Gilbert McAllister

Gilbert McAllister (26 March 1906 – 27 May 1964) was a British Labour Party politician. He unsuccessfully contested the North Lanarkshire constituency in 1935, and was came a poor second at the Glasgow Hillhead by-election, 1937.

At the 1945 general election McAllister was elected as Member of Parliament (MP) for Rutherglen. He held that seat until for six years, until his defeat at the 1951 election by the Conservative Party candidate Richard Brooman-White.

References

Craig, F. W. S. (1983) [1969]. British parliamentary election results 1918-1949 (3rd ed.). Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. ISBN 0-900178-06-X.
United Kingdom general elections results, 1951 at Richard Kimber's Political Science Resources
Leigh Rayment's Peerage Pages ^{[self-published source]} ^{[better source needed]}

Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by Allan Chapman	Member of Parliament for Rutherglen 1945–1951	Succeeded by Richard Brooman-White

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