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1942 Glasgow Cathcart by-election

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The Glasgow Cathcart by-election of 1942 was held on 29 April 1942. The by-election was held due to the death of the incumbent Conservative MP, John Train. It was won by the Conservative candidate Francis Beattie.[1]

By-election 1942: Glasgow Cathcart[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Unionist Francis Beattie 10,786 59.6 −2.5
Independent Progressive William Douglas-Home 3,807 21.0 N/A
Ind. Labour Party James Carmichael 2,493 13.8 N/A
Independent Scottish Nationalist William Whyte 1,000 5.5 N/A
Majority 6,979 38.6
Turnout 18,086
Unionist hold Swing

References

  1. ^ http://www.leighrayment.com/commons.htm
  2. ^ Whitaker's Almanack, 1944