East Fife by-election, 1933
James Henderson-Stewart
The East Fife by-election of 1933 was held on 2 February 1933. The by-election was held due to the death of the incumbent Liberal National MP, Sir James Millar. It was won by the Liberal National candidate James Henderson Stewart.[1]
| East Fife by-election, 1933[2] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Liberal National | James Henderson-Stewart | 15,770 | 52.2 | ||
| Labour | Joseph Westwood | 6,635 | 22.0 | ||
| Agricultural Party | J. L. Anderson | 4,404 | 14.6 | ||
| Independent Liberal | David E. Keir | 2,296 | 7.6 | ||
| National (Scotland) | Eric Linklater | 1,083 | 3.6 | ||
| Majority | 9,135 | 30.2 | |||
| Turnout | 30,188 | 65.6 | |||
| Liberal National hold | Swing | ||||
References
- ↑ http://www.leighrayment.com/commons.htm
- ↑ Whitaker's Almanack, 1934