Hemsworth by-election, 1934
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A by-election
was held for the British House of Commons
constituency
of Hemsworth
on 17 May 1934. The seat had become vacant on the death of the Labour
Member of Parliament Gabriel Price
, who had held the seat since the 1931 general election
.
The Labour candidate, George Griffiths
, was returned unopposed.
By-election
A by-election is an election held to fill a political office that has become vacant between regularly scheduled elections....
was held for the British House of Commons
British House of Commons
The House of Commons is the lower house of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, which also comprises the Sovereign and the House of Lords . Both Commons and Lords meet in the Palace of Westminster. The Commons is a democratically elected body, consisting of 650 members , who are known as Members...
constituency
United Kingdom constituencies
In the United Kingdom , each of the electoral areas or divisions called constituencies elects one or more members to a parliament or assembly.Within the United Kingdom there are now five bodies with members elected by constituencies:...
of Hemsworth
Hemsworth (UK Parliament constituency)
-Elections in the 2000s:- Elections in the 1990s :- Elections in the 1940s :- Elections in the 1930s :- Elections in the 1920s :...
on 17 May 1934. The seat had become vacant on the death of the Labour
Labour Party (UK)
The Labour Party is a centre-left democratic socialist party in the United Kingdom. It surpassed the Liberal Party in general elections during the early 1920s, forming minority governments under Ramsay MacDonald in 1924 and 1929-1931. The party was in a wartime coalition from 1940 to 1945, after...
Member of Parliament Gabriel Price
Gabriel Price
Gabriel Price was a British Labour Party politician.He was elected as Member of Parliament for Hemsworth at the 1931 general election, and died in office in 1934....
, who had held the seat since the 1931 general election
United Kingdom general election, 1931
The United Kingdom general election on Tuesday 27 October 1931 was the last in the United Kingdom not held on a Thursday. It was also the last election, and the only one under universal suffrage, where one party received an absolute majority of the votes cast.The 1931 general election was the...
.
The Labour candidate, George Griffiths
George Griffiths
George Arthur Griffiths was a British Labour Party politician.He was elected unopposed as Member of Parliament for Hemsworth at a by-election in 1934 following the death of the sitting MP Gabriel Price. Griffiths held the seat at the next two general elections, and died in office in...
, was returned unopposed.
See also
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