1931 Pontypridd by-election
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The 1931 Pontypridd by-election was held on 19 March 1931. The by-election was held due to the resignation of the incumbent Labour MP, Thomas Isaac Mardy Jones. It was won by the Labour candidate David Lewis Davies.[1]
Result
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | David Lewis Davies | 20,687 | 59.9 | +6.8 | |
Liberal | Geoffrey Crawshay | 8,368 | 24.2 | -12.6 | |
Conservative | David J Evans | 5,489 | 15.9 | +5.8 | |
Majority | 12,319 | 35.7 | +19.3 | ||
Turnout | 34,544 | 73.0 | -9.0 | ||
Registered electors | 34,733 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | +9.7 |
References
- ^ "Leigh Rayment - Commons". leighrayment.com. Archived from the original on 7 June 2008.
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: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ Craig, F. W. S. (1969). British parliamentary election results 1918-1949 (1 ed.). Glasgow: Political Reference Publications. ISBN 0-900178-019. Page 562
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