Eastbourne by-election, 1932

The Eastbourne by-election, 1932 was a by-election held on 28th April 1932 for the British House of Commons constituency of Eastbourne in East Sussex. A by-election or bye-election (called special election in the United States) is an Election held to fill a political office that has become vacant Events 1192 - Assassination of Conrad of Montferrat (Conrad I King of Jerusalem, in Tyre, two days after his title Year 1932 ( MCMXXXII) was a Leap year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. The House of Commons' is the Lower house of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, which also comprises the Sovereign and the House of Lords In the United Kingdom (UK, each of the electoral areas or divisions called constituencies elects one or more members to a parliament or assembly Eastbourne is a parliamentary constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. East Sussex is a county in South East England. It is bordered by the counties of Kent, Surrey and West Sussex, and to the

The by-election was caused by the death of the town's Conservative Party Member of Parliament (MP) Edward Marjoribanks, who had held the seat since the 1929 general election. The Conservative Party (officially the Conservative and Unionist Party) is a Political party in the United Kingdom. A Member of Parliament, or MP, is a representative elected by the voters to a Parliament. Edward Marjoribanks ( 14 February 1900 &ndash 2 April 1932) was a barrister and Conservative Party Politician in the The 1929 UK general election was held on 30 May 1929 and resulted in a Hung parliament.

The Conservative candidate, John Slater, was returned unopposed. John Slater ( 6 April 1889 &ndash 15 February 1935) was an English Conservative Party Politician.

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Craig, F. W. S. [1969] (1983). Frederick Walter Scott Craig ( December 10, 1929 - March 23, 1989) was a Scottish psephologist and compiler of reference British parliamentary election results 1918-1949, 3rd edition, Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. ISBN 0-900178-06-X.
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This is a list of parliamentary By-elections in the United Kingdom since 1979 with the names of the incumbent and victor and their respective parties Eastbourne is a parliamentary constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. The Eastbourne by-election 1925 was a By-election held on 17th June 1925 for the British House of Commons constituency of Eastbourne The Eastbourne by-election 1935 was a By-election held on 29th March 1935 for the British House of Commons constituency of Eastbourne The Eastbourne by-election 1990 was a By-election held on 18 October 1990 for the British House of Commons constituency of Eastbourne

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