Pontypridd by-election, 1922

The Pontypridd by-election of 1922 was held on 25 July 1922. The by-election was held due to the appointed of the incumbent Coalition Liberal MP, Thomas Arthur Lewis, as a Junior Lord of the Treasury. It was won by the Labour candidate Thomas Isaac Mardy Jones.[1] It was one of only eight ministerial by-elections in the UK not to be retained by the incumbent.

Pontypridd by-election, 1922[2] Electorate
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labour Thomas Isaac Mardy Jones 16,630 57.0 +14.2
National Liberal Thomas Arthur Lewis 12,550 43.0 13.1
Majority 4,080 13.19
Turnout 29,180
Labour gain from National Liberal Swing 13.7

References

  1. http://www.leighrayment.com/commons.htm
  2. House of Commons Information Office Email Dated 18 December 2008


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