1930 East Renfrewshire by-election

The East Renfrewshire by-election, 1930 was a parliamentary by-election held on 28 November 1930 for the British House of Commons constituency of East Renfrewshire in Scotland.

Previous MP

The seat had become vacant on when the constituency's Unionist Member of Parliament (MP), Alexander Munro MacRobert, had died on 18 October 1930, aged 57. He had been East Renfrewshire's MP since winning the seat from Labour at the 1924 general election.

Candidates

The Unionist candidate was The Marquess of Clydesdale, eldest son of the 13th Duke of Hamilton.

The Independent Labour Party candidate was Thomas Irwin, and Oliver Brown stood for the National Party of Scotland.

The Liberal Party did not field a candidate; it had last contested the seat in 1923, finishing a poor third.

Results

On a slightly-reduced turnout, the result was a victory for The Marquess of Clydesdale, who won 54% of the votes. He was re-elected at the next two general elections, remaining East Renfrewshire's MP until he succeeded to the Dukedom in 1940, triggering another by-election.

Votes
East Renfrewshire by-election, 28 November 1930
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Unionist Douglas Douglas-Hamilton 19,753 53.6 +1.4
Ind. Labour Party Thomas Irwin 12,293 33.3 New
National (Scotland) Oliver Brown 4,818 13.1 New
Majority 7,460 20.3 +15.8
Turnout 36,864 69.0 −17.9
Unionist hold Swing
General election, 1929: East Renfrewshire
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Unionist Alexander Munro MacRobert 18,487 52.2 +0.2
Labour J. M. Munro 16,924 47.8 −0.2
Majority 13,646 21.4 −11.3
Turnout 63,189 75.9 −4.8
Unionist hold Swing −6.6
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References
  • Craig, F. W. S. (1983) [1969]. British parliamentary election results 1918-1949 (3rd ed.). Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. ISBN 0-900178-06-X.
  • Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs

See also
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