1934 Monmouth by-election

The 1934 Monmouth by-election was a by-election held for the British House of Commons constituency of Monmouth in Wales on 14 June 1934. It was won by the Conservative candidate John Herbert.

Vacancy

The seat had become vacant on when the sitting Conservative Member of Parliament (MP), Sir Leolin Forestier-Walker had died at the age of 68 on 13 May 1934. He had held the seat since the 1918 general election.

Previous result

General election 1931: Monmouth^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Leolin Forestier-Walker	24,829	70.8	+21.5
	Labour	D. Hughes	10,217	29.2	+4.3
Majority			14,612	41.6	+18.1
Turnout			45,046	78.0	-0.9
Registered electors			44,929
	Conservative hold		Swing

Candidates

The Conservative candidate was 39-year-old John Arthur Herbert.

The Labour Party candidate was Rev. D Hughes, who had been the unsuccessful candidate at the 1931 general election.

Result

On a reduced turnout, Herbert held the seat for the Conservatives, with a comfortable majority of nearly 10,000 votes. He was re-elected in 1935, but resigned in 1939 to become Governor of Bengal.

1934 Monmouth by-election^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	John Herbert	20,640	65.0	-5.8
	Labour	D. Hughes	11,094	35.0	+5.8
Majority			9,546	30.0	-11.6
Turnout			31,734	69.2	-8.8
Registered electors			45,885
	Conservative hold		Swing	-5.8

References

^ ^a ^b Craig, F. W. S. (1969). British parliamentary election results 1918–1949 (1 ed.). Glasgow: Political Reference Publications. ISBN 0-900178-019. Page 567

Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "M" (part 3)

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