Faversham by-election, 1928

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The Faversham by-election, 1928 was a parliamentary by-election held in January 1928 for the British House of Commons constituency of Faversham, in Kent.

Previous MP

The Conservative MP, Sir Granville Wheler died. He had been the MP since re-gaining the seat from the Liberals in January 1910.

Previous Result

General Election, 29 October 1924 Electorate:
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Granville Charles Hastings Wheler 14,432 46.9
Labour Rev. Stanley J W Morgan 9,180 29.9
Liberal A J Soloman 7,132 23.2
Majority 5,252 17.0
Turnout 73.9
Conservative hold Swing

Candidates

Forty-three-year-old Adam Maitland was selected by the local Conservatives to defend the seat. Labour changed their candidate when they chose 44-year-old Dudley Leigh Aman. He had contested Petersfield in 1922, 1923 and Thanet in 1924. The Liberals selected 54-year-old John Freeman Dunn who had been Liberal MP for Hemel Hempstead from 1923-24. Former Conservative MP Augustine Hailwood who had contested Southend and Northampton as an Independent Conservative, was standing in his third by-election. His appearance at this by-election resulted in some Conservative party members 'offering violence'.

Result

Faversham by-election, 25 January 1928 Electorate: 43,122
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Adam Maitland 12,997 41.7 -5.2
Labour Dudley Leigh Aman 11,313 36.2 +6.3
Liberal John Freeman Dunn 5,813 18.6 -4.6
Independent Conservative E. Augustine Hailwood 1,090 3.5 +3.5
Majority 1,684 5.5
Turnout 72.4
Conservative hold Swing

Aftermath

Maitland held the seat at the 1929 General Election, again defeating Aman. At those elections, Dunn unsuccessfully fought Chichester.

General Election, 30 May 1929 Electorate: 52,047
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Adam Maitland 16,219 41.3 -0.4
Labour Dudley Leigh Aman 15,275 38.9 +2.7
Liberal Prof. Maurice Alfred Gerothwohl 7,782 19.8 +1.2
Majority 944 2.4
Turnout 75.5
Conservative hold Swing

References

  • British Parliamentary Election Results 1918-1949, compiled and edited by F.W.S. Craig (The Macmillan Press 1979)