1946 Glasgow Cathcart by-election
Appearance
The 1946 Glasgow Cathcart by-election was held on 12 February 1946. The by-election was held due to the death of the incumbent Conservative MP, Francis Beattie. It was won by the Conservative candidate John Henderson.[1]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Unionist | John Henderson | 13,695 | 52.5 | −6.3 | |
Labour | Alexander Burns Mackay | 9,689 | 37.2 | −4.0 | |
SNP | William Taylor | 2,700 | 10.4 | New | |
Majority | 4,006 | 15.3 | −2.3 | ||
Turnout | 26,084 | ||||
Unionist hold | Swing | −1.2 |
References
[edit]- ^ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs
- ^ "1946 By Election Results". Archived from the original on 5 November 2013. Retrieved 11 August 2015.
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- 1946 in Scotland
- 1940s elections in Scotland
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- By-elections to the Parliament of the United Kingdom in Glasgow constituencies
- 1940s in Glasgow
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