1934 Rushcliffe by-election
The Rushcliffe by-election of 1934 was held on 26 July 1934. The by-election was held due to the resignation of the incumbent Conservative MP, Henry Betterton. It was won by the Conservative candidate Ralph Assheton.[1]
Candidates[]
The Liberal Party selected Arthur Thomas Marwood, who had been their candidate in the 1929 general election. He was a commercial traveller in the grocery trade. He lived locally, in Carlton. He had run a Baptist church.[2]
Result[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Ralph Assheton | 19,374 | 48.8 | ||
Labour | HJ Cadogan | 15,081 | 38.0 | ||
Liberal | Arthur Thomas Marwood | 5,251 | 13.2 | ||
Majority | 4,293 | 10.8 | |||
Turnout | 39,706 | 56.5 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Aftermath[]
Marwood contested Derbyshire North East at the 1935 general election.[3]
References[]
- ^ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs
- ^ The Times House of Commons, 1929
- ^ The Times House of Commons, 1935
Categories:
- 1934 elections in the United Kingdom
- 1934 in England
- 20th century in Nottinghamshire
- By-elections to the Parliament of the United Kingdom in Nottinghamshire constituencies
- July 1934 events
- By-elections to the Parliament of the United Kingdom in English constituency stubs