Aberdeen North by-election, 1928
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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.
| 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
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- ↑ http://www.leighrayment.com/commons/Acommons1.htm
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- ↑ The Times, 18 August 1928
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