The Monmouth by-election, 1934 was a by-election held for the British House of Commons constituency of Monmouth in Wales on 14 June 1934. It was won by the Conservative candidate John Arthur Herbert.
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The seat had become vacant on when the sitting Conservative Member of Parliament (MP), Sir Leolin Forestier-Walker had died at the age of 68 on 13 May 1934. He had held the seat since the 1918 general election.
The Conservative candidate was 39-year-old John Arthur Herbert.
The Labour Party candidate was Rev. D Hughes, who had been the unsuccessful candidate at the 1931 general election.
On a reduced turnout, Herbert held the seat for the Conservatives, with a comfortable majority of nearly 10,000 votes. He was re-elected in 1935, but resigned in 1939 to become Governor of Bengal.
| Monmouth by-election, 1934 | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Conservative | John Arthur Herbert | 20,640 | 65.0 | −5.8 | |
| Labour | Rev D. Hughes | 11,094 | 35.0 | +5.8 | |
| Majority | 9,546 | 30.0 | −11.6 | ||
| Turnout | 31,734 | 69.2 | −8.8 | ||
| Conservative hold | Swing | −5.8 | |||
| General Election 1931: Monmouth | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Conservative | Sir Leolin Forestier-Walker | 24,829 | 70.8 | +21.5 | |
| Labour | Rev D. Hughes | 10,217 | 29.2 | +4.3 | |
| Majority | 14,612 | 41.6 | +18.1 | ||
| Turnout | 45,046 | 78.0 | −0.9 | ||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
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