1919 Chester-le-Street by-election

The 1919 Chester-le-Street by-election was held on 13 November 1919. The by-election was held due to the resignation of the incumbent Labour Member of Parliament (MP), John Wilkinson Taylor. It was won by the Labour candidate Jack Lawson.^[1]

Chester-le-Street by-election, 1919^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Jack Lawson	17,838	77.1	N/A
	National Democratic	David Gilmour	5,313	22.9	New
Majority			12,525	54.2	N/A
Turnout			23,151	63.7	N/A
	Labour hold		Swing

1919 Chester-le-Street by-election

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Candidate Lawson Gilmour Party Labour NDLP Popular vote 17,838 5,313 Percentage 77.1% 22.9%

MP before election Taylor Labour Subsequent MP Lawson Labour