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The Liverpool East Toxteth by-election, 1931 was a parliamentary by-election held in England on 5 February 1931 for the House of Commons constituency of Liverpool East Toxteth.

Vacancy

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The vacancy was caused when Alfred Mond, 1st Baron Melchett died on 27 December 1930. His son Henry was East Toxteth's Conservative Member of Parliament (MP), and Henry succeeded to the peerage in as the 2nd Baron Melchett. This gave him a seat in the House of Lords, and thereby disqualified him from sitting in the Commons.

Mond had held the seat since the by-election in March 1929.[1] He had been re-elected at the general election in May 1929.[1]

Candidates

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Result

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Aftermath

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Votes

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Election Political result Candidate Party Votes % ±%
By-election, February 1931[1]
Mond succeeded to peerage
Electorate: 49,518
Turnout: 22,590 (45.6%) −29.9
Conservative hold
Majority: 11,490 (50.8%) +29.8
Swing: 14.9% from Lab to Con
Patrick Buchan-HepburnConservative17,04075.4+27.5
C. Burden Labour5,55024.6−2.3
General election, May 1929[1]
Electorate: 48,812
Turnout: 36,869 (75.5%) +13.8
Conservative hold
Majority: 7,7774 (21.0%) +7.0
Swing: 4.5% from Lab to Con
Henry MondConservative17,67847.9+6.7
Joseph Jackson Cleary Labour9,90426.9−2.3
A. O. Roberts Liberal9,20725.2−2.4

References

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  1. ^ a b c d Craig, F. W. S. (1983) [1969]. British parliamentary election results 1918–1949 (3rd ed.). Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. p. ??. ISBN 0-900178-06-X.

See also

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Category:1931 elections in the United Kingdom East Toxteth, 1929 Category:1931 in England Category:Toxteth