election and the 1931 United Kingdom general election. The Liberal Party declined to stand a candidate in 1931, which helps explain the massive increases in the Conservative and Labour votes. g. * Citations References Royal Navy vice admirals Commanders of the Order of the British Empire 1879 births 1964 deaths Royal Navy officers of World War I Royal Navy officers who were court-martialled Graduates of Britannia Royal Naval College Labour Party (UK) parliamentary candidates People from South Queensferry Military personnel from Edinburgh