1922 Chertsey by-election

UK parliamentary by-election April 2022 1922 Chertsey by-election presidential United Kingdom Chertsey (UK Parliament constituency)#Elections in the 1910s 1918 Chertsey (UK Parliament constituency)#Elections in the 1920s 1922 24 March 1922 Richardson 85px Unionist Party (UK) 11,811 55.4% Gough 85px Liberal Party (UK) 9,490 45.6% 250px MP Subsequent MP MacMaster Unionist Party (UK) Richardson Unionist Party (UK) The 1922 Chertsey by-election was a parliamentary by-election for the British House of Commons constituency of Chertsey on 24 March 1922. Vacancy The by-election was caused by the death of the sitting Unionist MP, Sir Donald Macmaster on 3 March 1922. He had been MP here since winning the seat in January 1910. Election history Chertsey had returned Conservative or Unionist candidates at every election since the constituency was created in 1885, apart from the Liberal landslide of 1906. The result at the last general election was: 1918 general electionF W S Craig, British Parliamentary Election Results 1918-1949; Political Reference Publications, Glasgow 1949 Unionist Party (UK) Donald Macmaster 13,531 80.7 N/A Labour Party (UK) Thomas T Linsey 3,232 19.3 New 10,299 61.4 N/A 16,763 48.0 N/A Unionist Party (UK) N/A Candidates thumb|120px|Sir Hubert Gough The Unionist's chose first time candidate Philip Richardson, who had won a silver medal at the 1908 London Olympics, for Shooting. He was a Shipbuilder who ran his business from Wallsend. The Labour Party, who had run a candidate in 1918 left the field and the Liberal Party, who had not run a candidate in 1918, intervened. The Liberals also chose a first time candidate in Sir Hubert Gough, who had commanded the British Fifth Army during the Great War and had recently retired from the Army. Result The Unionists held onto the seat with a greatly reduced majority. Chertsey by-election, 1922F W S Craig, British Parliamentary Election Results 1918-1949; Political Reference Publications, Glasgow 1949 Unionist Party (UK) Philip Wigham Richardson 11,811 55.4 -25.3 Liberal Party (UK) Sir Hubert Gough 9,490 45.6 New 2,321 10.8 -50.6 21,301 55.4 +7.4 Unionist Party (UK) Aftermath Philip Richardson continued as the MP until retiring in 1931. Sir Hubert Gough did not stand for election again. The Liberal Party never managed to mount as strong a challenge again as Chertsey remained a safe Conservative seat throughout its history. The result at the following general election; 1922 general electionF W S Craig, British Parliamentary Election Results 1918-1949; Political Reference Publications, Glasgow 1949 Unionist Party (UK) Philip Wigham Richardson 14,081 60.4 +5.0 Liberal Party (UK) Henry Samson Clark 9,228 39.6 -6.0 4,853 20.8 +10.0 23,309 58.2 +2.8 Unionist Party (UK) +5.0 References Who's Who: www.ukwhoswho.com Debrett's House of Commons 1922 By-Elections in British Politics by Cook and Ramsden See also List of United Kingdom by-elections United Kingdom by-election records Category:1922 elections in the United Kingdom Category:By-elections to the Parliament of the United Kingdom in Surrey constituencies Category:1922 in England Category:Borough of Runnymede Category:20th century in Surrey