1919 Swansea East by-election

UK parliamentary by-election January 2022 March 2022 June 2025 1919 Swansea East by-election United Kingdom by-election Popular Swansea East (UK Parliament constituency)#Elections in the 1910s 1918 1919 07 10 yes (Polling)1919 07 23 yes (Declaration) Swansea East (UK Parliament constituency)#Elections in the 1920s 1922 27,185 64.0% Coalition Liberal David Matthews Coalition Liberal Coalition 9,250 53.1% 10.5% Labour Party (UK) David Williams Labour Party (UK) 8,158 46.9% 10.5% MP Jeremiah Williams Coalition Liberal Subsequent MP David Matthews Coalition Liberal The 1919 Swansea East by-election was a parliamentary by-election held for the British House of Commons constituency of Swansea East on 10 July 1919. Background thumb|120px|T.J. Williams The seat had become vacant when the Coalition Liberal Member of Parliament (MP) Jeremiah Williams had died on 12 June 1919, aged 46. He had held the seat since its creation at the 1918 general election. Electoral history General election 1918: Swansea EastCraig, F. W. S. (1969). British parliamentary election results 1918-1949 (1 ed.). Glasgow: Political Reference Publications. 0-900178-019. Page 542 Coalition Liberal Jeremiah Williams 11,071 63.6 Welsh Labour David Williams 6,341 36.4 4,730 27.2 17,411 64.1 27,185 Coalition Liberal Candidates Coalition Liberal David Matthews, Swansea Town Council councillor, former Mayor of Swansea and merchant Labour David Williams, Swansea Town Council councillor, former Mayor of Swansea, boilermaker and candidate for this seat in 1918Swansea East By-Election https://www-britishnewspaperarchive-co-uk/viewer/bl/0005049/19190616/150/0009 5 May 2026 London Daily Chronicle 16 June 1919 9 Campaign At a Labour Party conference in June, a resolution was passed in favour of using the strike weapon for political purposes. Result The Coalition Liberal candidate, David Matthews, held the seat for his party, but with a greatly reduced majority. 1919 Swansea East by-election Coalition Liberal David Matthews 9,250 53.1 –10.5 Welsh Labour David Williams 8,158 46.9 +10.5 1,092 6.2 -21.0 17,408 64.0 -0.1 27,185 Coalition Liberal –10.5 Aftermath David Williams stood again at the 1922 general election and won the seat for the Labour Party. See also Swansea East constituency 1940 Swansea East by-election 1963 Swansea East by-election Swansea List of United Kingdom by-elections (1918–1931) United Kingdom by-election records References Further reading Craig F. W. S. F. W. S. Craig British parliamentary election results 1918-1949 1969 3rd 1983 Parliamentary Research Services Chichester 0-900178-06-X y February 2012 A Vision Of Britain Through Time (Constituency elector numbers) Swansea East by-election, 1919 Swansea East by-election Swansea East by-election Swansea East by-election Category:1910s elections in Wales East by-election, 1919 Category:Elections in Swansea Category:By-elections to the Parliament of the United Kingdom in Welsh constituencies