Gilbert McAllister

Gilbert McAllister
Gilbert McAllister
Member of Parliament; for Rutherglen
	In office; 5 July 1945 – 5 October 1951
Preceded by	Allan Chapman
Succeeded by	Richard Brooman-White
Personal details
Born	26 March 1906
Died	27 May 1964 (aged 58)
Political party	Labour

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

At the 1945 general election McAllister was elected as Member of Parliament (MP) for Rutherglen. He held that seat 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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