1919 Swansea East by-election
{{Short description|UK parliamentary by-election}}
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The 1919 Swansea East by-election was a parliamentary by-election held for the British House of Commons constituency of Swansea East on 10 July 1919.
Vacancy
The seat had become vacant when the Coalition Liberal Member of Parliament (MP) Thomas Jeremiah Williams had died on 12 June 1919, aged 46. He had held the seat since its creation at the 1918 general election.
Electoral history
{{Election box begin|title=General election 1918: Swansea EastCraig, F. W. S. (1969). British parliamentary election results 1918-1949 (1 ed.). Glasgow: Political Reference Publications. {{ISBN|0-900178-019}}. Page 542}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link coalition 1918|
|party = Liberal Party (UK)
|candidate = Thomas Jeremiah Williams
|votes = 11,071
|percentage = 63.6
|change = N/A
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Welsh Labour
|candidate = David Williams
|votes = 6,341
|percentage = 36.4
|change = N/A
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 4,730
|percentage = 27.2
|change = N/A
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 17,411
|percentage = 64.1
|change = N/A
}}
{{Election box registered electors|
|reg. electors = 27,185
}}
{{Election box new seat win
|winner = Liberal Party (UK)
}}
{{Election box end 1918}}
Campaign
At a Labour Party conference in June, a resolution was passed in favour of using the strike weapon for political purposes.
Result
The Coalition Liberal candidate, David Matthews, held the seat for his party, but with a greatly reduced majority.
{{Election box begin|title=1919 Swansea East by-election}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link coalition 1918|
|party = Liberal Party (UK)
|candidate = David Matthews
|votes = 9,250
|percentage = 53.1
|change = -10.5
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Welsh Labour
|candidate = David Williams
|votes = 8,158
|percentage = 46.9
|change = +10.5
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 1,092
|percentage = 6.2
|change = -21.0
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 17,408
|percentage = 64.0
|change = -0.1
}}
{{Election box registered electors|
|reg. electors = 27,185
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Liberal Party (UK)
|swing = -10.5
}}
{{Election box end 1918}}
Aftermath
David Williams stood again at the 1922 general election and won the seat for the Labour Party.
See also
References
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Further reading
- {{cite book |last=Craig |first=F. W. S. |author-link= F. W. S. Craig |title=British parliamentary election results 1918-1949 |orig-year=1969 |edition= 3rd |year=1983 |publisher= Parliamentary Research Services |location=Chichester |isbn= 0-900178-06-X}}
- {{Rayment|external links=y|date=February 2012}}
- [http://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/ A Vision Of Britain Through Time] (Constituency elector numbers)
{{By-elections to the 31st UK Parliament}}
{{Westminster by-elections in Wales 1900–1949}}
Swansea East by-election, 1919
Category:1910s elections in Wales
Category:By-elections to the Parliament of the United Kingdom in Welsh constituencies