The Rushcliffe by-election of 1934 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.
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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.
Aftermath
Marwood contested Derbyshire North East at the 1935 General Election.
References
Rushcliffe by-election, 1934 Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA