1936 Dunbartonshire by-election
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UK Parliamentary by-election
The Dunbartonshire by-election of 1936 was held on 18 March 1936. The by-election was held due to the appointment as Governor of Burma of the incumbent Conservative MP, Archibald Douglas Cochrane. It was won by the Labour candidate Thomas Cassells.[1]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Thomas Cassells | 20,187 | 48.1 | ||
| Unionist | Arthur Paterson Duffes | 19,203 | 45.7 | ||
| SNP | Robert Gray | 2,599 | 6.2 | −1.6 | |
| Majority | 984 | 2.4 | |||
| Turnout | 68.6 | − | |||
| Labour gain from Unionist | Swing | ||||
References
- ^ http://www.leighrayment.com/commons.htm
- ^ Whitaker's Almanack, 1939
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