1926 East Renfrewshire by-election

The 1926 East Renfrewshire by-election was held on 29 January 1926.The by-election was held due to the appointment as Solicitor General for Scotland of the incumbent Conservative MP, Alexander Munro MacRobert.It was won by the Conservative candidate Alexander Munro MacRobert.[1] This was the final ministerial by-election held prior to an amendment to the Re-Election of Ministers Act, which abolished the practice.This article about a by-election to the Parliament of the United Kingdom in Scotland is a stub.
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