Edinburgh East by-election, 1945
A by-election for the constituency of Edinburgh East in the United Kingdom House of Commons was held on 3 October 1945, caused by the ennoblement of the incumbent Labour MP Frederick Pethick-Lawrence. The result was a hold for the Labour Party, with their candidate George Thomson.
Result
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | George Thomson | 15,482 | 61.6 | ||
Conservative | Lt. TG Galbraith | 9,665 | 38.4 | ||
Majority | 5,817 | 23.1 | |||
Previous election
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Frederick Pethick-Lawrence | 19,300 | 56.4 | ||
Unionist | William Angus Sinclair | 12,771 | 37.3 | ||
SNP | FC Yeaman | 2,149 | 6.3 | ||
Majority | 6,529 | 19.1 | |||
Turnout | 69.6 | ||||
References
- ↑ "1945 By Election Results". Archived from the original on 2012-02-06. Retrieved 2015-08-11.
- ↑ "Politics Resources". Election 1945. Politics Resources. 5 July 1945. Retrieved 2011-11-08.
- Craig, F. W. S. (1983) [1969]. British parliamentary election results 1918-1949 (3rd edition ed.). Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. ISBN 0-900178-06-X.
- Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs
- A Guide to Post-War Scottish By-elections to the UK Parliament
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