The 1920 Edinburgh South by-election was held on 9 April 1920. The by-election was held due to the incumbent Coalition Conservative MP, Charles Murray, being appointed Solicitor General for Scotland. It was retained by Murray.[1]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
C | Unionist | Charles Murray | 11,176 | 57.7 | -17.3 |
Liberal | Daniel Holmes | 8,177 | 42.3 | +17.3 | |
Majority | 2,999 | 15.4 | -34.6 | ||
Turnout | 19,353 | 59.3 | -2.6 | ||
Unionist hold | Swing | -17.3 | |||
C indicates candidate endorsed by the coalition government. |