The 1934 Twickenham by-election was a parliamentary by-election held on 22 June 1934 for the

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Twickenham Twickenham is a suburban district in London, England. It is situated on the River Thames southwest of Charing Cross. Historically part of Middlesex, it has formed part of the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames since 1965, and the boroug ...

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. The seat had become vacant when the constituency's

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(MP), Hylton Murray-Philipson, died on 24 May 1934, aged 31. He had held the seat since a by-election in 1932. The result was a victory for the Conservative candidate

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, who had stood for the

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and the

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in the

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and as a Conservative at the 1929 general election.

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