The 1929 Twickenham by-election was a parliamentary by-election held on 8 August 1929 for the

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Vacancy

The seat had become vacant when the constituency's

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(MP), Sir

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, had been elevated to the peerage as

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. He had held the seat since its creation for the 1918 general election.

Candidates

The Liberal Party ran 55-year-old Frederick Graham Paterson. He was a barrister of

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, educated at

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. He had been Liberal candidate here at the last general election and had previously contested

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in 1923 and 1924.The Times House of Commons, 1929

Result

The result was a narrow victory for the Conservative candidate Sir John Ferguson, from whom the

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withdrew support over his advocacy of Empire free trade. Ferguson died in office three years later, triggering the 1932 Twickenham by-election.

References

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Vacancy

Candidates

Result

See also

References