1937 Richmond-upon-Thames by-election

The 1937 Richmond-upon-Thames by-election was held on 25 February 1937. The by-election was held due to the resignation of the incumbent Conservative MP, William Ray. It was won by the Conservative candidate George Harvie-Watt.^[1]

Richmond-upon-Thames by-election, 1937^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	George Harvie-Watt	20,546	72.7	−0.8
	Labour	George Rogers	7,709	27.3	+0.8
Majority			12,837	45.4	−1.6
Turnout			28,255	47.3	−22.5
	Conservative hold		Swing	-0.8

^ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs
^ British Parliamentary Election Results 1918-1949, ed. F. W. S. Craig, 3rd edition, Parliamentary Research Services, Chichester, 1983, p. 223.

[1] Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs

[2] British Parliamentary Election Results 1918-1949, ed. F. W. S. Craig, 3rd edition, Parliamentary Research Services, Chichester, 1983, p. 223.

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