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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;
234:
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:
422:
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
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on 3 March 1922. He had been MP here since winning the seat in
January 1910.
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The
Unionists held onto the seat with a greatly reduced majority.
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The by-election was caused by the death of the sitting
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By-Elections in
British Politics by Cook and Ramsden
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392:candidate endorsed by the coalition government
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581:continued as the MP until retiring in 1931.
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625:Philip Wigham Richardson
474:Philip Wigham Richardson
201:British House of Commons
1254:Westminster St George's
1212:Penrith and Cockermouth
1090:Middleton and Prestwich
1590:20th century in Surrey
590:1922 general election
411:
239:1918 general election
1259:Heywood and Radcliffe
1020:Camberwell North West
409:
1585:Borough of Runnymede
1309:Southwark South East
857:Liverpool West Derby
224:Sir Donald Macmaster
195:was a parliamentary
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924:Manchester Rusholme
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116:Popular vote
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978:Ashton-under-Lyne
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16:
1539:2010–present
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1297:Westhoughton
1171:Bristol West
1101:Rhondda West
896:Swansea East
878:Hull Central
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828:By-elections
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1284:September:
1181:East Dorset
1096:Abertillery
1072:September:
1026:Northampton
1015:Basingstoke
961:Spen Valley
916:September:
890:East Antrim
863:Leyton West
197:by-election
129:Percentage
1564:Categories
1446:Pontypridd
1441:North Down
1357:North Down
1340:February:
1307:December:
1301:November:
1270:Caerphilly
1238:North Down
1233:Mid Armagh
1201:Chichester
1127:February:
1094:December:
1085:The Wrekin
1078:November:
1068:Woodbridge
1041:Sunderland
994:Horncastle
984:The Wrekin
982:February:
949:December:
928:November:
918:Pontefract
855:February:
722:References
598:Candidate
447:Candidate
402:Candidates
390:indicates
247:Candidate
175:Richardson
90:Richardson
86:Candidate
1534:1979–2010
1529:1950–1979
1524:1931–1950
1519:1918–1931
1514:1900–1918
1509:1885–1900
1504:1868–1885
1499:1857–1868
1494:1847–1857
1489:1832–1847
1484:1818–1832
1479:1806–1818
1474:1801–1806
1456:October:
1383:Inverness
1378:Cambridge
1342:West Down
1324:January:
1295:October:
1243:West Down
1191:Eddisbury
1155:Penistone
1116:January:
1058:Ebbw Vale
1010:Stockport
976:January:
951:St Albans
922:October:
668:Majority
574:Aftermath
521:Majority
328:Majority
160:MacMaster
1450:August:
1388:Chertsey
1331:Tamworth
1268:August:
1264:Hertford
1249:Mid Down
1217:Abingdon
1207:Hastings
1118:Hereford
1005:Dartford
910:August:
901:Bothwell
771:See also
701:Unionist
618:Unionist
554:Unionist
467:Unionist
365:Unionist
274:Unionist
217:Unionist
205:Chertsey
199:for the
179:Unionist
164:Unionist
105:Unionist
1458:Newport
1425:Banbury
1415:Newbury
1399:Clapham
1366:March:
1303:Hornsey
1196:Bedford
1186:Bewdley
1166:Taunton
1164:April:
1133:March:
1024:April:
998:March:
989:Paisley
956:Bromley
882:April:
861:March:
836:»
830:to the
818:«
687:23,309
683:Turnout
650:Liberal
631:14,081
540:21,301
536:Turnout
499:Liberal
480:11,811
349:16,763
345:Turnout
331:10,299
211:Vacancy
110:Liberal
67:
1434:July:
1408:June:
1362:Bodmin
1326:Ludlow
1247:July:
1226:June:
1140:Dudley
1074:Ilford
1056:July:
1045:June:
1000:Argyll
912:Widnes
894:July:
842:»
824:«
677:+10.0
671:4,853
657:9,228
601:Votes
595:Party
530:−50.6
524:2,321
508:9,490
490:−25.3
450:Votes
444:Party
431:Result
315:3,232
308:Labour
287:13,531
250:Votes
244:Party
137:45.6%
124:9,490
120:11,811
101:Party
1436:Gower
1397:May:
1291:Louth
1205:May:
1123:Dover
1047:Louth
888:May:
713:+5.0
709:Swing
693:+2.8
690:58.2
674:20.8
663:−6.0
660:39.6
641:+5.0
636:60.4
562:Swing
546:+7.4
543:55.4
527:10.8
511:45.6
485:55.4
373:Swing
352:48.0
334:61.4
318:19.3
133:55.4%
95:Gough
1318:1922
1110:1921
970:1920
849:1919
704:hold
557:hold
368:hold
292:80.7
191:The
52:1922
42:1918
515:New
378:N/A
356:N/A
338:N/A
322:New
298:N/A
1566::
608:±%
604:%
457:±%
453:%
257:±%
253:%
222:,
220:MP
153:MP
810:e
803:t
796:v
394:.
387:C
266:C
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