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Twickenham By-election, 1932




The seat had become vacant when the constituency's Conservative Member Of Parliament (MP), Sir John Ferguson (UK Politician) , died on 17th July 1932 , aged 62. He had held the seat since a By-election In 1929 .

The result was a victory for the 29-year-old Conservative candidate Hylton Murray-Philipson , who died in office two years later, triggering Another By-election .


VOTES


  title Twickenham By-election, 16th September 1932


  party Conservative Party (UK)
  candidate Hylton Murray-Philipson
  votes 21,688
  percentage 562
  change &minus178


  party Labour Co-operative
  candidate Percy Holman
  votes 16,881
  percentage 438
  change +178


  votes 4,807
  percentage 124
  change &minus356


  votes 38,569
  percentage 519
  change &minus194


  winner Conservative Party (UK)
  swing &minus178



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