Merthyr by-election, 1934
From Infogalactic: the planetary knowledge core
The Merthyr by-election, 1934 was a parliamentary by-election held on 5 June 1934 for the British House of Commons constituency of Merthyr in Wales.
The seat had become vacant when the Labour Member of Parliament (MP) Richard Wallhead had died on 27 April 1934, aged 64. He had won the seat at the 1922 general election as a Labour candidate. At the 1931 general election, he had been returned as an Independent Labour Party (ILP) candidate, but had rejoined the Labour Party in 1933.
The Labour candidate, Stephen Owen Davies, held the seat for his party.
Votes
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Stephen Owen Davies | 18,645 | 51.8 | ||
| Liberal | J. V. Evans | 10,376 | 28.9 | N/A | |
| Ind. Labour Party | Campbell Stephen | 3,508 | 9.8 | -59.6 | |
| Communist | Wal Hannington | 3,409 | 9.5 | ||
| Majority | 8,269 | 22.9 | |||
| Turnout | 81.1 | +0.3 | |||
| Labour gain from Ind. Labour Party | Swing | +55.7 | |||
See also
- Merthyr constituency
- Merthyr Tydfil
- List of United Kingdom by-elections
- United Kingdom by-election records
References
- Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- Leigh Rayment's Peerage Pages [self-published source][better source needed]
<templatestyles src="Asbox/styles.css"></templatestyles>
   |
This by-elections to the Parliament of the United Kingdom in Wales-related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
Categories:
- Use dmy dates from November 2013
- Use British English from November 2013
- Accuracy disputes from February 2012
- Articles lacking reliable references from February 2012
- Wikipedia articles incorporating an LRPP template without an unnamed parameter
- 1934 in Wales
- Politics of Merthyr Tydfil
- 1934 elections in the United Kingdom
- By-elections to the Parliament of the United Kingdom in Welsh constituencies
- By-elections to the Parliament of the United Kingdom in Welsh constituency stubs
