1936 Greenock by-election
Template:Short description Template:Use dmy dates Template:Use British English The 1936 Greenock by-election was a by-election held on 26 November 1936 for the UK 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 died at the age of 61. A National Liberal Member of Parliament (MP), he 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
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| Script error: No such module "Political party". | V. E. Cornelius | 17,990 | 46.6 | Script error: No such module "String". | |
| Majority | 2,604 | 6.8 | Script error: No such module "String". | ||
| Turnout | 38,584 | 83.3 | Script error: No such module "String". | ||
| Script error: No such module "Political party". gain from Script error: No such module "Political party". Template:Yesno | Swing | +7.85 | |||
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Previous election
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| Script error: No such module "Political party". | T. Irwin | 16,945 | 44.0 | Script error: No such module "String". | |
| Script error: No such module "Political party". | J. L. Kinloch | 1,286 | 3.3 | Script error: No such module "String". | |
| Majority | 3,354 | 8.7 | Script error: No such module "String". | ||
| Turnout | 38,530 | 84.4 | Script error: No such module "String". | ||
| Script error: No such module "Political party". hold | Swing | −5.9 | |||
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See also
- Greenock (UK Parliament constituency)
- Greenock
- 1941 Greenock by-election
- 1955 Greenock by-election
- List of United Kingdom by-elections (1931–1950)
Sources
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