1928 Faversham by-election

UK parliamentary by-election April 2022 June 2025 The 1928 Faversham by-election 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: Conservative Party (UK) Granville Wheler 14,432 46.9 -5.2 Labour Party (UK) Stanley J W Morgan 9,180 29.9 -18.0 Liberal Party (UK) A J Soloman 7,132 23.2 New 5,252 17.0 +12.8 30,744 73.9 +10.5 Conservative Party (UK) +6.4 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 to 1924. E.A. 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 The Conservative Party held the seat. Faversham by-election, 1928 Unionist Party (UK) Adam Maitland 12,997 41.7 -5.2 Labour Party (UK) Dudley Aman 11,313 36.2 +6.3 Liberal Party (UK) John Freeman Dunn 5,813 18.6 -4.6 Independent Unionist E.A. Hailwood 1,090 3.5 New 1,684 5.5 -11.5 31,213 72.4 -1.5 Unionist Party (UK) -5.8 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 Conservative Party (UK) Adam Maitland 16,219 41.3 -0.4 Labour Party (UK) Dudley Aman 15,275 38.9 +2.7 Liberal Party (UK) Maurice Alfred Gerothwohl 7,782 19.8 +1.2 944 2.4 -3.1 39,276 75.5 +3.1 Conservative Party (UK) References British Parliamentary Election Results 1918-1949, compiled and edited by F.W.S. Craig (The Macmillan Press 1979) Category:1928 elections in the United Kingdom Category:1928 in England Faversham Category:Politics of Swale Category:1920s in Kent