Richmond-upon-Thames by-election, 1937

The Richmond-upon-Thames by-election of 1937 was held on 25 February 1937. The by-election was held due to the resignation of the incumbent Conservative MP, William Ray. It was won by the Conservative candidate George Steven Harvie-Watt.^[1]

Richmond-upon-Thames by-election, 1937[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	George Steven Harvie-Watt	20,546	72.7	-0.8
	Labour	George Henry Roland Rogers	7,709	27.3	+0.8
Majority			12,837	45.4	-1.6
Turnout			28,255	47.3	-22.5
	Conservative hold		Swing	-0.8

References

1. http://www.leighrayment.com/commons.htm
2. British Parliamentary Election Results 1918-1949, ed. F. W. S. Craig, 3rd edition, Parliamentary Research Services, Chichester, 1983, p. 223.