Weston-super-Mare by-election, 1934

The Weston-super-Mare by-election of 1934 was held on 26 June 1934. The by-election was held due to the resignation of the incumbent Conservative MP, John Erskine to become Governor of Madras Presidency. It was won by the Conservative candidate Ian Leslie Orr-Ewing.[1]

Weston-super-Mare by-election June 1934
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Ian Orr-Ewing 21,203 61.5
Liberal Henry Folliott Scott-Stokes 7,551 21.9
Labour Albert Edward Millett 5,715 16.6
Majority 13,652 39.6
Turnout 34,469
Conservative hold Swing

References


This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the Monday, March 30, 2015. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.