Lambeth North by-election, 1934

Frank Briant

The Lambeth North by-election of 1934 was held on 23 October 1934. The by-election was held due to the death of the incumbent Liberal MP, Frank Briant. It was won by the Labour candidate George Russell Strauss.^[1]

Lambeth North by-election, 1934
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	George Russell Strauss	11,281	57.9
	Liberal	J.W. Simpson	4,968	25.5
	National Labour	Sydney Frank Markham	2,927	15.0
	Independent	Mrs. A.S.G. Brown	305	1.6
Majority			6,313	32.4
Turnout			37,064	52.6
	Labour gain from Liberal		Swing	+31.3

References

↑ http://www.leighrayment.com/commons.htm

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1932	February: Croydon South New Forest and Christchurch Henley March: Dunbartonshire April: Richmond-upon-Thames Wakefield Eastbourne St Marylebone June: Dulwich Montrose Burghs July: Westminster Abbey North Cornwall Wednesbury September: Twickenham Cardiganshire

1933	January Liverpool Exchange February: East Fife Rotherham March: Ashford Rhondda East May: Normanton June: Hitchin Altrincham September: Clay Cross October: Fulham East November: Kilmarnock Skipton Manchester Rusholme Rutland and Stamford Harborough December: Wentworth

1934	February: Cambridge Lowestoft Portsmouth North March: Combined Scottish Universities April: Basingstoke Hammersmith North May:West Ham Upton Hemsworth June: Merthyr Monmouth Twickenham Weston-super-Mare Fermanagh and Tyrone July: Rushcliffe October: Lambeth North Swindon November: Putney

1935	February: Liverpool Wavertree Cambridge University March: Norwood Eastbourne April: Perth May: Edinburgh West Tamworth Aberdeen South June: Combined Scottish Universities City of London July: Liverpool West Derby Liverpool West Toxteth Sevenoaks September: Dumfriesshire

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