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1934 Rushcliffe by-election

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The 1934 Rushcliffe by-election was held on 26 July 1934. The by-election was held due to the resignation of the incumbent Conservative MP, Henry Betterton. It was won by the Conservative candidate Ralph Assheton.[1]

Candidates

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The Liberal Party selected Arthur Thomas Marwood, who had been their candidate in the 1929 general election. He was a commercial traveller in the grocery trade. He lived locally, in Carlton. He had run a Baptist church.[2]

Result

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Rushcliffe by-election, 1934
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Ralph Assheton 19,374 48.8
Labour HJ Cadogan 15,081 38.0
Liberal Arthur Thomas Marwood 5,251 13.2
Majority 4,293 10.8
Turnout 39,706 56.5
Conservative hold Swing

Aftermath

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Marwood contested Derbyshire North East at the 1935 general election.[3]

References

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  1. ^ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs
  2. ^ The Times House of Commons, 1929
  3. ^ The Times House of Commons, 1935