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Manchester Rusholme by election, 1933

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The Manchester Rusholme by-election of 1933 was held on 21 November 1933. The by-election was held due to the appointment to high court of the incumbent Conservative MP, Frank Merriman. It was won by the Conservative candidate Edmund Radford.

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Candidates

The executive of the local Liberal association voted by a majority, not to put forward a candidate for the by-election. However, Dr Percy McDougall was nominated and ran as an unofficial Liberal candidate.

Aftermath

McDougall stood again at the 1935 General Election as an Independent candidate.

References

Manchester Rusholme by-election, 1933 Wikipedia