Westminster St George's by-election, 1921
The Westminster St George's by-election of 1921 was held on 7 July 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.[1]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Anti-Waste League | James Erskine | 7,244 | 57.5 | N/A | |
Coalition Conservative | Sir Herbert Merton Jessel, Bt. | 5,356 | 42.5 | -47.7 | |
Majority | 1,888 | 15.0 | |||
Turnout | 12,600 | 39.8 | |||
Anti-Waste League gain from Coalition Conservative | Swing | N/A | |||
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