Greenock by-election, 1936
- Greenock by-election, 1936
The Greenock by-election, 1936 was a by-election held on 26 November 1936 for the House of Commons constituency of Greenock in Renfrewshire, Scotland.
Vacancy
The seat had become vacant on 13 October 1936 when the Secretary of State for Scotland, Sir Godfrey Collins had died at the age of 61. A National Liberal Member of Parliament (MP), he had held the seat since the January 1910 general election.
Candidates
The National Liberal candidate was V. E. Cornelius, who had not previously contested a parliamentary election.
His only opponent was the Labour Party candidate, 50-year-old Robert Gibson. Gibson had unsuccessfully contested one by-election and three general elections most recently at Dundee in 1935.
Result
On a high turnout, the result was a victory for Gibson, who won the seat with a swing of nearly 8%. He held the seat until his resignation in 1941.
Votes
Election box begin
title=Greenock by-election, 26 November 1936Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Robert Gibson
votes = 20,594
percentage = 53.4
change = +9.4Election box candidate with party link
party = National Liberal Party (UK)
candidate = V. E. Cornelius
votes = 17,990
percentage = 46.6
change = −6.1Election box majority
votes = 2,604
percentage = 6.8
change = N/AElection box turnout
votes = 38,584
percentage = 83.3
change = −1.1Election box hold with party link
winner = Labour Party (UK)
loser = National Liberal Party (UK)
swing = 7.85
Election box begin
title=General Election, November 1935: GreenockElection box candidate with party link
party = National Liberal Party (UK)
candidate = Sir Godfrey Collins
votes = 20,299
percentage = 52.7
change = +1.6Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = T. Irwin
votes = 16,945
percentage = 44.0
change = +13.3Election box candidate with party link
party = Scottish National Party
candidate = J. L. Kinloch
votes = 1,286
percentage = 3.3
change = N/AElection box majority
votes = 3,354
percentage = 8.7
change = −15.7Election box turnout
votes = 38,530
percentage = 84.4
change = +4.1Election box hold with party link
winner = National Liberal Party (UK)
swing = −5.9
ee also
*Greenock (UK Parliament constituency)
*Greenock
*Greenock by-election, 1941
*Greenock by-election, 1955
*List of United Kingdom by-elections (1931–1950)
Sources
*cite book |last=Craig |first=F. W. S. |authorlink= F. W. S. Craig |title=British parliamentary election results 1918-1949 |origyear=1969 |edition= 3rd edition |year=1983 |publisher= Parliamentary Research Services |location=Chichester |id= ISBN 0-900178-06-X
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