1931 Sunderland by-election
Appearance
The Sunderland by-election of 1931 was held on 26 March 1931. The by-election was held due to the death of the incumbent Labour MP, Alfred Smith. It was won by the Conservative candidate Luke Thompson.[1]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | ![]() |
31,794 | 19.5 | ||
Labour | ![]() |
31,085 | 19.0 | ||
Conservative | Walter Raine | 29,180 | 17.9 | ||
Conservative | Luke Thompson | 28,937 | 17.7 | ||
Liberal | Betty Morgan | 21,300 | 13.0 | ||
Liberal | John Pratt | 21,142 | 12.9 | ||
Majority | 1,905 | 1.1 | |||
Turnout | |||||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Luke Thompson | 30,497 | 40.3 | ||
Labour | James Thomas Brownlie | 30,074 | 39.8 | ||
Liberal | Betty Morgan | 15,020 | 19.9 | ||
Majority | 423 | 0.5 | |||
Turnout | 73.1 | ||||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing |
References
- ^ http://www.leighrayment.com/commons.htm
- ^ British parliamentary election results 1918-1949, Craig, F.W.S.
- ^ British parliamentary election results 1918-1949, Craig, F.W.S.