BRITISH BY-ELECTION
YORK SEAT TO MR. C. WOOD SON OF LORD HALIFAX —\ — (Received May 1 7, 5.5 p.m.) LONDON, May 7 The by-election for the York seat in the House of Commons, .necessitated by the appointment of the? Conservative member, Mr. L. R. Lumley, to the post of Governor of Bombay, resulted as follows: — The Hon. Charles Wood (National-Conservative) . . 22,045 Mr. John Dugdale (Labour) 17,896 Majority . . • • • • • • The successful candidate is the htfir of Viscount Halifax, Lord Privy Seal, and Mr. Dugdale is secretary to Major C. R. Attlee, leader of the Opposition.
The voting for the York seat at the General Election in November, 1935, resulted: Mr. L. R. Lumley (Conservative). 25,442; Mr. R. Fraser (Labour), 19,168; majority, 6274.,
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXIV, Issue 22723, 8 May 1937, Page 13
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