Aberdeen North by-election, 1928

The Aberdeen North by-election of 1928 was held on 16 August 1928. The by-election was held due to the death of the incumbent Labour MP, Frank Herbert Rose. It was won by the Labour candidate William Wedgwood Benn.[1][2] The by-election was one of the first British elections where a Communist candidate stood against Labour since Comintern had abandoned its policy of entryism, with the candidacy of Aitken Ferguson, a member of the local Trades Council,[3] who had been the Labour candidate in the 1924 Glasgow Kelvingrove by-election.

By-election, Aug 1928: Aberdeen North[4] Electorate
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labour William Wedgwood Benn 10,646 52.5
Unionist Dr Laura Sandeman 4,696 23.1
Communist Aitken Ferguson 2,618 12.9 n/a
Liberal James Rankin Rutherford 2,337 11.5 n/a
Majority 5,950
Turnout 56.8 -7.6
Labour hold Swing

References

  1. "North Aberdeen result". The Glasgow Herald. 18 August 1928. p. 8. Retrieved 14 March 2016.
  2. http://www.leighrayment.com/commons/Acommons1.htm
  3. Fraser, W.H.; Lee, C.H. (2000). Aberdeen, 1800-2000: A New History. Tuckwell Press. p. 212. ISBN 9781862321083. Retrieved 2015-02-09.
  4. The Times, 18 August 1928


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