1937_Hemel_Hempstead_by-election

1937 Hemel Hempstead by-election
Constituency of Hemel Hempstead
Turnout	55.0% ( 14.3%)
MP before election; J. C. C. Davidson; Conservative	Elected MP ; Frances Davidson; Conservative

1937 Hemel Hempstead by-election

UK Parliamentary by-election

The 1937 Hemel Hempstead by-election was held on 22 June 1937. The by-election was held due to the elevation to the peerage of the incumbent Conservative MP, J. C. C. Davidson. It was won by the Conservative candidate, his wife Frances Davidson, Viscountess Davidson.^[1]

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Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J. C. C. Davidson	20,074	62.5	-4.7
	Liberal	Margery Corbett Ashby	7,078	22.0	-2.6
	Labour	Charles William James	4,951	15.4	+7.2
Majority			12,996	40.6	-2.0
Turnout			32,103	69.3	-7.9
	Conservative hold		Swing	-1.1

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Frances Davidson, Viscountess Davidson	14,992	57.7	-4.8
	Liberal	Margery Corbett Ashby	7,347	28.3	+6.3
	Labour	Charles William James	3,651	14.0	-1.4
Majority			7,645	29.4	-11.2
Turnout			25,990	55.0	-14.3
	Conservative hold		Swing	-5.6

1937 Hemel Hempstead by-election