1935 Edinburgh West by-election
The Edinburgh West by-election of 1935 was held on 2 May 1935. The by-election was held due to the appointed as lord justice general of the incumbent Conservative MP, Wilfrid Normand. It was won by the Conservative candidate Thomas Cooper.[1]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Unionist | Thomas Cooper | 16,373 | 53.0 | ||
Labour | William McAdam | 10,462 | 33.9 | ||
Liberal | George Paish | 4,059 | 13.1 | n/a | |
Majority | 5,911 | ||||
Turnout | 51.2 | ||||
Unionist hold | Swing |
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