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1939 South Ayrshire by-election

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The 1939 South Ayrshire by-election was a parliamentary by-election held in the United Kingdom on 20 April 1939 for the House of Commons constituency of South Ayrshire in Scotland.

Previous MP

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Previous result

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General election, 14 November 1935
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour James Brown 18,190 57.61
Unionist James MacAndrew 13,396 42.39
Majority 4,804 15.22 N/A
Turnout 31,576 78.03
Labour gain from Unionist Swing

Candidates

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Result

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The Labour Party held the seat.

By-election 1939: Ayrshire South[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Alexander Sloan 17,908 57.97 +0.36
Unionist Catherine Gavin 12,986 42.03 −0.36
Majority 4,922 15.94 +0.72
Turnout 30,894
Labour hold Swing

Aftermath

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In the 1945 general election, the result was:

General election, 5 July 1945
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Alexander Sloan 21,235 61.3 +3.7
Unionist Robert Mathew 13,382 38.7 −3.7
Majority 7,853 22.6 +7.5
Turnout 34,617 75.2 −2.8
Labour hold Swing

References

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  1. ^ Whitaker's Almanack, 1944
  • British Parliamentary Election Results 1918-1949, compiled and edited by F.W.S. Craig (The Macmillan Press 1979)