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- ↑ "East Fulham Election. Some Causes of the Labour Victory. Effect of International Events". The Glasgow Herald. 27 October 1933. p. 10. Retrieved 31 October 2020.
- ↑ The Times House of Commons 1935. London: The Times Office. 1935. p. 36.
- Dr Chris Cook; John Ramsden (5 November 2013). By-Elections In British Politics. Routledge. pp. 104–. ISBN 978-1-134-22542-2.