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1934 Merthyr by-election
UK parliamentary by-election
UK parliamentary by-election
| Field | Value | |
|---|---|---|
| election_name | 1934 Merthyr by-election | |
| type | parliamentary | |
| country | United Kingdom | |
| seats_for_election | Constituency of Merthyr | |
| ongoing | no | |
| previous_election | 1931 United Kingdom general election | |
| previous_year | 1931 | |
| election_date | 5 June 1934 | |
| candidate1 | S. O. Davies | |
| image1 | [[File:S.O. Davies portrait (3x4 crop).jpg | x160px]] |
| party1 | Welsh Labour | |
| popular_vote1 | 18,645 | |
| percentage1 | 51.8% | |
| swing1 | ||
| candidate2 | J. Victor Evans | |
| image2 | Lib | |
| party2 | Liberal Party (UK) | |
| popular_vote2 | 10,376 | |
| percentage2 | 28.9% | |
| swing2 | ||
| candidate4 | Campbell Stephen | |
| image4 | ILP | |
| party4 | Independent Labour Party | |
| popular_vote4 | 3,508 | |
| percentage4 | 9.8 | |
| swing4 | 59.6% | |
| candidate5 | Wal Hannington | |
| image5 | [[File:Wal Hannington (3x4 crop).jpeg | x160px]] |
| party5 | Communist Party of Great Britain | |
| popular_vote5 | 3,409 | |
| percentage5 | 9.5% | |
| swing5 | ||
| title | MP | |
| posttitle | Subsequent MP | |
| before_election | R. C. Wallhead | |
| before_party | Welsh Labour | |
| after_election | S. O. Davies | |
| after_party | Welsh Labour | |
| turnout | 81.1% ( 0.3%) | |
| next_election | 1935 United Kingdom general election | |
| next_year | 1935 |
The 1934 Merthyr by-election was a parliamentary by-election held on 5 June 1934 for the British House of Commons constituency of Merthyr in Wales.
The seat had become vacant when the Labour Member of Parliament (MP) Richard Wallhead had died on 27 April 1934, aged 64. He had won the seat at the 1922 general election as a Labour candidate. At the 1931 general election, he had been returned as an Independent Labour Party (ILP) candidate, but had rejoined the Labour Party in 1933.
The Labour candidate, S. O. Davies, held the seat for his party.
Result
|reg. electors = 44,286
References
References
- Craig, F. W. S. (1969). British parliamentary election results 1918-1949 (1 ed.). Glasgow: Political Reference Publications. {{ISBN. 0-900178-019. Page 538
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