1938 Oxford by-election

1938 Oxford by-election
27 October 1938
Oxford constituency
Turnout76.3% (9.0 pp)
  First party Second party
 
Ind
Candidate Quintin Hogg Sandy Lindsay
Party Conservative Independent progressive
Popular vote 15,797 12,363
Percentage 56.1% 43.9%
Swing 6.7 pp New
MP before election

Robert Bourne
Conservative

 Elected MP

Quintin Hogg
Conservative

The 1938 Oxford by-election was a parliamentary by-election for the British House of Commons constituency of Oxford, held on 27 October 1938. The by-election was triggered when Robert Croft Bourne, the sitting Conservative Member of Parliament died on 7 August 1938. He had served as MP for the constituency since a 1924 by-election.

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