Lambeth North by-election, 1934

Frank Briant

The Lambeth North by-election of 1934 was held on 23 October 1934. The by-election was held due to the death of the incumbent Liberal MP, Frank Briant. It was won by the Labour candidate George Russell Strauss.^[1]

Lambeth North by-election, 1934
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	George Russell Strauss	11,281	57.9
	Liberal	J.W. Simpson	4,968	25.5
	National Labour	Sydney Frank Markham	2,927	15.0
	Independent	Mrs. A.S.G. Brown	305	1.6
Majority			6,313	32.4
Turnout			37,064	52.6
	Labour gain from Liberal		Swing	+31.3

References

1. http://www.leighrayment.com/commons.htm