1920 Rhondda West by-election

Abraham Labour John Labour The 1920 Rhondda West by-election was a parliamentary by-election held on 21 December 1920 for the British House of Commons constituency of Rhondda West in Wales.

He had held the seat since its creation at the 1918 general election, when he was returned unopposed.

He had been the MP for the previous Rhondda constituency from its creation for the 1885 general election.

The result of the contest was a victory for the Labour candidate, William John, who won with a majority of 4,076 votes over Gwilym Rowlands.

John represented the constituency until he retired from the House of Commons at the 1950 general election.