1930 East Renfrewshire by-election

The1930 East Renfrewshire by-electionwas aparliamentary by-electionheld on 28 November 1930 for theBritish House of CommonsconstituencyofEast RenfrewshireinScotland.

Previous MP

The seat had become vacant when the constituency'sUnionistMember 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 fromLabourat the1924 general election.

Candidates

The Unionist candidate wasThe Marquess of Clydesdale,eldest son of the13th Duke of Hamilton.

TheIndependent Labour Partycandidate wasThomas Irwin,andOliver Brownstood for theNational Party of Scotland.

TheLiberal Partydid not field a candidate; it had last contested the seat in1923,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, triggeringanother 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	+15.9
Turnout			36,864	69.0	−8.8
	Unionisthold		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	4.4	+0.4
Turnout			63,189	77.8	+2.6
	Unionisthold		Swing

See also

• East Renfrewshire constituency
• East Renfrewshire
• 1926 East Renfrewshire by-election
• 1940 East Renfrewshire by-election
• List of United Kingdom by-elections (1918–1931)

References

• Craig, F. W. S.(1983) [1969].British parliamentary election results 1918-1949(3rd ed.). Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services.ISBN0-900178-06-X.
• Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs