Hackney South by-election, 1922
The Hackney South by-election of 1922 was held on 18 August 1922. The by-election was held due to the expulsion from the House of Commons of the incumbent MP, Horatio Bottomley, who was leader of the Independent Parliamentary Group which attacked the Lloyd George coalition from the right. Bottomley, who had a colourful career and had been expelled from the Commons before for fraud was expelled due to the collapse of another financial scheme that he had been involved with. Originally elected to Hackney South as a Liberal he remained popular and came back as an Independent MP.
It was won by the Coalition Conservative candidate Clifford Erskine-Bolst.[1]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | ||
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Conservative | Clifford Erskine-Bolst | 9,118 | 50.2 | N/A | ||
Labour | George Wilfrid Holford Knight | 9,046 | 49.8 | N/A | ||
Majority | 72 | 0.4 | N/A | |||
Conservative gain from Independent | ||||||
Although elected a member of the 31st parliament, Erskine-Bolst was unable to take his seat as the House had adjourned, and did not meet again prior to dissolution.