1926 Combined English Universities by-election

The 1926 Combined English Universities by-election was held on 8–12 March 1926. The by-election was held due to the resignation of the incumbent Liberal MP, H. A. L. Fisher. It was won by the Conservative candidate Alfred Hopkinson.^[1]

By-Election 8–12 March 1926: Combined English Universities
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Alfred Hopkinson	2,343	53.9	+3.5
	Liberal	Ramsay Muir	2,000	46.1	+12.1
Majority			343	7.8	N/A
Turnout			4,343	66.7	-11.5
Registered electors			6,513
	Conservative gain from Liberal		Swing

References

^ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "C" (part 5)

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