STILL CONSERVATIVE
THE RICHMOND SEAT
(British Official Wireless.)
(Received February 27, 11 a.m.)
RUGBY, February 26. The Richmond by-election resulted as follows:—-
Major Harvie Watt (Con.) 20,546 Mr. Rogers (Lab.) 7,709
Owing probably to inclement weather, only about 45 per cent, of the electors recorded their votes. : At the General Election the Conservatives . polled 30,433 votes and Labour 10,953. ;
The by-election was necessitated by the- resignation of Sir Walter Ray on account of ill health..
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Evening Post, Volume CXXIII, Issue 49, 27 February 1937, Page 10
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