1930 East Renfrewshire by-election

UK parliamentary by-election September 2013 January 2024 June 2025 The 1930 East Renfrewshire by-election was a parliamentary by-election held on 28 November 1930 for the British House of Commons constituency of East Renfrewshire in Scotland. Previous MP The seat had become vacant when the constituency's Unionist Member of Parliament (MP), Alexander Munro MacRobert, had died on 18 October 1930, aged 57. He had been East Renfrewshire's MP since winning the seat from Labour at the 1924 general election. Candidates The Unionist candidate was The Marquess of Clydesdale, eldest son of the 13th Duke of Hamilton. The Independent Labour Party candidate was Thomas Irwin, and Oliver Brown stood for the National Party of Scotland. The Liberal Party did not field a candidate; it had last contested the seat in 1923, finishing a poor third. Result On a slightly-reduced turnout, the result was a victory for The Marquess of Clydesdale, who won 54% of the votes. He was re-elected at the next two general elections, remaining East Renfrewshire's MP until he succeeded to the Dukedom in 1940, triggering another by-election. Votes East Renfrewshire by-election, 28 November 1930 Unionist Party (Scotland) Douglas Douglas-Hamilton 19,753 53.6 +1.4 Independent Labour Party Thomas Irwin 12,293 33.3 N/A National Party of Scotland Oliver Brown 4,818 13.1 New 7,460 20.3 +15.9 36,864 69.0 -8.8 Unionist Party (Scotland) Previous election General election, 1929: East Renfrewshire Unionist Party (Scotland) Alexander Munro MacRobert 18,487 52.2 +0.2 Labour Party (UK) J. M. Munro 16,924 47.8 −0.2 13,646 4.4 +0.4 35,411 77.8 +2.6 Unionist Party (Scotland) See also East Renfrewshire constituency East Renfrewshire 1926 East Renfrewshire by-election 1940 East Renfrewshire by-election List of United Kingdom by-elections (1918–1931) References Craig F. W. S. F. W. S. Craig British parliamentary election results 1918-1949 1969 3rd 1983 Parliamentary Research Services Chichester 0-900178-06-X March 2012 Category:1930 elections in the United Kingdom Category:1930 in Scotland Category:1930s elections in Scotland Category:By-elections to the Parliament of the United Kingdom in Scottish constituencies Category:History of East Renfrewshire Category:Politics of Renfrewshire Category:Politics of East Renfrewshire Category:November 1930 in the United Kingdom