Henley by-election, 1932

The Henley by-election, 1932 was a parliamentary by-election held on 25 February 1932 for the British House of Commons constituency of Henley. The seat had become vacant when the Conservative Member of Parliament (MP) Robert Henderson had died on 16 January 1932. He had held the seat since the 1924 general election. The Conservative candidate, Sir Gifford Fox, Bt held the seat for the party. He remained the constituency's MP until he retired at the 1950 general election.

Result

Henley by-election, 1932
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Sir Gifford Fox, Bt. 16,553 69.9 –2.3
Liberal R. Borlase Matthews 7,129 30.1 +13.8
Majority 9,424 39.8 –16.1
Turnout 23,682 48.9 –19.7
Conservative hold Swing

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