Merthyr by-election, 1934
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The Merthyr by-election, 1934 was a parliamentary by-election held on 5 June 1934 for the British House of Commons constituency of Merthyr in South Wales.
The seat had become vacant when the Labour Member of Parliament (MP) Richard Wallhead had died on 27 April 1940, aged 64. He had won the seat at the 1922 general election as a Labour candidate. At the 1931 general election, he had been returned as an Independent Labour Party (ILP) candidate, but had rejoined the Labour Party in 1933.
The Labour candidate, Stephen Owen Davies, held the seat for his party.
[edit] Votes
| Merthyr by-election, 1934 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Labour | Stephen Owen Davies | 18,645 | 51.8 | ||
| Liberal | J. V. Evans | 10,376 | 28.9 | N/A | |
| Ind. Labour Party | Campbell Stephen | 3,508 | 9.8 | ||
| Communist | Wal Hannington | 3,409 | 9.5 | ||
| Majority | 8,269 | 22.9 | |||
| Turnout | 81.1 | +0.3 | |||
| Labour gain from Ind. Labour Party | Swing | ||||
[edit] See also
- Merthyr constituency
- Merthyr Tydfil
- List of United Kingdom by-elections
- United Kingdom by-election records
[edit] References
- Craig, F. W. S. [1969] (1983). British parliamentary election results 1918-1949, 3rd edition, Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. ISBN 0-900178-06-X.
- This page incorporates information from Leigh Rayment's Peerage Page.
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