1926 Dunbartonshire by-election

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The 1926 Dunbartonshire by-election was held on 29 January 1926. The by-election was held due to the appointment to the Court of Session of the incumbent Conservative MP, David Fleming. It was won by the Conservative candidate John Thom. [1]

Dunbartonshire by-election, 1926 [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Unionist John Thom 12,680 48.0 −7.8
Labour William Martin 11,61043.9−0.3
Liberal William Reid2,1468.1New
Majority1,0704.1−7.5
Turnout 26,43675.0−0.6
Unionist hold Swing -3.8

References

  1. Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs
  2. Oliver & Boyd's Edinburgh Almanac, 1927