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1918 general election · South West

Dorset Eastern: 1918 general election result

The Coalition Liberals won Dorset Eastern at the 1918 general election with a majority of 7,623. Full result by party, turnout and change since the last election.

Winner
Coalition LiberalCoalition Liberal
Majority
7,62346.9% of valid votes
Turnout
54.2%16,265 valid votes
Electorate
29,988
Result
PartyVotesShareShare bar
Coalition Liberal Won11,94473.4%
Labour4,32126.6%
Valid votes16,265
Majority7,62346.9%

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Questions and answers

Who won Dorset Eastern at the 1918 general election?

The Coalition Liberal candidate won with 11,944 votes (73.4%).

What was the majority in Dorset Eastern in 1918?

7,623 votes (46.9% of valid votes) over the Labour.

What was the turnout in Dorset Eastern in 1918?

54.2% of the 29,988 registered electors cast a valid vote (16,265 votes).

Official results House of Commons Library, General election results from 1918 to 2019. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. How we use this data

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