WI: MPs take R101 flight - and it crashes?

The ill fated R101 airship crashed in November 1930, heralding the end of the British airship programme. In 1929 a group of 100 MP's were scheduled to take a flight on the ship, but it was cancelled due to bad weather.

What if they had rescheduled the flight and taken it later (around mid 1930) - and the ship crashed? In the actual crash itself the only survivors were the crew, so we can assume there'd be none from amongst the MP's who would. I couldn't find a list of those scheduled to take it, but I imagine it'd be rather cross party, with some govt. ministers (certainly Lord Thomson, Secretary of State for Air). What sort of effect would it have on British politics to lose 100 MP's all in one day?
 
Do you know when in 1929? Ramsay MacDonald took over from Stanley Baldwin on the 5th June 1929 after an inconclusive general election on the 30th of May. Losing 100 MPs earlier in the year would probably bring the general election forward a bit, afterwards you get a lot of by-elections. In the latter case probably not very much would change but you'd have to go through it constituency by constituency because you'll have some long-serving MPs only holding on due to a personal vote. In the former case it'll be a right mess.
 
Do you know when in 1929? Ramsay MacDonald took over from Stanley Baldwin on the 5th June 1929 after an inconclusive general election on the 30th of May. Losing 100 MPs earlier in the year would probably bring the general election forward a bit, afterwards you get a lot of by-elections. In the latter case probably not very much would change but you'd have to go through it constituency by constituency because you'll have some long-serving MPs only holding on due to a personal vote. In the former case it'll be a right mess.

The flight was scheduled to take place in November, so after the formation of his ministry.
 
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