Gillingham
14 December 1918
An election was held in Gillingham on 14 December 1918 to elect a member of parliament for the constituency.
It was the first election to take place in the constituency following a boundary review. At this election, Unionist won the seat with a majority of 7,750.
Gerald Hohler was elected as the member of parliament for Gillingham.
Result
The following result was declared by the returning officer:
Candidate | Votes | % | |||
Unionist |
Gerald Hohler 12,455 | 68.6 | |||
Labour |
Alfred William Tapp 4,705 | 25.9 | |||
Independent |
Joseph Bryan Cronin 1,001 | 5.5 | |||
Majority | 7,750 | 42.7 | |||
Turnout | 18,161 | 65.1 | |||
Unionist win (new constituency) |
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