1934 Rushcliffe by-election

UK Parliamentary by-election

The 1934 Rushcliffe by-election was held on 26 July 1934. The by-election was held due to the resignation of the incumbent Conservative MP, Henry Betterton. It was won by the Conservative candidate Ralph Assheton.[1]

Candidates

The Liberal Party selected Arthur Thomas Marwood, who had been their candidate in the 1929 general election. He was a commercial traveller in the grocery trade. He lived locally, in Carlton. He had run a Baptist church.[2]

Result

Rushcliffe by-election, 1934
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Ralph Assheton 19,374 48.8
Labour HJ Cadogan 15,081 38.0
Liberal Arthur Thomas Marwood 5,251 13.2
Majority 4,293 10.8
Turnout 39,706 56.5
Conservative hold Swing

Aftermath

Marwood contested Derbyshire North East at the 1935 general election.[3]

References

  1. ^ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs
  2. ^ The Times House of Commons, 1929
  3. ^ The Times House of Commons, 1935
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