1932 Dulwich by-election

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1932 Dulwich by-election
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  1931 8 June 1932 1935  
 
Candidate Smith Cooke-Taylor Bentwich
Party Conservative Liberal Labour
Popular vote12,3423,9983,905
Percentage61.019.819.3

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MP before election

Hall
Conservative

Subsequent MP

Smith
Conservative

The 1932 Dulwich by-election was a by-election held on 8 June 1932 for the British House of Commons constituency of Dulwich in South London.

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Vacancy

The by-election was triggered by the death of the serving Conservative Party Member of Parliament (MP), Sir Frederick Hall.[ citation needed ]

Electoral history

The former Conservative member had a large majority and the seat was considered a safe seat for the party. The result of the last election was;

General election 1931: Dulwich
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Frederick Hall 21,752 71.5
Labour F. Hughes4,74715.6
Liberal C. R. Cooke-Taylor 3,92412.9
Majority 17,00555.9
Turnout 30,423
Conservative hold Swing

Candidates

Campaign

The major issues were the stringent financial policies of the National Government, and for the Liberal candidate, opposition to protectionism.

Result

The result was much as expected, with turnout around two-thirds of what it had been in the previous year's general election. The Conservative candidate's majority was slashed in half, but the Liberal candidate slightly increased his vote, pushing Labour into third place.

Dulwich by-election, 1932 Electorate
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Bracewell Smith 12,342 61.0 −10.5
Liberal C. R. Cooke-Taylor 3,99819.8+6.9
Labour Helen Bentwich 3,90519.3+3.7
Majority 8,34441.2−14.7
Turnout 20,24543.0
Conservative hold Swing

Aftermath

General election 1935: Dulwich Electorate 43,025
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Bracewell Smith 16,870 60.8
Labour J V Delahaye7,14225.7
Liberal C. R. Cooke-Taylor 3,74313.5
Majority 9,72835.1
Turnout 27,755
Conservative hold Swing

See also

References

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