1934 Merthyr by-election

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1934 Merthyr by-election
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  1931 5 June 1934 1935  

Constituency of Merthyr
Turnout81.1% (Increase2.svg 0.3%)
 First partySecond party
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Lib
Candidate S. O. Davies J. Victor Evans
Party Labour Liberal
Popular vote18,64510,376
Percentage51.8%28.9%
SwingN/ANew

 Third partyFourth party
 
ILP
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Candidate Campbell Stephen Wal Hannington
Party Ind. Labour Party Communist
Popular vote3,5083,409
Percentage9.89.5%
SwingDecrease2.svg 59.6%New

MP before election

R. C. Wallhead
Labour

Subsequent MP

S. O. Davies
Labour

The 1934 Merthyr by-election was a parliamentary by-election held on 5 June 1934 for the British House of Commons constituency of Merthyr in Wales.

Contents

The seat had become vacant when the Labour Member of Parliament (MP) Richard Wallhead had died on 27 April 1934, aged 64. He had won the seat at the 1922 general election as a Labour candidate. At the 1931 general election, he had been returned as an Independent Labour Party (ILP) candidate, but had rejoined the Labour Party in 1933.

The Labour candidate, S. O. Davies, held the seat for his party.

Result

1934 Merthyr by-election [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour S. O. Davies 18,645 51.8 N/A
Liberal J. Victor Evans10,37628.9N/A
Ind. Labour Party Campbell Stephen 3,5089.8−59.6
Communist Wal Hannington 3,4099.5N/A
Majority 8,26922.9N/A
Turnout 35,93881.1+0.3
Registered electors 44,286
Labour gain from Ind. Labour Party Swing +55.7

See also

References

  1. Craig, F. W. S. (1969). British parliamentary election results 1918-1949 (1 ed.). Glasgow: Political Reference Publications. ISBN   0-900178-019. Page 538

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