The 1936 Dunbartonshire by-election was held on 18 March 1936. The by-election was held due to the appointment as Governor of Burma of the incumbent Conservative MP, Archibald Douglas Cochrane. It was won by the Labour candidate Thomas Cassells.[1]

Dunbartonshire by-election, 1936[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Thomas Cassells 20,187 48.1 +6.2
Unionist Arthur Paterson Duffes 19,203 45.7 -4.6
SNP Robert Gray 2,599 6.2 -1.6
Majority 984 2.4 N/A
Turnout 41,989 68.6 -11.9
Labour gain from Unionist Swing +5.4

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