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1920 Rhondda West by-election
UK parliamentary by-election
UK parliamentary by-election
| Field | Value | |
|---|---|---|
| election_name | 1920 Rhondda West by-election | |
| type | presidential | |
| country | Wales | |
| previous_election | Rhondda West (UK Parliament constituency)#Elections in the 1910s | |
| previous_year | 1918 | |
| next_election | Rhondda West (UK Parliament constituency)#Elections in the 1920s | |
| next_year | 1922 | |
| election_date | 21 December 1920 | |
| candidate1 | John | |
| image1 | [[File:William John.jpg | 85px]] |
| party1 | Welsh Labour | |
| popular_vote1 | 14,035 | |
| percentage1 | 58.5% | |
| candidate2 | Rowlands | |
| party2 | Unionist Party (UK) | |
| popular_vote2 | 9,959 | |
| percentage2 | 41.5% | |
| map_size | 250px | |
| title | MP | |
| posttitle | Subsequent MP | |
| before_election | Abraham | |
| before_party | Welsh Labour | |
| after_election | John | |
| after_party | Welsh Labour |
The 1920 Rhondda West by-election was a parliamentary by-election held on 21 December 1920 for the British House of Commons constituency of Rhondda West in Wales.
The seat had become vacant when the constituency's Labour Member of Parliament (MP), William Abraham, resigned from Parliament. He had held the seat since its creation at the 1918 general election, when he was returned unopposed. He had been the MP for the previous Rhondda constituency from its creation for the 1885 general election.
The result of the contest was a victory for the Labour candidate, William John, who won with a majority of 4,076 votes over Gwilym Rowlands. Rowlands described himself as "Labour in the Conservative interest", but was an official Conservative Party candidate.
John represented the constituency until he retired from the House of Commons at the 1950 general election.
|reg. electors = 34,203
References
References
- Craig, F. W. S. (1969). British parliamentary election results 1918-1949 (1 ed.). Glasgow: Political Reference Publications. {{ISBN. 0-900178-019. Page 541
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