1933 Manchester Rusholme by-election
The Manchester Rusholme by-election of 1933 was held on 21 November 1933. The by-election was held due to the appointment to high court of the incumbent Conservative MP, Frank Merriman. It was won by the Conservative candidate Edmund Radford.[1]
Candidates
The executive of the local Liberal association voted by a majority, not to put forward a candidate for the by-election. However, Dr Percy McDougall was nominated and ran as an unofficial Liberal candidate.[2]
Result
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Edmund Ashworth Radford | 13,904 | 50.8 | ||
Labour Co-op | George Woods | 11,005 | 40.1 | ||
Independent Liberal | Percy McDougall | 2,503 | 9.1 | ||
Majority | 2,899 | 10.7 | |||
Turnout | 60.8 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Aftermath
McDougall stood again at the 1935 general election as an Independent candidate.[3]
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References
- http://www.leighrayment.com/commons.htm
- The Times House of Commons, 1935
- The Times House of Commons, 1935
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