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1932 Montrose Burghs by-election

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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]

By-election 1932: Montrose Burghs[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National Liberal Lt Col Charles Kerr DSO MC 7,963 46.9
Labour Rt Hon Tom Kennedy 7,030 41.4
National (Scotland) D. Emslie 1,996 11.7

References

  1. ^ http://www.leighrayment.com/commons.htm
  2. ^ Whitaker's Almanack, 1934