Buckingham by-election, 1937
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The Buckingham by-election, 1937 was a by-election held on 11th June 1937 for the British House of Commons constituency of Buckingham in Buckinghamshire.
The by-election was caused by the elevation to peerage of the town's Conservative Party Member of Parliament (MP) George Bowyer, who was ennobled as Baron Denham.
The result was a victory for the Conservative candidate John Whiteley, who was elected with a majority of over 5,000 votes. Whiteley died in office six years later, triggering another by-election.
[edit] Votes
| By-election 1937: Buckingham | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Conservative | John Whiteley | 17,919 | 52.6 | −5.4 | |
| Labour | J.V. Delayhaye | 12,820 | 37.6 | −4.4 | |
| Liberal | E.J. Boyce | 3,348 | 9.8 | N/A | |
| Majority | 5,000 | 15.0 | −1.0 | ||
| Turnout | 47,738 | 71.4 | −3.7 | ||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
[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.
- This page incorporates information from Leigh Rayment's Peerage Page.
