CONSERVATIVES WIN
BROMLEY BY-ELECTION RESULT ELECTORS SHOW APATHY Reed. Noon. . LONDON, Wed. The Bromley by-election resulted: —Campbell (Con.) .. .. 12,782 G. Fordham (Lib). .. 11,176 Redwood (United Empire) 9,182 A. E. Ashworth (Lab.) .. 5,912 A feature of the election was the smallness of the voting, the electorate numbering 73,785. of which 41,790 'ere women and only 53 per cent. T ere persuaded to vote. Mr. Redwood asserts that the camHh- k was ODe . Personal vilification, men cost him a considerable nunirof votes. In the worst cases lie proposes to take legal action. . j 6 “Daily Express” says the clear eduction to be drawn from Bromley rlr»- , on ly issue possessing Political vitality and appeal is the Wiley 0 [ Empire Free Trade, p r ' Redwood, the United Empire ny man * effectively split the Con-(A-iT 9 T °te, reducing the majority ’fine' 1 ' at ** le funeral Election to ,’,7* “nd Retting within 1,633 of the • rai who finished second. Labour vote fell 41 per cent., the General Election, the Liberal vote 39 per cent. *4. General Election the figures Colonel Hon. C’uthPert James (Con.) .. 25.449 V-«• Fordham (Lib.) .. 18,372 E - Ashworth (Lab.) . . 10,105
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Sun (Auckland), Volume IV, Issue 1068, 4 September 1930, Page 9
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189CONSERVATIVES WIN Sun (Auckland), Volume IV, Issue 1068, 4 September 1930, Page 9
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