The 1926 East Renfrewshire by-election was held on 29 January 1926. The by-election was held due to the appointment as Solicitor General for Scotland of the incumbent Conservative MP, Alexander Munro MacRobert. It was won by the Conservative candidate Alexander Munro MacRobert.[1] This was the final ministerial by-election held prior to an amendment to the Re-Election of Ministers Act, which abolished the practice.

East Renfrewshire by-election, 1926: Renfrewshire East[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Unionist Alexander Munro MacRobert 11,817 52.0 −3.7
Labour John Martin Munro 10,889 48.0 +3.7
Majority 928 4.0 −7.4
Turnout 22,706 75.2 −8.3
Registered electors 30,211
Unionist hold Swing −3.7

References

  1. ^ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs
  2. ^ Oliver & Boyd's Edinburgh Almanack, 1927


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