1929 General Election - Edinburgh East
| Year | 1929 |
| General election | 1929 General Election |
| Constituency | Edinburgh East |
| Turnout | 76.5% |
Results
| Candidate | Party | Votes |
| Shiels, Thomas Drummond | Labour | 13,933 |
| McDonald, Thomas Pringle | Liberal | 8,687 |
| Thyne, Richard Cobden | Scottish Unionist | 6,889 |