1928 Faversham by-election - Misplaced Pages

The 1928 Faversham by-election was a parliamentary by-election held in January 1928 for the British House of Commons constituency of Faversham, in Kent.

Previous MP

The Conservative MP, Sir Granville Wheler died. He had been the MP since re-gaining the seat from the Liberals in January 1910.

Previous Result

General election, 29 October 1924 Electorate:
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Granville Wheler	14,432	46.9	−5.2
	Labour	Stanley J W Morgan	9,180	29.9	−18.0
	Liberal	A J Soloman	7,132	23.2	New
Majority			5,252	17.0	+12.8
Turnout			30,744	73.9	+10.5
	Conservative hold		Swing	+6.4

Candidates

Forty-three-year-old Adam Maitland was selected by the local Conservatives to defend the seat. Labour changed their candidate when they chose 44-year-old Dudley Leigh Aman. He had contested Petersfield in 1922, 1923 and Thanet in 1924. The Liberals selected 54-year-old John Freeman Dunn who had been Liberal MP for Hemel Hempstead from 1923 to 1924. E.A. Hailwood, who had contested Southend and Northampton as an Independent Conservative, was standing in his third by-election. His appearance at this by-election resulted in some Conservative party members 'offering violence'.

Result

The Conservative Party held the seat.

Faversham by-election, 1928
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Unionist	Adam Maitland	12,997	41.7	−5.2
	Labour	Dudley Aman	11,313	36.2	+6.3
	Liberal	John Freeman Dunn	5,813	18.6	−4.6
	Ind. Unionist	E.A. Hailwood	1,090	3.5	New
Majority			1,684	5.5	−11.5
Turnout			31,213	72.4	−1.5
	Unionist hold		Swing	-5.8

Aftermath

Maitland held the seat at the 1929 general election, again defeating Aman. At those elections, Dunn unsuccessfully fought Chichester.

General election, 30 May 1929 Electorate: 52,047
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Adam Maitland	16,219	41.3	−0.4
	Labour	Dudley Aman	15,275	38.9	+2.7
	Liberal	Maurice Alfred Gerothwohl	7,782	19.8	+1.2
Majority			944	2.4	−3.1
Turnout			39,276	75.5	+3.1
	Conservative hold		Swing

References

British Parliamentary Election Results 1918-1949, compiled and edited by F.W.S. Craig (The Macmillan Press 1979)

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1924	December: Dundee
1925	February: Walsall June: Ayr Burghs Eastbourne Oldham July: Forest of Dean September: Stockport November: Galloway December: Bury St Edmunds Ripon
1926	January: Dunbartonshire January: East Renfrewshire February: Cambridge University Darlington March: Combined English Universities Bothwell April: East Ham North May: Buckrose Hammersmith North July: Wallsend September: North Cumberland November: Howdenshire Kingston-upon-Hull Central Chelmsford December: Smethwick
1927	February: Stourbridge March: Leith Southwark North April: Combined Scottish Universities May: Bosworth June: Westbury Brixton November: Southend Canterbury
1928	January: Northampton Faversham February: Bristol West Lancaster Ilford March: St Ives Middlesbrough West April: Linlithgowshire Hanley St Marylebone June: Carmarthen Holborn July: Epsom Halifax Sheffield Hallam August: Aberdeen North September: Cheltenham October: Tavistock Ashton-under-Lyne
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