1931 Rutherglen by-election
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1931 Rutherglen by-election
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The 1931 Rutherglen by-election was held on 21 May 1931. The by-election was held due to the death of the incumbent Labour MP, William Wright. It was won by the Labour candidate David Hardie Wright had held the seat since 1922 when he had gained it for Labour from the Unionist Party. His majority over the Unionists at the 1929 election had been over 5,000 votes, an increase from 1,089 votes in 1924. In addition to Labour and the Unionists, both the Liberal Party and the Communist Party of Great
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