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The 1934 Combined Scottish Universities by-election was a by-election held from 7 to 12 March 1934 for the Combined Scottish Universities, a university constituency of the British House of Commons.
The seat had become vacant on 30 December 1933 when the Liberal Member of Parliament (MP) Dugald Cowan had died, aged 68.[ citation needed ] He had held the seat since its creation for the 1918 general election.[ citation needed ]
Two candidates contested the by-election. The Liberal Party candidate was Dr George Morrison.[ citation needed ]
The other candidate was Robert Gibson of the Labour Party, who had unsuccessfully contested Roxburgh and Selkirk in 1929 and Edinburgh North in 1931.[ citation needed ]
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.[ citation needed ]
Gibson unsuccessfully contested Dundee at the 1935 general election, and was elected as MP for Greenock at a by-election in 1936.[ citation needed ]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | George Morrison | 18,070 | 79.2 | N/A | |
| Labour | Robert Gibson | 4,750 | 20.8 | New | |
| Majority | 13,320 | 58.4 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 22,820 | 44.3 | N/A | ||
| Liberal hold | Swing | N/A | |||