The 1914

Brighton Brighton () is a seaside resort and one of the two main areas of the City of Brighton and Hove in the county of East Sussex, England. It is located south of London. Archaeological evidence of settlement in the area dates back to the Bronze A ...

by-election was held on 29 June 1914. The

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was held due to the resignation of the incumbent Conservative MP, John Edward Gordon. It was won by the Conservative candidate

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, who was unopposed.

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