DUCHESS OF ATHOLL
BEATEN BY THE OFFICIAL CANDIDATE. THE KINROSS BY-ELECTION. By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright. (Received This Day, 9.30 a.m.) LONDON, December 22. The Kinross by-election resulted: — Mr W. McNair Snadden (Con).. 11,808 Duchess of Atholl (Ind) 10,495 Following on her criticism of the British Government's Foreign policy, the Duchess of Atholl resigned in order to re-contest the Kinross seat as an Independent. At the general election in 1935 she had a majority of 5,169. COMPETING CLAIMS THE FOREIGN POLICY ISSUE. SEVERE WEATHER LIMITS POLL. (Independent Cable Service.) (Received This Day, 10.10 a.m.) LONDON, December 22. Sixty-seven per cent of the electorate voted. Many were unable to poll owing to snowbound roads. Mr Snadden said the result represented a vote of confidence in Mr Chamberlain. The Duchess of Atholl said: “I still think the Government’s foreign policy is leading us into grave danger. I think there will be a general election before long, at which I expect to stand again.” The total votes cast for Government candidates in eight by-elections since the Munich conference number 196,686 compared with 176,796 for the Opposition.
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Wairarapa Times-Age, 23 December 1938, Page 5
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