Chertsey by-election, 1937
The Chertsey by-election of 1937 was held on 2 July 1937. The by-election was held due to the death of the incumbent Conservative MP, Archibald Boyd-Carpenter. At first, a three-cornered contest had been expected between the Conservative candidate, the retired naval officer Arthur Marsden, Ernest Ronald Haylor, a Liberal-Progresive barrister of Buckingham Gate, and Mr F. J. Tompsett, a City rubber broker, who was to have stood as an Independent and anti-Communist. However, Tompsett decided to withdraw in favour of Marsden.[1] In the end, Arthur Marsden won the election.[2]
Result
| Chertsey by-election, 1937[3]
Electorate 77,824 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Conservative | Arthur Marsden | 19,767 | 64.8 | ||
| Liberal | Ernest Ronald Haylor | 10,722 | 35.2 | ||
| Majority | 9,045 | 29.6 | |||
| Turnout | 39.2 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
References
- ↑ "CHERTSEY FIGHT". Sunderland Daily Echo and Shipping Gazette (British Newspaper Archive). 24 June 1937. Retrieved 2 February 2015. (subscription required (help)).
- ↑ http://www.leighrayment.com/commons.htm
- ↑ British Parliamentary Election Results 1918-1949, FWS Craig