Darlington by-election, 1923
Encyclopedia
The Darlington by-election, 1923 was a by-election
held on 28 February 1923 for the British House of Commons
constituency
of Darlington
in County Durham
.
Member of Parliament
(MP), Herbert Pike Pease was elevated to the peerage as Baron Daryngton
. He had held the seat since the December 1910 general election.
candidate was W.J. Sherwood, who had also fought the seat in 1922
, having contested The Hartlepools
in 1918
William Pease
, who had not previously contested a parliamentary election, stood for the Conservatives.
Sherwood stood again at the general election in December 1923
, losing again to Pease.
By-election
A by-election is an election held to fill a political office that has become vacant between regularly scheduled elections....
held on 28 February 1923 for the British House of Commons
British House of Commons
The House of Commons is the lower house of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, which also comprises the Sovereign and the House of Lords . Both Commons and Lords meet in the Palace of Westminster. The Commons is a democratically elected body, consisting of 650 members , who are known as Members...
constituency
United Kingdom constituencies
In the United Kingdom , each of the electoral areas or divisions called constituencies elects one or more members to a parliament or assembly.Within the United Kingdom there are now five bodies with members elected by constituencies:...
of Darlington
Darlington (UK Parliament constituency)
Darlington is a borough constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament by the first past the post system of election....
in County Durham
County Durham
County Durham is a ceremonial county and unitary district in north east England. The county town is Durham. The largest settlement in the ceremonial county is the town of Darlington...
.
Vacancy
The seat had become vacant when the sitting ConservativeConservative Party (UK)
The Conservative Party, formally the Conservative and Unionist Party, is a centre-right political party in the United Kingdom that adheres to the philosophies of conservatism and British unionism. It is the largest political party in the UK, and is currently the largest single party in the House...
Member of Parliament
Member of Parliament
A Member of Parliament is a representative of the voters to a :parliament. In many countries with bicameral parliaments, the term applies specifically to members of the lower house, as upper houses often have a different title, such as senate, and thus also have different titles for its members,...
(MP), Herbert Pike Pease was elevated to the peerage as Baron Daryngton
Baron Daryngton
Baron Daryngton, of Witley in the County of Surrey, was a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. It was created in 1923 for Herbert Pease, who had previously represented Darlington in Parliament as a Liberal Unionist...
. He had held the seat since the December 1910 general election.
Candidates
The Labour PartyLabour Party (UK)
The Labour Party is a centre-left democratic socialist party in the United Kingdom. It surpassed the Liberal Party in general elections during the early 1920s, forming minority governments under Ramsay MacDonald in 1924 and 1929-1931. The party was in a wartime coalition from 1940 to 1945, after...
candidate was W.J. Sherwood, who had also fought the seat in 1922
United Kingdom general election, 1922
The United Kingdom general election of 1922 was held on 15 November 1922. It was the first election held after most of the Irish counties left the United Kingdom to form the Irish Free State, and was won by Andrew Bonar Law's Conservatives, who gained an overall majority over Labour, led by John...
, having contested The Hartlepools
Hartlepool (UK Parliament constituency)
Hartlepool is a borough constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament by the first-past-the-post system of election.- Boundaries :...
in 1918
United Kingdom general election, 1918
The United Kingdom general election of 1918 was the first to be held after the Representation of the People Act 1918, which meant it was the first United Kingdom general election in which nearly all adult men and some women could vote. Polling was held on 14 December 1918, although the count did...
William Pease
William Edwin Pease
William Edwin Pease was an English businessman and Conservative Party politician from County Durham. Pease was educated at Clifton College and Trinity College, Cambridge....
, who had not previously contested a parliamentary election, stood for the Conservatives.
Result
On a slightly reduced turnout, Pease won the seat with a comfortable majority. He held the seat until his death in 1926.Sherwood stood again at the general election in December 1923
United Kingdom general election, 1923
-Seats summary:-References:*F. W. S. Craig, British Electoral Facts: 1832-1987*-External links:***...
, losing again to Pease.
Votes
See also
- Darlington constituencyDarlington (UK Parliament constituency)Darlington is a borough constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament by the first past the post system of election....
- DarlingtonDarlingtonDarlington is a market town in the Borough of Darlington, part of the ceremonial county of County Durham, England. It lies on the small River Skerne, a tributary of the River Tees, not far from the main river. It is the main population centre in the borough, with a population of 97,838 as of 2001...
- Darlington by-election, 1926Darlington by-election, 1926The Darlington by-election, 1926 was a by-election held on 17 February 1926 for the British House of Commons constituency of Darlington in County Durham.- Vacancy :...
- Darlington by-election, 1983Darlington by-election, 1983The Darlington by-election, 1983 was a parliamentary by-election held on 24 March 1983 for the British House of Commons constituency of Darlington in County Durham....
- List of United Kingdom by-elections (1918–1931)