Rutherglen by-election, 1931

The Rutherglen by-election of 1931 was held on 21 May 1931. The by-election was held due to the death of the incumbent Labour MP, William Wright. It was won by the Labour candidate David Hardie.^[1]

Rutherglen by-election, 1931^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	David Hardie	16,736
	Unionist	Herbert James Moss	15,853
Majority
Turnout
	Labour hold		Swing

References

↑ http://www.leighrayment.com/commons.htm
↑ The Times, 23 May 1931

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