Liverpool Wavertree by-election, 1931
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The Liverpool Wavertree by-election, 1931 was a parliamentary by-election
held in England
for the House of Commons constituency
of Liverpool Wavertree on 23 June 1931. It was won by the Conservative Party
candidate Ronald Nall-Cain
.
(MP), John Tinne
had resigned his seat
on 3 June 1931. Tinne had held the seat since the 1924 general election
.
, a wealthy barrister and a Hertfordshire County Council
lor, while the Labour Party
selected S.L. Treleaven. Neither candidate had previously stood for Parliament.
candidate had won nearly 30% of the vote at the 1929 general election
, but the party did not contest the by-election. Most of the Liberal vote went to the Conservatives, and on a reduced turnout Nall-Cain held the seat with a massively increased majority.
Nall-Cain was re-elected at the general election in October 1931
, and held the seat until the death in late 1934 of his father Charles, whom he succeeded as Baron Brocket
, triggering another by-election
.
By-election
A by-election is an election held to fill a political office that has become vacant between regularly scheduled elections....
held in England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
for the 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 Liverpool Wavertree on 23 June 1931. It was won by the Conservative Party
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...
candidate Ronald Nall-Cain
Ronald Nall-Cain, 2nd Baron Brocket
Ronald Nall Nall-Cain, 2nd Baron Brocket was a Conservative Party politician in the United Kingdom....
.
Vacancy
The seat had become vacant when the sitting Conservative Member of ParliamentMember 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), John Tinne
John Abraham Tinne
John Abraham Tinné was a British politician. He was elected as a Conservative Member of Parliament at the 1924 general election, representing Liverpool Wavertree. He resigned in 1931 through appointment as Steward of the Chiltern Hundreds....
had resigned his seat
Resignation from the British House of Commons
Members of Parliament sitting in the House of Commons in the United Kingdom are technically forbidden to resign. To circumvent this prohibition, a legal fiction is used...
on 3 June 1931. Tinne 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 :* * *...
.
Candidates
The Conservative candidate was Ronald Nall-CainRonald Nall-Cain, 2nd Baron Brocket
Ronald Nall Nall-Cain, 2nd Baron Brocket was a Conservative Party politician in the United Kingdom....
, a wealthy barrister and a Hertfordshire County Council
Hertfordshire County Council
Hertfordshire County Council is the upper-tier local authority for the non-metropolitan county of Hertfordshire, in England, the United Kingdom. It currently consists of 77 councillors, and is controlled by the Conservative Party, which has 55 councillors, 17 Liberal Democrats, versus 3 Labour...
lor, while the Labour Party
Labour Party (UK)
The Labour Party is a centre-left democratic socialist party in the United Kingdom. It surpassed the Liberal Party in general elections during the early 1920s, forming minority governments under Ramsay MacDonald in 1924 and 1929-1931. The party was in a wartime coalition from 1940 to 1945, after...
selected S.L. Treleaven. Neither candidate had previously stood for Parliament.
Result
The LiberalLiberal Party (UK)
The Liberal Party was one of the two major political parties of the United Kingdom during the 19th and early 20th centuries. It was a third party of negligible importance throughout the latter half of the 20th Century, before merging with the Social Democratic Party in 1988 to form the present day...
candidate had won nearly 30% of the vote at the 1929 general election
United Kingdom general election, 1929
-Seats summary:-References:*F. W. S. Craig, British Electoral Facts: 1832-1987*-External links:***...
, but the party did not contest the by-election. Most of the Liberal vote went to the Conservatives, and on a reduced turnout Nall-Cain held the seat with a massively increased majority.
Nall-Cain was re-elected at the general election in October 1931
United Kingdom general election, 1931
The United Kingdom general election on Tuesday 27 October 1931 was the last in the United Kingdom not held on a Thursday. It was also the last election, and the only one under universal suffrage, where one party received an absolute majority of the votes cast.The 1931 general election was the...
, and held the seat until the death in late 1934 of his father Charles, whom he succeeded as Baron Brocket
Baron Brocket
Baron Brocket, of Brocket Hall in the County of Hertford, is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. It was created in 1933 for the businessman Sir Charles Nall-Cain, 1st Baronet. He was Chairman of the brewing firm of Robert Cain & Sons , which had been founded by his father Robert Cain...
, triggering another by-election
Liverpool Wavertree by-election, 1935
The Liverpool Wavertree by-election, 1935 was a by-election held in England for the House of Commons constituency of Liverpool Wavertree on 6 February 1935. It was won by the Labour Party candidate Joseph Jackson Cleary.- Vacancy :...
.
Votes
See also
- Liverpool Wavertree (UK Parliament constituency)
- Liverpool Wavertree by-election, 1935Liverpool Wavertree by-election, 1935The Liverpool Wavertree by-election, 1935 was a by-election held in England for the House of Commons constituency of Liverpool Wavertree on 6 February 1935. It was won by the Labour Party candidate Joseph Jackson Cleary.- Vacancy :...
- List of United Kingdom by-elections