1921 Westminster St George's by-election

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1921 Westminster St George's

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Candidate	Erskine	Jessel
Party	Anti-Waste League	Unionist
Popular vote	7,244	5,356
Percentage	57.5	42.5

MP before election

Long
Unionist

Subsequent MP

Erskine
Anti-Waste League

The Westminster St George's by-election of 1921 was held on 7 June 1921. The by-election was held due to the elevation to the peerage of the incumbent Coalition Conservative MP, Walter Long. It was won by the Anti-Waste League candidate James Malcolm Monteith Erskine.

By-election 1921: Westminster St George's
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Anti-Waste League	James Erskine	7,244	57.5	*New*
C	Unionist	Herbert Jessel	5,356	42.5	−47.7
Majority			1,888	15.0	N/A
Turnout			12,600	39.8
	Anti-Waste League gain from Unionist		Swing	N/A
C indicates candidate endorsed by the coalition government.

References

Craig, F.W.S. (1977) British Parliamentary Election Results 1918-1949. Macmillan: London.
Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs

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