1936 Greenock by-election
The 1936 Greenock by-election was a by-election held on 26 November 1936 for the House of Commons constituency of Greenock in Renfrewshire, Scotland.
Vacancy
The seat had become vacant on 13 October 1936 when the Secretary of State for Scotland, Sir Godfrey Collins had died at the age of 61. A National Liberal Member of Parliament (MP), he had held the seat since the January 1910 general election.
Candidates
The National Liberal candidate was V. E. Cornelius, who had not previously contested a parliamentary election.
His only opponent was the Labour Party candidate, 50-year-old Robert Gibson. Gibson had unsuccessfully contested one by-election and three general elections most recently at Dundee in 1935.
Result
On a high turnout, the result was a victory for Gibson, who won the seat with a swing of nearly 8%. He held the seat until his resignation in 1941.
Votes
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Robert Gibson | 20,594 | 53.4 | +9.4 | |
National Liberal | V. E. Cornelius | 17,990 | 46.6 | −6.1 | |
Majority | 2,604 | 6.8 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 38,584 | 83.3 | −1.1 | ||
Labour gain from National Liberal | Swing | +7.85 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
National Liberal | Godfrey Collins | 20,299 | 52.7 | +1.6 | |
Labour | T. Irwin | 16,945 | 44.0 | +13.3 | |
SNP | J. L. Kinloch | 1,286 | 3.3 | New | |
Majority | 3,354 | 8.7 | −15.7 | ||
Turnout | 38,530 | 84.4 | +4.1 | ||
National Liberal hold | Swing | −5.9 |
See also
- Greenock (UK Parliament constituency)
- Greenock
- 1941 Greenock by-election
- 1955 Greenock by-election
- List of United Kingdom by-elections (1931–1950)
Sources
- Craig, F. W. S. (1983) [1969]. British parliamentary election results 1918-1949 (3rd ed.). Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. ISBN 0-900178-06-X.
- Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs
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