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The 1929 North Lanarkshire by-election was a parliamentary by-election held in the United Kingdom on 21 March 1929 for the House of Commons constituency of North Lanarkshire in Scotland.
The by-election was caused by the death on 8 February of the constituency's Unionist Member of Parliament, Sir Alexander Sprot, who had gained the seat from Labour at the 1924 general election.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Unionist | Alexander Sprot | 13,880 | 53.9 | +19.6 | |
Labour | Joseph Sullivan | 11,852 | 46.1 | -4.4 | |
Majority | 2,028 | 7.8 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 25,732 | 79.9 | +14.6 | ||
Unionist gain from Labour | Swing | +12.0 |
On 1 March, nationally, Liberal leader, David Lloyd George launched the Liberal programme for the upcoming General Election, titled We Can Conquer Unemployment.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Jennie Lee | 15,711 | 57.5 | +11.4 | |
Unionist | Lord Scone | 9,133 | 33.4 | -20.5 | |
Liberal | Elizabeth Buchanan Mitchell | 2,488 | 9.1 | New | |
Majority | 6,578 | 24.1 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 27,332 | 82.3 | +2.4 | ||
Labour gain from Unionist | Swing | +16.0 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Jennie Lee | 19,884 | 55.9 | +9.8 | |
Unionist | Mungo Murray | 15,680 | 44.1 | -9.8 | |
Majority | 4,204 | 11.8 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 35,564 | 78.6 | -1.3 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | +9.8 |