1925 Bury St Edmunds by-election
The 1925 Bury St Edmunds by-election was held when the sitting MP for Bury St Edmunds, Walter Guinness was nominated as Minister of Agriculture in 1925. A by-election was required under the electoral law of the time, which he won.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Unionist | Walter Guinness | 14,700 | 62.8 | −0.3 | |
Liberal | George Nicholls | 8,703 | 37.2 | +0.3 | |
Majority | 5,997 | 25.6 | −0.6 | ||
Turnout | 23,403 | 73.9 | −7.9 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | -0.3 |
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