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1928 Aberdeen North by-election

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The 1928 Aberdeen North by-election was held on Thursday, 16 August 1928. The by-election was held due to the death of the incumbent Labour MP, Frank Herbert Rose. It was won by the Labour candidate William Wedgwood Benn.[1][2] The by-election was one of the first elections in the UK where a Communist candidate stood against Labour since Comintern had abandoned its policy of entryism, with the candidacy of Aitken Ferguson, a member of the local Trades Council,[3] who had been the Labour candidate in the 1924 Glasgow Kelvingrove by-election.

By-election, Aug 1928: Aberdeen North[4] Electorate
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour William Wedgwood Benn 10,646 52.5 −8.3
Unionist Laura Sandeman 4,696 23.1 −16.1
Communist Aitken Ferguson 2,618 12.9 New
Liberal James Rankin Rutherford 2,337 11.5 New
Majority 5,950 29.4 +7.8
Turnout 20,297 56.8 −7.6
Labour hold Swing +3.9

References

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  1. ^ "North Aberdeen result". The Glasgow Herald. 18 August 1928. p. 8. Retrieved 14 March 2016.
  2. ^ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "A" (part 1)
  3. ^ Fraser, W.H.; Lee, C.H. (2000). Aberdeen, 1800–2000: A New History. Tuckwell Press. p. 212. ISBN 9781862321083. Retrieved 9 February 2015.
  4. ^ The Times, 18 August 1928