1926 East Renfrewshire by-election

The 1926 East Renfrewshire by-election was held on 29 January 1926. The by-election was held due to the appointment as Solicitor General for Scotland of the incumbent Conservative MP, Alexander Munro MacRobert. It was won by the Conservative candidate Alexander Munro MacRobert. ^[1] This was the final ministerial by-election held prior to an amendment to the Re-Election of Ministers Act, which abolished the practice.

East Renfrewshire by-election, 1926: Renfrewshire East ^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Unionist	Alexander Munro MacRobert	11,817	52.0	−3.7
	Labour	John Martin Munro	10,889	48.0	+3.7
Majority			928	4.0	−7.4
Turnout			22,706	75.2	−8.3
Registered electors			30,211
	Unionist hold		Swing	−3.7

References

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