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as their candidate to challenge for the seat. He had fought the seat at the last
General Election. He had represented the Canadian Government on numerous commissions. He was a member of the Executive Committee of the
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The Labour Party intervened in the next contest and enabled the
Unionists to increase their majority. The result at the following General Election;
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From its first election as a county constituency in 1918 onwards, Canterbury was a safe
Unionist seat. The result at the last General Election was
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Polling Day was set for 24 November 1927, just 20 days after the announcement of the vacancy, allowing for virtually no campaign.
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Despite a swing of 13% to the
Liberals, Wayland was able to hang onto the seat with some ease.
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on 4 November 1927. He had been MP here since winning the seat at its creation in 1918.
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which saw the
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On 15 November 1927 the local Labour Party met and decided not to run a candidate.
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By-elections to the
Parliament of the United Kingdom in Kent constituencies
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The by-election was caused by the elevation to the peerage of the sitting
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On 7 November 1927 The
Canterbury Unionist Association chose 58-year-old
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visited Canterbury to speak in support of the Liberal candidate.
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At an eve of poll Unionist meeting the former Canterbury MP
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1929 general election: Canterbury Electorate 49,499
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as their candidate to defend the seat. He served as
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1924 general election: Canterbury Electorate 36,045
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225:The Canterbury Liberal Association re-adopted
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249:Agricultural issues dominated the election.
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615:(Supplement). 30 December 1919. p. 3.
270:criticised "Ignorant Liberal Bleatings".
259:On 19 November 1927 voters polled in the
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53:Rt Hon. Ronald McNeill
1264:History of Canterbury
36:on 24 November 1927.
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20:was a parliamentary
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208:Sir William Wayland
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879:Howdenshire
871:September:
780:September:
607:"No. 31712"
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1243:Categories
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957:Canterbury
950:November:
910:February:
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889:Chelmsford
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765:Eastbourne
760:Ayr Burghs
752:February:
735:December:
584:References
435:Candidate
293:Candidate
201:Candidates
75:Candidate
30:Canterbury
1213:1979–2010
1208:1950–1979
1203:1931–1950
1198:1918–1931
1193:1900–1918
1188:1885–1900
1183:1868–1885
1178:1857–1868
1173:1847–1857
1168:1832–1847
1163:1818–1832
1158:1806–1818
1153:1801–1806
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1087:January:
1067:Tavistock
1065:October:
990:Lancaster
979:Faversham
972:January:
895:Smethwick
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814:January:
782:Stockport
530:Majority
419:Aftermath
365:Majority
147:Majority
1111:Wansbeck
1053:August:
952:Southend
941:Westbury
935:Bosworth
867:Wallsend
856:Buckrose
844:Bothwell
788:Galloway
651:See also
563:Unionist
455:Unionist
398:Unionist
313:Unionist
242:Campaign
220:knighted
216:Deptford
180:Unionist
95:Unionist
46:Unionist
24:for the
1115:March:
1044:Halifax
1033:Holborn
1010:April:
1001:St Ives
999:March:
946:Brixton
927:April:
916:March:
848:April:
837:March:
754:Walsall
716:»
710:to the
698:«
549:33,821
545:Turnout
487:Liberal
468:19,181
384:23,832
380:Turnout
354:10,175
345:Liberal
326:13,657
166:23,754
162:Turnout
127:Liberal
108:16,693
40:Vacancy
1037:July:
1026:June:
1017:Hanley
995:Ilford
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539:+12.7
533:9,244
517:4,703
510:Labour
502:−13.3
496:9,937
438:Votes
432:Party
410:-13.0
374:−26.0
368:3,482
360:+13.0
336:−13.0
296:Votes
290:Party
274:Result
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156:+23.8
150:9,632
142:−11.9
136:7,061
118:+11.9
78:Votes
72:Party
1039:Epsom
933:May:
918:Leith
854:May:
799:Ripon
575:+6.3
571:Swing
555:+7.5
552:68.3
536:27.3
520:13.9
499:29.4
478:−0.6
473:56.7
406:Swing
390:−5.1
387:60.8
371:14.6
357:42.7
331:57.3
212:Mayor
188:Swing
172:+9.4
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139:29.7
113:70.3
1127:Bath
1081:1929
966:1928
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566:hold
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