Herbert James Baxter lost against Unionist candidaite John Astor and Labour candidate Ernest Lionel McKeag during the 1929 General Election in Dover held on May 30.
The 1929 United Kingdom general election was held on Thursday 30 May and resulted in a hung parliament. General Election 1929: Dover Unionist John Astor 17,745 54.7 Labour Ernest Lionel McKeag 7,646 23.6 Liberal Herbert Baxter 7,056 21.7 10,099 31.1 Unionist hold 
