1931 Pontypridd by-election

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The 1931 Pontypridd by-election was held on 19 March 1931. The by-election was held due to the resignation of the incumbent Labour MP, Thomas Isaac Mardy Jones. It was won by the Labour candidate David Lewis Davies.[1]

Result[edit]

1931 Pontypridd by-election[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour David Lewis Davies 20,687 59.9 +6.8
Liberal Geoffrey Crawshay 8,368 24.2 -12.6
Conservative David J Evans 5,489 15.9 +5.8
Majority 12,319 35.7 +19.3
Turnout 34,544 73.0 -9.0
Registered electors 34,733
Labour hold Swing +9.7

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Leigh Rayment - Commons". leighrayment.com. Archived from the original on 7 June 2008.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  2. ^ Craig, F. W. S. (1969). British parliamentary election results 1918-1949 (1 ed.). Glasgow: Political Reference Publications. ISBN 0-900178-019. Page 562