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1924 Burnley by-election
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UK Parliamentary by-election
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The 1924 Burnley by-election was held on 28 February 1924. The by-election was held due to the death of the incumbent Labour MP, Dan Irving. It was won by the Labour candidate Arthur Henderson who had led the party. Henderson had lost his Newcastle East seat at last year's general election, but had been appointed Home Secretary in the Labour Government which had taken office in January.
Burnley by-election, 1924The Register (Adelaide, SA : 1901 - 1929) Sat 1 Mar 1924 Page 10 BURNLEY BY-ELECTION. http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article64216744 Trove 3 June 2021
Electorate
Labour Party (UK) Arthur Henderson 24,571 58.4 +20.6
Conservative Party (UK) Harold Edward Joscelyn Camps 17,534 41.6 +9.8
7,037 16.8 +10.8
42,105 82.4 −4.9
Labour Party (UK)
+5.4
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Category:1920s in Lancashire
Category:Politics of Burnley
Category:By-elections to the Parliament of the United Kingdom in Lancashire constituencies