UK Polling History: Election of 27 October 1931 – Rhondda East
Result summary
| Parties | ||
| Labour | Communist | |
| Votes | 22,086 | 10,359 |
| Votes gained | +3,076 | +4,570 |
| Share of votes | 68.1% | 31.9% |
| Share of eligible voters | 50.2% | 23.5% |
| Gain in share of votes | +18.0% | +16.7% |
| Gain in share of eligible voters | +7.8% | +10.6% |
| Total votes: | 32,445 | |
| Electorate: | 44,039 | |
| Turnout: | 73.7% | |
| Outcome: | Labour hold | |
| Swing: | 0.7% | Labour from Communist |
Polling history
List of contests
| Date | Type | Parties | |||||||
| Labour | Communist | Other | Conservative | Plaid Cymru |
National Liberal |
Liberal | National | ||
| Date | Type | Parties | |||||||
| Labour | Communist | Other | Conservative | Plaid Cymru |
National Liberal |
Liberal | National | ||
| 18 June 1970 | General Election | 19,602 | 659 | 1,359 | 6,931 | ||||
| 31 March 1966 | General Election | 21,567 | 2,349 | 1,857 | 2,088 | ||||
| 15 October 1964 | General Election | 20,510 | 3,385 | 2,548 | 2,361 | ||||
| 8 October 1959 | General Election | 20,565 | 4,580 | 3,629 | 2,776 | ||||
| 26 May 1955 | General Election | 21,859 | 4,544 | 3,711 | |||||
| 25 October 1951 | General Election | 27,958 | 2,948 | 3,522 | |||||
| 23 February 1950 | General Election | 26,645 | 4,463 | 2,634 | 1,357 | ||||
| 5 July 1945 | General Election | 16,733 | 15,761 | 2,123 | |||||
| 14 November 1935 | General Election | 22,088 | 13,655 | ||||||
| 27 October 1931 | General Election | 22,086 | 10,359 | ||||||
| 30 May 1929 | General Election | 19,010 | 5,789 | 2,901 | 10,269 | ||||
| 29 October 1924 | General Election | Uncontested | |||||||
| 6 December 1923 | General Election | 21,338 | 8,346 | ||||||
| 15 November 1922 | General Election | 17,146 | 14,025 | ||||||
| 14 December 1918 | General Election | Uncontested | |||||||