1932 Twickenham by-election

The 1932 Twickenham by-election was a parliamentary by-election held on 16 September 1932 for the British House of Commons constituency of Twickenham in Middlesex.

The seat had become vacant when the constituency's Conservative Member of Parliament (MP), Sir John Ferguson, died on 17 July 1932, aged 62. He had held the seat since a by-election in 1929.

The result was a victory for the 29-year-old Conservative candidate Hylton Murray-Philipson, who died in office two years later, which caused another by-election.

Votes

1932 Twickenham by-election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Hylton Murray-Philipson 21,688 56.2 −17.8
Labour Co-op Percy Holman 16,881 43.8 +17.8
Majority 4,807 12.4 −35.6
Turnout 38,569 51.9 −19.4
Registered electors 74,272
Conservative hold Swing -17.8

See also

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 Peerage Pages [self-published source] [better source needed]