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]
Candidates
[edit]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
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Ralph Assheton | 19,374 | 48.8 | ||
Labour | HJ Cadogan | 15,081 | 38.0 | ||
Liberal | Arthur Thomas Marwood | 5,251 | 13.2 | ||
Majority | 4,293 | 10.8 | |||
Turnout | 39,706 | 56.5 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Aftermath
[edit]Marwood contested Derbyshire North East at the 1935 general election.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs
- ^ The Times House of Commons, 1929
- ^ The Times House of Commons, 1935