The 1929 Twickenham by-election was a parliamentary by-election held on 8 August 1929 for the British House of Commons constituency of Twickenham in Middlesex.
Vacancy The seat had become vacant when the constituency's Conservative Member of Parliament (MP), Sir William Joynson-Hicks, had been elevated to the peerage as Viscount Brentford. He had held the seat since its creation for the 1918 general election.
Candidates The Liberal Party ran 55-year-old Frederick Graham Paterson. He was a barrister of Gray's Inn, educated at New College, Oxford.The Liberal Year Book, 1928 He had been Liberal candidate here at the last general election and had previously contested Lowestoft in 1923 and 1924.The Times House of Commons, 1929
Result The result was a narrow victory for the Conservative candidate Sir John Ferguson, from whom the Conservative Central Office withdrew support over his advocacy of Empire free trade. Ferguson died in office three years later, triggering the 1932 Twickenham by-election.
See also Twickenham constituency Twickenham 1932 Twickenham by-election 1934 Twickenham by-election 1955 Twickenham by-election List of United Kingdom by-elections
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