title: 1934 Monmouth by-election
text: # 1934 Monmouth by-election
  
  The 1934 Monmouth by-election was a by-election held for the British House of Commons constituency of Monmouth in Wales on 14 June 1934. It was won by the Conservative candidate John Herbert.
  
  ## Vacancy
  
  The seat had become vacant on when the sitting Conservative Member of Parliament (MP), Sir Leolin Forestier-Walker had died at the age of 68 on 13 May 1934. He had held the seat since the 1918 general election.
  
  ## Previous result
  
  General election 1931: Monmouth :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Conservative | Leolin Forestier-Walker | 24,829 | 70.8 | +21.5 |
  | | Labour | D. Hughes | 10,217 | 29.2 | +4.3 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 14,612 | 41.6 | +18.1 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 45,046 | 78.0 | -0.9 |
  | Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 44,929 | | |
  | | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
  
  ## Candidates
  
  The Conservative candidate was 39-year-old John Arthur Herbert.
  
  The Labour Party candidate was Rev. D Hughes, who had been the unsuccessful candidate at the 1931 general election.
  
  ## Result
  
  On a reduced turnout, Herbert held the seat for the Conservatives, with a comfortable majority of nearly 10,000 votes. He was re-elected in 1935, but resigned in 1939 to become Governor of Bengal.
  
  1934 Monmouth by-election :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Conservative | John Herbert | 20,640 | 65.0 | -5.8 |
  | | Labour | D. Hughes | 11,094 | 35.0 | +5.8 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 9,546 | 30.0 | -11.6 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 31,734 | 69.2 | -8.8 |
  | Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 45,885 | | |
  | | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | -5.8 | |
  