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Brixton
Brixton is a district in south London, part of the London Borough of Lambeth, England. The area is identified in the London Plan as one of 35 major centres in Greater London. Brixton experienced a rapid rise in population during the 19th ce ...
by-election
A by-election, also known as a special election in the United States and the Philippines, a bye-election in Ireland, a bypoll in India, or a Zimni election (Urdu: ضمنی انتخاب, supplementary election) in Pakistan, is an election used to f ...
was held on the 27 June 1927 following the elevation to the peerage of
Davison Dalziel, he became Lord Dalziel of Wooler.
The Conservative Party retained the seat with a reduced majority of 4,326.
Candidates
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Nigel Colman
Sir Nigel Claudian Dalziel Colman, 1st Baronet (4 May 1886 – 7 March 1966) was a British businessman and Conservative Party politician.
Early life
The second son of Frederick Edward Colman and his wife, Helen, eldest daughter of Davison Octaviu ...
, the Unionist Party candidate was a business man, a breeder and exhibitor of light horses and represented Brixton on the London County Council.
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Frederick Joseph Laverack
Frederick Joseph Laverack (1871 – 11 April 1928) was an English social worker, campaigner for the blind and Liberal Member of Parliament. He contested Brixton in London on four occasions in the 1920s, winning on one occasion.
Family and educa ...
was the Liberal Party candidate. He was a non-conformist lay preacher, who had represented Brixton between 1923 and 1924.
* James Adams was the Labour Party candidate, he was a member of the
Shop Assistants' Union.
Results
References
See also
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List of United Kingdom by-elections (1918–1931)
This is a list of parliamentary by-elections in the United Kingdom held between 1918 and 1931, with the names of the incumbent and victor and their respective parties. Where seats changed political party at the election, the result is highlighte ...
{{By-elections to the 34th UK Parliament
1927 elections in the United Kingdom
Brixton by-election
Brixton,1927
Brixton,1927
Brixton