1926 Dunbartonshire by-election

The Dunbartonshire by-election of 1926 was held on 29 January 1926. The by-election was held due to the appointment to the court of session of the incumbent Conservative MP, David Fleming. It was won by the Conservative candidate John Thom.[1]

Dunbartonshire by-election, 1926[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Unionist John Thom 12,680 48.0 -7.8
Labour William Martin 11,610 43.9 -0.3
Liberal William Reid 2,146 8.1 New
Majority 1,070 4.1 -15.0
Turnout 26,436 75.0 -0.6
Unionist hold Swing -7.5

References

  1. http://www.leighrayment.com/commons.htm
  2. Oliver & Boyd's Edinburgh Almanac, 1927


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