The 1926

East Renfrewshire East Renfrewshire ( sco, Aest Renfrewshire; gd, Siorrachd Rinn Friù an Ear) is one of 32 council areas of Scotland. Until 1975, it formed part of the county of Renfrewshire for local government purposes along with the modern council areas of ...

by-election was held on 29 January 1926. The by-election was held due to the appointment as

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of the incumbent Conservative MP,

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. It was won by the Conservative candidate

. This was the final

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held prior to an amendment to the Re-Election of Ministers Act, which abolished the practice.

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