1921 Hastings by-election

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Candidate	Percy	Davies	Blackman
Party	Unionist	Labour	Liberal
Popular vote	11,685	5,437	4,240
Percentage	54.7%	25.5%	19.8%

MP before election

Lyon
Unionist

Subsequent MP

Percy
Unionist

The 1921 Hastings by-election was held on 4 May 1921. The by-election was held due to the resignation of the incumbent Coalition Unionist MP, Laurance Lyon. It was won by the Coalition Unionist candidate Eustace Percy.^[1]

Hastings by-election, 1921^[2]^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
C	Unionist	Eustace Percy	11,685	54.7	-21.2
	Labour	Richard Davies	5,437	25.5	+1.4
	Liberal	Arthur Blackman	4,240	19.8	New
Majority			6,248	29.2	-22.6
Turnout			21,362	78.0	+18.8
	Unionist hold		Swing	-11.3
C indicates candidate endorsed by the coalition government.

References

^ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs
^ British Parliamentary Election Results 1918-1949, FWS Craig
^ Debrett's House of Commons & Judicial Bench, 1922

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