Galloway by-election, 1925
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The Galloway by-election, 1925 was a by-election held for the British House of Commons constituency of Galloway in Scotland on 17 November 1925. The by-election was won by the Unionist Party candidate Sidney Richard Streatfeild.
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[edit] Vacancy
The Unionist MP Sir Arthur Henniker-Hughan had died on 4 October 1925. He had held the seat since the 1924 general election.
[edit] Candidates
The Unionist candidate was 31-year-old Sidney Richard Streatfeild, who had previously contested the City of Durham constituency at the 1924 general election.
The Liberal Party candidate was 40-year-old Cecil Dudgeon, who had held the seat from 1922 until his defeat in 1924 by Henniker-Hughan.
The Labour Party candidate was J. Mitchell.
[edit] Result
On an increased turnout, Streatfeild held the seat for the Unionists, with a reduced majority of 928 votes. Dudgeon regained the seat at the 1929 general election.
[edit] Votes
| Galloway by-election, 1925 | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Unionist | Sidney Richard Streatfeild | 10,846 | 43.5 | −9.6 | |
| Liberal | Cecil Dudgeon | 9,918 | 39.7 | −9.2 | |
| Labour | J. Mitchell | 4,207 | 16.8 | N/A | |
| Majority | 928 | 3.8 | −2.4 | ||
| Turnout | 83.3 | +6.5 | |||
| Unionist hold | Swing | − | |||
| General Election 1924: Galloway | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Unionist | Sir Arthur Henniker-Hughan | 12,268 | 53.1 | N/A | |
| Liberal | Cecil Dudgeon | 10,852 | 46.9 | N/A | |
| Majority | 1,416 | 6.2 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 76.8 | N/A | |||
| Unionist gain from Liberal | Swing | N/A | |||
[edit] See also
[edit] Notes
[edit] References
- Craig, F. W. S. [1969] (1983). British parliamentary election results 1918-1949, 3rd edition, Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. ISBN 0-900178-06-X.
- Leigh Rayment's Peerage Page
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