East Renfrewshire by-election, 1930
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The East Renfrewshire by-election, 1930 was a parliamentary by-election held on 28 November 1930 for the British House of Commons constituency of East Renfrewshire in Scotland.
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[edit] Previous MP
The seat had become vacant on when the constituency's Unionist Member of Parliament (MP), Alexander Munro MacRobert, had died on 18 October 1930, aged 57. He had been East Renfrewshire's MP since winning the seat from Labour at the 1924 general election.
[edit] Candidates
The Unionist candidate was The Marquess of Clydesdale, eldest son of the 13th Duke of Hamilton.
The Independent Labour Party candidate was T. Irwin, and W. O. Brown stood for the Scottish National Party.
The Liberal Party did not field a candidate; it had last contested the seat in 1923, finishing a poor third.
[edit] Results
On a slightly-reduced turnout, the result was a victory for The Marquess of Clydesdale, who won 52% of the votes. He was re-elected at the next two general elections, remaining East Renfrewshire's MP until he succeeded to the Dukedom in 1940, triggering another by-election.
[edit] Votes
| East Renfrewshire by-election, 28th November 1930 | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Unionist | The Marquess of Cydesdale | 19,753 | 53.6 | +1.4 | |
| Ind. Labour Party | T. Irwin | 12,293 | 33.3 | N/A | |
| Scottish National Party | W. O. Brown | 4,818 | 13.1 | N/A | |
| Majority | 7,460 | 20.3 | +15.9 | ||
| Turnout | 69.0 | −17.8 | |||
| Unionist hold | Swing | ||||
| General Election, 1929: East Renfrewshire | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Unionist | Alexander Munro MacRobert | 18,487 | 52.2 | +0.2 | |
| Labour | Rev. J. M. Munro | 16,924 | 47.8 | −0.2 | |
| Majority | 13,646 | 21.5 | −11.2 | ||
| Turnout | 63,189 | 75.9 | −4.8 | ||
| Unionist hold | Swing | −6.6 | |||
[edit] See also
- East Renfrewshire constituency
- East Renfrewshire
- East Renfrewshire by-election, 1926
- East Renfrewshire by-election, 1940
- List of United Kingdom by-elections (1918–1931)
[edit] References
- Craig, F. W. S. [1969] (1983). British parliamentary election results 1918-1949, 3rd edition, Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. ISBN 0-900178-06-X.
- Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs.
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