1946 South Ayrshire by-election
The1946 South Ayrshire by-electionwas held on 7 February 1946. The byelection was held due to the death of the incumbent Labour MP,Alexander Sloan.It was won by the Labour candidateEmrys Hughes,[1][2]with a swing against his party of less than 1%.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Emrys Hughes | 20,434 | 60.43 | −0.91 | |
| Unionist | Robert Mathew | 13,382 | 39.57 | +0.91 | |
| Majority | 7,052 | 20.86 | −1.83 | ||
| Turnout | 33,816 | ||||
| Labourhold | Swing | ||||
References[edit]
- ^Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs
- ^"1946 By Election Results".Archived fromthe originalon 5 November 2013.Retrieved11 August2015.
- ^Scottish Conservative and Unionist Central Office,The Yearbook for Scotland(1967), p.86
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