Fulham East by-election, 1933
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The Fulham East by-election, in Fulham, on October 25, 1933 was held after Conservative Member of Parliament (MP) Kenyon Vaughan-Morgan died. In what had been a safe Conservative seat the election was surprisinlgy won by John Charles Wilmot of Labour.
The election was seen as a test of the developing mood of Pacifism in the country at the ime, so much so that it became known as the 'Peace by-election'. The heavy defeat for the National Government candidate, a strong supporter of rearmament, helped, along with the Peace Ballot of 1935, to bring about a rethink in the government's agenda.
[edit] Results
| Fulham by-election, 1933 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Labour | John Charles Wilmot | 17,790 | 57.9 | +31.8 | |
| Conservative | William Waldron | 12,950 | 42.1 | -26.6 | |
| Turnout | 30,740 | ||||
| Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
| General Election 1931: Fulham East | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Conservative | Kenyon Vaughan-Morgan | 23,438 | 68.7 | ||
| Labour | 8,917 | 26.1 | |||
| Liberal | 1,788 | 5.2 | |||
| Majority | 14,521 | 42.6 | |||
| Turnout | |||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
