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1946 Glasgow Cathcart by-election

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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]

By-election 1946: Glasgow Cathcart[2]
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

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  1. ^ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs
  2. ^ "1946 By Election Results". Archived from the original on 5 November 2013. Retrieved 11 August 2015.