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1922 general election

University seats: 1922 general election results

How University seats voted at the 1922 general election: the Conservatives won 4 of 12 seats with 54.8% of the vote. Every constituency result.

University seats: results by party
PartySeatsChangeVotesShareChangeShare barCandidates
Conservative4+214,21454.8%+0.16
Liberal1+14,07515.7%+13.94
National Liberal1new1,3125.1%—2
Others003,68414.2%+12.02
Labour002,0978.1%−5.03
Independent005712.2%−3.21

Change compared with the 1918 general election in University seats.

Constituencies

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ConstituencyWinnerMajority%TurnoutResult
Cambridge University2-member seat: not split by party in the source——63.7%
Combined English Universities2-member seat: not split by party in the source——74.3%
Combined Scottish UniversitiesConunopposed——
London UniversityCon1,65322.267.6%Con hold
Oxford University2-member seat: not split by party in the source——60.2%
Queen'S University of BelfastConunopposed——Con hold
University of WalesNat Lib463.787.2%Nat Lib gain from Co Lib

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Questions and answers

Who won in University seats at the 1922 general election?

The Conservatives won 4 of the 12 seats in University seats, with 54.8% of the vote.

How many seats were there in University seats in 1922?

12 constituencies.

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