1934 Rushcliffe by-election

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The 1934 Rushcliffe by-election was held on 26 July 1934. The by-election was held due to the resignation of the incumbent Conservative MP, Henry Betterton. It was won by the Conservative candidate Ralph Assheton. [1]

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Candidates

The Liberal Party selected Arthur Thomas Marwood, who had been their candidate in the 1929 general election. He was a commercial traveller in the grocery trade. He lived locally, in Carlton. He had run a Baptist church. [2]

Result

Rushcliffe by-election, 1934
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Ralph Assheton 19,374 48.8 −23.3
Labour HJ Cadogan15,08138.0+2.1
Liberal Arthur Thomas Marwood5,25113.2New
Majority4,29310.8−33.6
Turnout 39,70656.5−21.3
Conservative hold Swing

Aftermath

Marwood contested Derbyshire North East at the 1935 general election. [3]

References

  1. Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs
  2. The Times House of Commons, 1929
  3. The Times House of Commons, 1935