1934 Swindon by-election

UK Parliamentary by-election

The 1934 Swindon by-election was held on 25 October 1934. The by-election was held due to the appointment as county court judge of the incumbent Conservative MP, Reginald Mitchell Banks. It was won by the Labour candidate Christopher Addison.[1]

Swindon by-election 1934[2] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Labour | Christopher Addison | 20,902  | 53.4  | +8.3
| Conservative | W. W. Wakefield  | 18,253  | 46.6  | −8.3
Majority  | 2,649  | 6.8  | N/A
Turnout | 39,155  | 81.8  | −3.7
| Labour gain from Conservative | Swing |  |

## References

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1. ^ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs
2. ^ F. W. S. Craig, British Parliamentary Election Results 1918-49, p.498

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1932|

* February: Croydon South
* New Forest and Christchurch
* Henley
* March: Dunbartonshire
* April: Richmond-upon-Thames
* Wakefield
* Eastbourne
* St Marylebone
* June: Dulwich
* Montrose Burghs
* July: Westminster Abbey
* North Cornwall
* Wednesbury
* September: Twickenham
* Cardiganshire

1933|

* January Liverpool Exchange
* February: East Fife
* Rotherham
* March: Ashford
* Rhondda East
* May: Normanton
* June: Hitchin
* Altrincham
* September: Clay Cross
* October: Fulham East
* November: Kilmarnock
* Skipton
* Manchester Rusholme
* Rutland and Stamford
* Harborough
* December: Wentworth

1934|

* February: Cambridge
* Lowestoft
* Portsmouth North
* March: Combined Scottish Universities
* April: Basingstoke
* Hammersmith North
* May: Upton
* Hemsworth
* June: Merthyr
* Monmouth
* Twickenham
* Weston-super-Mare
* Fermanagh and Tyrone
* July: Rushcliffe
* October: Lambeth North
* Swindon
* November: Putney

1935|

* Liverpool Wavertree
* Cambridge University
* March: Norwood
* Eastbourne
* April: Perth
* May: Edinburgh West
* Tamworth
* Aberdeen South
* June: Combined Scottish Universities
* City of London
* July: Liverpool West Derby
* Liverpool West Toxteth
* Sevenoaks
* September: Dumfriesshire

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