Henley by-election, 1932

Henley by-election, 1932

The Henley by-election, 1932 was a parliamentary by-election held on 25 February 1932 for the British House of Commons constituency of Henley. The seat had become vacant when the Conservative Member of Parliament (MP) Robert Henderson had died on 16 January 1932. He had held the seat since the 1924 general election. The Conservative candidate, Sir Gifford Fox, Bt held the seat for the party. He remained the constituency's MP until he retired at the 1950 general election.

Result

Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Sir Gifford Fox, Bt.
votes = 16,553
percentage = 69.9
change = –2.3
Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Party (UK)
candidate = R B Matthews
votes = 7,129
percentage = 30.1
change = +13.8
Election box majority
votes = 9,424
percentage = 39.8
change = –16.1
Election box turnout
votes = 23,682
percentage = 48.9
change = –19.7
Election box hold with party link
winner = Conservative Party (UK)
swing =

References

*rayment
*"British Parliamentary Election Results 1918-1949", compiled and edited by F.W.S. Craig (The Macmillan Press 1979)


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