1935 Perth by-election

1935 UK parliamentary by-election March 2017 March 2017 The 1935 Perth by-election was held on 16 April 1935. The by-election was held due to the succession to the peerage of the incumbent Unionist MP, Mungo Murray, Lord Scone. It was won by the Liberal National candidate Francis Norie-Miller.May 2021 Norie-Miller contested Perth as a Liberal at the 1931 general election. The Liberal Party, led by Sir Herbert Samuel had agreed to support the National Government of Ramsay MacDonald at the 1931 general election, with some reservations over the traditional Liberal policy of free trade and Norie-Miller fought the election publicly supporting the government . However the Conservatives also supported the National Government and neither party therefore had a clear advantage with the electorate in terms of identification with the National Government. Previous election General election 1931: PerthThe Times Guide to the House of Commons, 1931; Politico's Publishing 2003 p122 Conservative Party (UK) Mungo Murray 19,254 50.2 +9.8 Liberal Party (UK) Francis Norie-Miller 15,396 40.1 +4.0 Labour Party (UK) Helen Gault 3,705 9.7 -14.2 3,858 10.1 +5.8 38,355 81.4 +4.7 Conservative Party (UK) Norie-Miller then stood down as prospective Liberal candidate for Perth and in 1934 the local Liberal Association selected James Scott, the former Liberal MP for Kincardine and Aberdeenshire West as their new representative. In 1935, when Lord Scone succeeded his father as Earl of Mansfield and Mansfield and went to the House of Lords, a by-election was called for Perth. However, instead of adopting James Scott as their Parliamentary candidate, the Perth Liberals invited Norie-Miller to fight the election as they learned that Perth Conservatives were willing not to oppose him at the by-election providing he stood as a National candidate.The Times, 23 March 1935 Scott was known as a strong supporter of Free Trade The Times House of Commons, 1931; Politico’s Publishing 2003 p.117 whereas Norie-Miller favoured tariffs and protectionism.The Liberal Magazine For the Year 1935; Liberal Publication Dept., 1935 p229 In a straight fight with the Labour candidate the former MP Adam McKinlay, Norie-Miller won the by-election on 16 April 1935 by a majority of 9,532. Result 1935 Perth by-election The Times, 18 April 1935 Liberal National Party (UK, 1931) Francis Norie-Miller 17,516 68.7 N/A Labour Party (UK) Adam McKinlay 7,984 31.3 +21.6 9,532 37.4 N/A 25,500 Liberal National Party (UK, 1931) Unionist Party (Scotland) Norie-Miller decided not to contest the 1935 general election in November that year. References Category:1935 elections in the United Kingdom Category:1935 in Scotland Category:1930s elections in Scotland Category:Politics of Perth and Kinross Category:Politics of Perth, Scotland Category:By-elections to the Parliament of the United Kingdom in Scottish constituencies Category:April 1935 in the United Kingdom