1926 Dunbartonshire by-election
Appearance
The Dunbartonshire by-election of 1926 was held on 29 January 1926. The by-election was held due to the appointed to the court of session of the incumbent Conservative MP, David Pinkerton Fleming. It was won by the Conservative candidate John Gibb Thom.[1]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Unionist | John Gibb Thom | 12,680 | 48.0 | −7.8 | |
Labour | William Henry Porteous Martin | 11,610 | 43.9 | −0.3 | |
Liberal | William Reid | 2,146 | 8.1 | n/a | |
Majority | 1,070 | 4.1 | −15.0 | ||
Turnout | 75.0 | −0.6 | |||
Unionist hold | Swing | -7.5 |
References
- ^ http://www.leighrayment.com/commons.htm
- ^ Oliver & Boyd's Edinburgh Almanac, 1927