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1921 Taunton by-election

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1921 Taunton by-election

← 1918 8 April 1921 1922 →
 
Candidate Griffith-Boscawen Lunnon
Party Unionist Labour
Popular vote 12,994 8,290
Percentage 61.1% 38.9%

MP before election

Boles
Unionist

Subsequent MP

Simpson
Liberal

The 1921 Taunton by-election was held on 8 April 1921. The by-election was held due to the resignation of the incumbent Coalition Unionist MP, Dennis Fortescue Boles. It was won by the Coalition Unionist candidate Arthur Griffith-Boscawen.[1]

Taunton by-election, 1921
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
C Unionist Arthur Griffith-Boscawen 12,994 61.1 −11.3
Labour James Lunnon 8,290 38.9 +11.3
Majority 4,704 22.2 −22.6
Turnout 21,284 73.5 +13.1
Unionist hold Swing -11.3
C indicates candidate endorsed by the coalition government.

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