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Twickenham By-election, 1934




The seat had become vacant when the constituency's Conservative Member Of Parliament (MP), Hylton Murray-Philipson , died on 24 May 1934 , aged 31. He had held the seat since a By-election In 1932 .

The result was a victory for the Conservative candidate Alfred Critchley , who had stood for the Empire Free Trade Crusade and the United Empire Party in the Islington East By-election, 1931 and as a Conservative at the 1929 General Election .


VOTES


  title Twickenham By-election, 22nd June 1934


  party Conservative Party (UK)
  candidate Alfred Critchley
  votes 23,395
  percentage 561
  change &minus01


  party Labour Co-operative
  candidate Percy Holman
  votes 19,890
  percentage 439
  change +01


  votes 5,505
  percentage 122
  change &minus02


  votes 43,285
  percentage 555
  change +36


  winner Conservative Party (UK)
  swing &minus01



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