1947 Edinburgh East by-election
Appearance
A by-election for the constituency of Edinburgh East in the United Kingdom House of Commons was held on 27 November 1947, caused by the appointment of the sitting Labour MP George Thomson as Lord Justice Clerk. The seat was retained by the Labour Party, with their candidate John Wheatley winning the seat.
Result
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | John Wheatley | 16,906 | 50.5 | ||
National Liberal (Conservative) | D Mathews | 11,490 | 34.4 | ||
Liberal | John Junor | 3,379 | 10.1 | ||
SNP | Mary Dott | 1,682 | 5.0 | ||
Majority | 5,416 | 16.2 |
Previous elections
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | George Thomson | 15,482 | 61.6 | ||
Conservative | TG Galbraith | 9,665 | 38.4 | ||
Majority | 5,817 | 23.1 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Frederick Pethick-Lawrence | 19,300 | 56.4 | ||
Conservative | WA Sinclair | 12,771 | 37.3 | ||
SNP | FC Yeaman | 2,149 | 6.3 | ||
Majority | 6,529 | 19.1 | |||
Turnout | 69.6 |
References
- ^ "1947 By Election Results". Archived from the original on 6 February 2012. Retrieved 12 August 2015.
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- 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