1901 North East Lanarkshire by-election
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These are the results of the North East Lanarkshire by-election of 1901. Liberal Unionist party candidate Sir William Henry Rattigan won the seat from the Liberal Party who had held the seat at the general election the year before.
Results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal Unionist | William Henry Rattigan | 5,673 | 42.6 | -1.3 | |
Liberal | Cecil Harmsworth | 4,769 | 35.7 | -20.4 | |
Scottish Workers | Robert Smillie | 2,900 | 21.7 | New | |
Majority | 904 | 6.9 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 13,342 | 79.0 | |||
Liberal Unionist gain from Liberal | Swing |
References
- ^ British parliamentary election results 1885-1918 by Craig.