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- Preston_by-election,_1929 abstract "The Preston by-election, 1929 was a parliamentary by-election held in England for the House of Commons constituency of Preston on 31 July 1929. The seat had become vacant when the Liberal Member of Parliament William Jowitt had resigned his seat after changing his party allegiance.Standing as a Liberal, Jowitt had won one of Preston's two seats at the general election in May 1929, having previously been Liberal MP for The Hartlepools from 1922 to 1924. After his return to the Commons in 1929, he was offered the post of Attorney General for England and Wales in the new Labour Government. He accepted the post, but resigned from parliament and stood for re-election to allow voters to decide whether to accept his change of party.Jowitt held the seat with an increased majority.".
- Preston_by-election,_1929 wikiPageID "27578430".
- Preston_by-election,_1929 wikiPageRevisionID "606131609".
- Preston_by-election,_1929 candidate Alfred_Bakewell_Howitt.
- Preston_by-election,_1929 candidate William_Jowitt,_1st_Earl_Jowitt.
- Preston_by-election,_1929 candidate "S. M. Holden".
- Preston_by-election,_1929 hasPhotoCollection Preston_by-election,_1929.
- Preston_by-election,_1929 party Independent_(politician).
- Preston_by-election,_1929 party "Conservative Party".
- Preston_by-election,_1929 party "Labour Party".
- Preston_by-election,_1929 percentage "0.6".
- Preston_by-election,_1929 percentage "44.8".
- Preston_by-election,_1929 percentage "54.6".
- Preston_by-election,_1929 votes "29168".
- Preston_by-election,_1929 votes "35608".
- Preston_by-election,_1929 votes "410".
- Preston_by-election,_1929 subject Category:1929_elections_in_the_United_Kingdom.
- Preston_by-election,_1929 subject Category:1929_in_England.
- Preston_by-election,_1929 subject Category:By-elections_to_the_United_Kingdom_Parliament_in_Lancashire_constituencies.
- Preston_by-election,_1929 subject Category:Elections_in_Preston.
- Preston_by-election,_1929 comment "The Preston by-election, 1929 was a parliamentary by-election held in England for the House of Commons constituency of Preston on 31 July 1929. The seat had become vacant when the Liberal Member of Parliament William Jowitt had resigned his seat after changing his party allegiance.Standing as a Liberal, Jowitt had won one of Preston's two seats at the general election in May 1929, having previously been Liberal MP for The Hartlepools from 1922 to 1924.".
- Preston_by-election,_1929 label "Preston by-election, 1929".
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- Preston_by-election,_1929 wasDerivedFrom Preston_by-election,_1929?oldid=606131609.
- Preston_by-election,_1929 isPrimaryTopicOf Preston_by-election,_1929.