| 词条 | 1935 Combined Scottish Universities by-election |
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The Combined Scottish Universities by-election, 1935 was a by-election held from 17 June to 22 June 1935 for the Combined Scottish Universities, a university constituency of the British House of Commons. VacancyThe seat had become vacant when the sitting Unionist Member of Parliament (MP), John Buchan had resigned his seat when he was appointed as Governor General of Canada. He had held the seat since a by-election in April 1927. CandidatesThe Unionist candidate was 55-year-old John Graham Kerr, Regius Professor of Zoology at the University of Glasgow. The Labour Party candidate was the novelist and poet Naomi Mitchison. There was no Liberal Party candidate. Neither Kerr nor Mitchison had previously contested a parliamentary election. ResultThe result was a victory for the Unionist candidate, Prof. Kerr, who won over 80% of the votes. He resigned his university chair, held the seat until the university constituencies were abolished for the 1950 general election. Votes{{Election box begin ||title=Combined Scottish Universities by-election, 17-22 June 1935 }}{{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Unionist Party (Scotland) |candidate = John Graham Kerr |votes = 20,507 |percentage = 82.7 |change = N/A }}{{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Labour Party (UK) |candidate = Naomi Mitchison |votes = 4,293 |percentage = 17.3 |change = N/A }}{{Election box majority| |votes = 16,214 |percentage = 65.4 |change = N/A }}{{Election box turnout| |votes = 24,800 |percentage = 48.1 |change = N/A }}{{Election box hold with party link| |winner = Unionist Party (Scotland) |swing = N/A }}{{Election box end}}{{Election box begin | |title=General Election, October 1931: Combined Scottish Universities}}{{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Unionist Party (Scotland) |candidate = John Buchan |votes = unopposed |percentage = |change = }}{{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Liberal Party (UK) |candidate = Dugald Cowan |votes = unopposed |percentage = |change = }}{{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Unionist Party (Scotland) |candidate = Noel Skelton |votes = unopposed |percentage = |change = }}{{Election box end}} See also
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