The 1923 Darlington by-election was a

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held on 28 February 1923 for the British House of Commons constituency of Darlington in County Durham.

Vacancy

The seat had become vacant when the sitting

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(MP), Herbert Pease was elevated to the peerage as

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. He had held the seat since the December 1910 general election.

Electoral history

Candidates

* William Pease, who had not previously contested a parliamentary election, stood for the Conservatives. *The Labour Party candidate was W.J. Sherwood, who had also fought the seat in

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, having contested The Hartlepools in 1918.

Result

On a slightly reduced turnout, Pease won the seat with a comfortable majority.

Aftermath

Sherwood stood again at the general election in December 1923, losing again to Pease. Pease held the seat until his death in 1926.

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