Edinburgh East by-election, 1947

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

Edinburgh East[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labour John Wheatley 16,906 50.5
Liberal National (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

Edinburgh East by-election, 1945
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labour George Thomson 15,482 61.6
Conservative TG Galbraith 9,665 38.4
Majority 5,817 23.1
General Election 1945: Edinburgh East[2]
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

  1. ↑ "1947 By Election Results". Archived from the original on 2012-02-06. Retrieved 2015-08-12.
  2. ↑ "Politics Resources". Election 1945. Politics Resources. 5 July 1945. Retrieved 2011-11-08.
  • 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
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