East Renfrewshire by-election, 1930

The East Renfrewshire by-election, 1930 was a parliamentary by-election held on 28 November 1930 for the British House of Commons constituency of East Renfrewshire in Scotland.

Previous MP

The seat had become vacant on when the constituency's Unionist Member of Parliament (MP), Alexander Munro MacRobert, had died on 18 October 1930, aged 57. He had been East Renfrewshire's MP since winning the seat from Labour at the 1924 general election.

Candidates

The Unionist candidate was The Marquess of Clydesdale, eldest son of the 13th Duke of Hamilton.

The Independent Labour Party candidate was T. Irwin, and W. O. Brown stood for the Scottish National Party.

The Liberal Party did not field a candidate; it had last contested the seat in 1923, finishing a poor third.

Results

On a slightly-reduced turnout, the result was a victory for The Marquess of Clydesdale, who won 52% of the votes. He was re-elected at the next two general elections, remaining East Renfrewshire's MP until he succeeded to the Dukedom in 1940, triggering another by-election.

Votes

Election box begin
title=East Renfrewshire by-election, 28th November 1930Election box candidate with party link
party = Unionist Party (Scotland)
candidate = The Marquess of Cydesdale
votes = 19,753
percentage = 53.6
change = +1.4Election box candidate with party link
party = Independent Labour Party
candidate = T. Irwin
votes = 12,293
percentage = 33.3
change = N/AElection box candidate with party link
party = Scottish National Party
candidate = W. O. Brown
votes = 4,818
percentage = 13.1
change = N/AElection box majority
votes = 7,460
percentage = 20.3
change = +15.9Election box turnout
votes =
percentage = 69.0
change = −17.8Election box hold with party link
winner = Unionist Party (Scotland)
swing =

Election box begin
title=General Election, 1929: East RenfrewshireElection box candidate with party link
party = Unionist Party (Scotland)
candidate = Alexander Munro MacRobert
votes = 18,487
percentage = 52.2
change = +0.2Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Rev. J. M. Munro
votes = 16,924
percentage = 47.8
change = −0.2Election box majority
votes = 13,646
percentage = 21.5
change = −11.2Election box turnout
votes = 63,189
percentage = 75.9
change = −4.8Election box hold with party link
winner = Unionist Party (Scotland)
swing = −6.6

ee also

* East Renfrewshire constituency
* East Renfrewshire
* East Renfrewshire by-election, 1926
* East Renfrewshire by-election, 1940
* List of United Kingdom by-elections (1918–1931)

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