1932 Montrose Burghs by-election
The Montrose Burghs by-election of 1932 was held on 28 June 1932. The by-election was held due to the succession to the peerage of the incumbent Liberal National MP, Robert Hutchison. It was won by the Liberal National candidate Charles Kerr.[1]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
National Liberal | Charles Kerr | 7,963 | 46.9 | ||
Labour | Tom Kennedy | 7,030 | 41.4 | ||
National (Scotland) | Douglas Emslie | 1,996 | 11.7 | ||
Majority | 933 | 5.5 | |||
Turnout | 16,989 | ||||
National Liberal hold | Swing |
References
- ^ http://www.leighrayment.com/commons.htm
- ^ Whitaker's Almanack, 1934