1934 Merthyr by-election

UK parliamentary by-election December 2020 November 2021 1934 Merthyr by-election parliamentary United Kingdom Constituency of Merthyr no 1931 United Kingdom general election 1931 5 June 1934 S. O. Davies x160px Welsh Labour 18,645 51.8% black N/A J. Victor Evans Lib Liberal Party (UK) 10,376 28.9% black New Campbell Stephen ILP Independent Labour Party 3,508 9.8 59.6% Wal Hannington x160px Communist Party of Great Britain 3,409 9.5% black New MP Subsequent MP R. C. Wallhead Welsh Labour S. O. Davies Welsh Labour 81.1% ( 0.3%) 1935 United Kingdom general election 1935 The 1934 Merthyr by-election was a parliamentary by-election held on 5 June 1934 for the British House of Commons constituency of Merthyr in Wales. The seat had become vacant when the Labour Member of Parliament (MP) Richard Wallhead had died on 27 April 1934, aged 64. He had won the seat at the 1922 general election as a Labour candidate. At the 1931 general election, he had been returned as an Independent Labour Party (ILP) candidate, but had rejoined the Labour Party in 1933. The Labour candidate, S. O. Davies, held the seat for his party. Result 1934 Merthyr by-electionCraig, F. W. S. (1969). British parliamentary election results 1918-1949 (1 ed.). Glasgow: Political Reference Publications. 0-900178-019. Page 538 Welsh Labour S. O. Davies 18,645 51.8 N/A Liberal Party (UK) J. Victor Evans 10,376 28.9 N/A Independent Labour Party (UK) Campbell Stephen 3,508 9.8 -59.6 Communist Party of Great Britain Wal Hannington 3,409 9.5 N/A 8,269 22.9 N/A 35,938 81.1 +0.3 44,286 Welsh Labour Independent Labour Party (UK) +55.7 See also Merthyr constituency Merthyr Tydfil Lists of United Kingdom by-elections United Kingdom by-election records References Further reading 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 y February 2012 Category:1930s in Glamorgan Category:1934 elections in the United Kingdom Category:1934 in Wales Category:1930s elections in Wales Category:June 1934 in the United Kingdom Category:Politics of Merthyr Tydfil Category:By-elections to the Parliament of the United Kingdom in Welsh constituencies