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[[Image:Holborn1918.png|thumb|260px|Holborn in 1928]]
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The '''[[Holborn (UK Parliament constituency)|Holborn]] by-election of 1928''' was held on 28 June 1928. The by-election was held due to the elevation to the peerage of the incumbent Conservative MP, [[James Remnant]]. It was won by the Conservative candidate [[Stuart Bevan]].<ref>http://www.leighrayment.com/commons.htm</ref>
The '''[[Holborn (UK Parliament constituency)|Holborn]] by-election of 1928''' was held on 28 June 1928. The by-election was held due to the elevation to the peerage of the incumbent Conservative MP, [[James Remnant]]. It was won by the Conservative candidate [[Stuart Bevan]].<ref>http://www.leighrayment.com/commons.htm</ref>

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Holborn in 1928

The Holborn by-election of 1928 was held on 28 June 1928. The by-election was held due to the elevation to the peerage of the incumbent Conservative MP, James Remnant. It was won by the Conservative candidate Stuart Bevan.[1]

Candidates

Bevan was chosen as the Conservative candidate although his candidature was opposed by a section of the local party as he had no links to the area, and they threatened to run an Independent candidate against him.[2] In the event they were unable to find a suitable candidate, and Bevan was elected as Member of Parliament (MP) For Holborn[3] with a majority of 4,127.[4] A general election was called in the following year, and the split of 1928 re-emerged: a large part of the local Conservative organisation supporting the candidature of a local county councillor. Bevan, however, held the seat with an increased majority of 5,563.[4]

52 year-old local man Thomas Edward Morton stood as the Liberal candidate. He was educated at Harris Academy, Dundee and Glasgow University. During the war he served as a lieutenant in the RAF.[5] He had a commercial career in London and Switzerland.[6]

Result

Holborn by-election, 1928
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Unionist Stuart Bevan 6,365 59.7
Labour Percy Allott 2,238 21.0
Liberal Thomas Edward Morton 2,062 19.3
Majority 4,127 38.7
Turnout 27,357 39.0
Unionist hold Swing -6.2

References

  1. ^ http://www.leighrayment.com/commons.htm
  2. ^ "Obituary: The Holborn By-Election. Mr. Stuart Bevan's Candidature". The Times. 15 June 1928. p. 16.
  3. ^ "No. 33400". The London Gazette. 3 June 1928. p. 4494.
  4. ^ a b "Obituary: Mr. Stuart Bevan, K.C., M.P. A Distinguished Advocate". The Times. 26 October 1935. p. 14.
  5. ^ The Liberal Year Book, 1929
  6. ^ The Times House of Commons, 1929