1934 Rushcliffe by-election
# 1934 Rushcliffe by-election

The 1934 Rushcliffe by-election was held on 26 July 1934. The by-election was held due to the resignation of the incumbent Conservative MP, Henry Betterton. It was won by the Conservative candidate Ralph Assheton.

## Candidates

The Liberal Party selected Arthur Thomas Marwood, who had been their candidate in the 1929 general election. He was a commercial traveller in the grocery trade. He lived locally, in Carlton. He had run a Baptist church.

## Result

Rushcliffe by-election, 1934 :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Conservative | Ralph Assheton | 19,374 | 48.8 |
| | Labour | HJ Cadogan | 15,081 | 38.0 |
| | Liberal | Arthur Thomas Marwood | 5,251 | 13.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 4,293 | 10.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 39,706 | 56.5 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

## Aftermath

Marwood contested Derbyshire North East at the 1935 general election.

