Dunbartonshire by-election, 1926
The Dunbartonshire by-election of 1926 was held on 29 January 1926. The by-election was held due to the appointed to the court of session of the incumbent Conservative MP, David Pinkerton Fleming. It was won by the Conservative candidate John Gibb Thom.[1]
| Dunbartonshire by-election, 1926[2] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Unionist | John Gibb Thom | 12,680 | 48.0 | -7.8 | |
| Labour | William Henry Porteous Martin | 11,610 | 43.9 | -0.3 | |
| Liberal | William Reid | 2,146 | 8.1 | n/a | |
| Majority | 1,070 | 4.1 | -15.0 | ||
| Turnout | 75.0 | -0.6 | |||
| Unionist hold | Swing | -7.5 | |||
References
- ↑ http://www.leighrayment.com/commons.htm
- ↑ Oliver & Boyd's Edinburgh Almanac, 1927
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