Sykes
227:(MP)
160:Sykes
133:52.8%
120:8,616
1545:1922
1337:1921
1197:1920
1076:1919
996:ISBN
853:hold
687:gain
655:5.6
652:917
532:and
442:and
440:Eton
382:hold
312:80.1
191:The
52:1922
42:1918
659:N/A
528:of
465:in
457:in
206:of
1793::
755:±%
751:%
580:±%
576:%
548:.
277:±%
273:%
153:MP
1037:e
1030:t
1023:v
1004:.
715:.
708:C
622:C
405:.
398:C
286:C
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