Henley by-election, 1932
Encyclopedia
The Henley by-election, 1932 was a parliamentary by-election
held on 25 February 1932 for the British House of Commons constituency
of Henley
. The seat had become vacant when the Conservative
Member of Parliament
(MP) Robert Henderson
had died on 16 January 1932. He had held the seat since the 1924 general election
. The Conservative candidate, Sir Gifford Fox, Bt
held the seat for the party. He remained the constituency's MP until he retired at the 1950 general election
.
By-election
A by-election is an election held to fill a political office that has become vacant between regularly scheduled elections....
held on 25 February 1932 for the British House of Commons constituency
United Kingdom constituencies
In the United Kingdom , each of the electoral areas or divisions called constituencies elects one or more members to a parliament or assembly.Within the United Kingdom there are now five bodies with members elected by constituencies:...
of Henley
Henley (UK Parliament constituency)
Henley is a county constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It covers south Oxfordshire, including Henley-on-Thames. The constituency elects one Member of Parliament by the first past the post system of election. It has long been a safe Conservative...
. The seat had become vacant when the Conservative
Conservative Party (UK)
The Conservative Party, formally the Conservative and Unionist Party, is a centre-right political party in the United Kingdom that adheres to the philosophies of conservatism and British unionism. It is the largest political party in the UK, and is currently the largest single party in the House...
Member of Parliament
Member of Parliament
A Member of Parliament is a representative of the voters to a :parliament. In many countries with bicameral parliaments, the term applies specifically to members of the lower house, as upper houses often have a different title, such as senate, and thus also have different titles for its members,...
(MP) Robert Henderson
Robert Henderson (British politician)
Robert Ronald Henderson was a British politician. He served as a Conservative Member of Parliament from 1924 to 1932.Henderson was born in 1876, the son of John Henderson...
had died on 16 January 1932. He had held the seat since the 1924 general election
United Kingdom general election, 1924
- Seats summary :- References :* F. W. S. Craig, British Electoral Facts: 1832-1987* - External links :* * *...
. The Conservative candidate, Sir Gifford Fox, Bt
Gifford Fox
Sir Gifford Wheaton Grey Fox, 2nd Baronet was a British politician. He served as a Conservative Member of Parliament from 1932 to 1950....
held the seat for the party. He remained the constituency's MP until he retired at the 1950 general election
United Kingdom general election, 1950
The 1950 United Kingdom general election was the first general election ever after a full term of a Labour government. Despite polling over one and a half million votes more than the Conservatives, the election, held on 23 February 1950 resulted in Labour receiving a slim majority of just five...
.