1934 Twickenham by-election

The 1934 Twickenham by-election was a parliamentary by-election held on 22 June 1934 for the British House of Commons constituency of Twickenham in Middlesex.

Registered81,529

Turnout55.5% ( 3.6%)

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1934 Twickenham by-election

← 1932 22 June 1934 1935 â†’
Constituency of Twickenham
Registered	81,529
Turnout	55.5% ( 3.6%)
First party Second party   Lab Candidate Alfred Critchley Percy Holman Party Conservative Labour Popular vote 23,395 19,890 Percentage 56.1% 43.9% Swing 0.1% 0.1%
A map of parliamentary constituencies within the county of Middlesex at the time of the by-election, with Twickenham highlighted in red.
MP before election Hylton Murray-Philipson Conservative Elected MP Alfred Critchley Conservative

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The seat had become vacant when the constituency's Conservative Member of Parliament (MP), Hylton Murray-Philipson, died on 24 May 1934, aged 31. He had held the seat since a by-election in 1932.

The result was a victory for the Conservative candidate Alfred Critchley, who had stood for the Empire Free Trade Crusade and the United Empire Party in the 1931 Islington East by-election and as a Conservative at the 1929 general election.