Caerphilly by-election, 1921

The Caerphilly by-election of 1921 was held on 24 August 1921. The by-election was held due to the death of the incumbent Labour MP, Alfred Onions. It was won by the Labour candidate Morgan Jones.[1]

Morgan Jones clinched the Labour nomination despite not being the preferred candidate of the South Wales Miners' Federation. He was the first conscientious objector to be elected to Parliament after World War I.[2]

Caerphilly by-election, 1921
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labour Morgan Jones 13,699
Liberal William Rees Edmunds 8,958
Communist Stewart, BobBob Stewart 2,592 10.3
Majority 4,741
Turnout
Labour hold Swing

References


This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the 7/31/2015. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.