1948 Paisley by-election
Appearance
The1948 Paisley by-electionwas a parliamentaryby-electionheld on 18 February 1948 for theBritish House of Commonsconstituency ofPaisleyin Scotland. it was indirectly caused by the death of former Conservative Prime MinisterStanley Baldwinwhich had the effect of elevating his son, the sitting Labour MPOliver Baldwin,to becomeEarl Baldwin of Bewdley.
The election was a straight fight betweenDouglas JohnstonforLabourand John MacCormick, aScottish nationalistcandidate with the support of theConservative Partyand theLiberal Party,with Johnston emerging the winner by 6,545 votes: Johnston received 27,213 votes to McCormick's 20,668.[1]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Douglas Johnston | 27,213 | 56.8 | +1.2 | |
Independent | John MacCormick | 20,668 | 43.2 | New | |
Majority | 6,545 | 13.6 | −9.3 | ||
Turnout | 47,881 | ||||
Labourhold | Swing |
References[edit]
- ^ab"1948 By Election Results".Archived fromthe originalon 14 March 2012.Retrieved12 August2015.