1934 Combined Scottish Universities by-election
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The Combined Scottish Universities by-election, 1934 was a by-election held from 7 March to 12 March 1934 for the Combined Scottish Universities, a university constituency of the British House of Commons.
Contents
1 Vacancy
2 Candidates
3 Result
4 Votes
5 See also
6 Sources
Vacancy[edit]
The seat had become vacant on 30 December 1933 when the Liberal Member of Parliament (MP) Dugald Cowan had died, aged 68. He had held the seat since its creation for the 1918 general election.
Candidates[edit]
Two candidates contested the by-election. The Liberal Party candidate was Dr George Morrison.
The other candidate was Robert Gibson of the Labour Party, who had unsuccessfully contested Roxburgh and Selkirk in 1929 and Edinburgh North in 1931.
Result[edit]
The result was a clear victory for Morrison, who won nearly 80% of the votes. He joined the National Liberal Party in 1935 and held the seat until his resignation in 1945, triggering another by-election.
Gibson unsuccessfully contested Dundee at the 1935 general election, and was elected as MP for Greenock at a by-election in 1936.
Votes[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | George Morrison | 18,070 | 79.2 | ||
Labour | Robert Gibson | 4,750 | 20.8 | ||
| Majority | 13,320 | 58.4 | |||
Turnout | 44.3 | ||||
Liberal hold | Swing | ||||
See also[edit]
- Combined Scottish Universities (UK Parliament constituency)
- Combined Scottish Universities by-election, 1927
- Combined Scottish Universities by-election, 1935
- Combined Scottish Universities by-election, 1936
- Combined Scottish Universities by-election, 1938
- Combined Scottish Universities by-election, 1945
- Combined Scottish Universities by-election, 1946
- List of United Kingdom by-elections (1918–1931)
Sources[edit]
Craig, F. W. S. (1983) [1969]. British parliamentary election results 1918-1949 (3rd ed.). Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. ISBN 0-900178-06-X..mw-parser-output cite.citationfont-style:inherit.mw-parser-output .citation qquotes:"""""""'""'".mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-free abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-registration abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-subscription abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registrationcolor:#555.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration spanborder-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg/12px-Wikisource-logo.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output code.cs1-codecolor:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-errordisplay:none;font-size:100%.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-errorfont-size:100%.mw-parser-output .cs1-maintdisplay:none;color:#33aa33;margin-left:0.3em.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-formatfont-size:95%.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-leftpadding-left:0.2em.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-rightpadding-right:0.2em- Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs
Categories:
- 1934 elections in the United Kingdom
- 1934 in Scotland
- March 1934 events
- By-elections to the Parliament of the United Kingdom in the Combined Scottish Universities
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