Claim: During the 1931 General election in Aberdeen North Electorate, William Wedgwood Benn won fewer votes than John George Burnett who was born in 1876.
Evidence: However, he refused to follow MacDonald into the National Government coalition with the Conservatives, and at the 1931 election lost his seat to John George Burnett. John George Burnett, OBE (1876–1962) was Unionist MP for Aberdeen North from 1931–35, defeating William Wedgwood Benn at the 1931 general election.