1937 Hemel Hempstead by-election
22 June 1937
Constituency of Hemel Hempstead
Turnout55.0% (Decrease 14.3%)
  First party Second party Third party
 
Con
Lab
Candidate Frances Davidson Margery Corbett Ashby Charles William James
Party Conservative Liberal Labour
Popular vote 14,992 7,347 3,651
Percentage 57.7% 28.3% 14.0%
Swing Decrease 4.8% Increase 6.3% Decrease 1.4%
MP before election

J. C. C. Davidson
Conservative

 Elected MP

Frances Davidson
Conservative

The 1937 Hemel Hempstead by-election was held on 22 June 1937. The by-election was held due to the elevation to the peerage of the incumbent Conservative MP, J. C. C. Davidson. It was won by the Conservative candidate, his wife Frances Davidson, Viscountess Davidson.[1]

Electoral history

General election 1935: Hemel Hempstead
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative J. C. C. Davidson 20,074 62.5 -4.7
Liberal Margery Corbett Ashby 7,078 22.0 -2.6
Labour Charles William James 4,951 15.4 +7.2
Majority 12,996 40.6 -2.0
Turnout 32,103 69.3 -7.9
Conservative hold Swing -1.1

Result

Hemel Hempstead by-election, 1937
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Frances Davidson, Viscountess Davidson 14,992 57.7 -4.8
Liberal Margery Corbett Ashby 7,347 28.3 +6.3
Labour Charles William James 3,651 14.0 -1.4
Majority 7,645 29.4 -11.2
Turnout 25,990 55.0 -14.3
Conservative hold Swing -5.6

References


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.