- Liverpool Exchange by-election, 1933
The Liverpool Exchange by-election, 1933 was a
by-election held for theBritish House of Commons constituency of Liverpool Exchange inLiverpool on19 January 1933 . It was won by the Conservative Party candidateJohn Joseph Shute .Vacancy
The seat had become vacant on
12 December 1932 when the ConservativeMember of Parliament (MP), Sir James Reynolds had died at the age of 67. He had held the seat since the 1929 general election.Candidates
The Conservative candidate was 60-year-old
John Joseph Shute , who had not previously contested a parliamentary election. The Labour Party selectedSydney Silverman , a 37-year-oldsolicitor who had been imprisoned as aconscientious objector duringWorld War I . The Liberal Party had not contested the seat for many years and did not field a candidate in the by-election.Result
On a reduced turnout, the result was a victory for the Conservative candidate, John Joseph Shute, with 55% of the votes, a majority significantly below that of his predecessor in 1929. He held the seat until defeat at the 1945 general election.
Silverman was elected in 1933 as MP for Nelson and Colne.
Votes
Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate =John Joseph Shute
votes = 15,198
percentage = 55.0
change = −13.8Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate =Sydney Silverman
votes = 12,412
percentage = 45.0
change = +13.8Election box majority
votes = 2,786
percentage = 10.0
change = −27.6Election box turnout
votes = 27,610
percentage = 55.2
change = −13.8Election box hold with party link
winner = Conservative Party (UK)
swing = −13.8Election box begin
title=General Election 1931: Liverpool ExchangeElection box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Sir James Reynolds
votes = 24,038
percentage = 68.8
change = +18.5Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = T. McLean
votes = 10,894
percentage = 31.2
change = −18.5Election box majority
votes = 13,144
percentage = 37.6
change = +37.0Election box turnout
votes = 34,932
percentage = 69.0
change = +3.1Election box hold with party link
winner = Conservative Party (UK)
swing = +18.5ee also
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Liverpool Exchange (UK Parliament constituency)
*Liverpool
*List of United Kingdom by-elections References
*cite book |last=Craig |first=F. W. S. |authorlink= F. W. S. Craig |title=British parliamentary election results 1918-1949 |origdate= |origyear=1969 |edition= 3rd edition |year=1983 |publisher= Parliamentary Research Services |location=Chichester |id= ISBN 0-900178-06-X
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