Galloway by-election, 1959

The Galloway by-election of 9 April 1959 was held after the death of Unionist Member of Parliament (MP) John Mackie:[1]

The seat was safe, having been won by the Unionists at the 1955 general election by 8,014 votes[2]

Result of the previous general election

General Election 1955: Galloway
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Unionist John Mackie 15,893 66.86
Labour W S Gray 7,879 33.14
Majority 8,014 33.71 -

Result of the by-election

By-election 1959: Galloway[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Unionist John Brewis 13,204 49.93 -16.41
Liberal Simon Mackay 6,721 25.42 N/A
Labour W Cross 6,520 24.65 -9.26
Majority 6,483 24.51 -9.20
Unionist hold Swing

References

  1. ↑ Full results Archived 10 October 2012 at the Wayback Machine.
  2. ↑ PoliticsResources.net
  3. ↑ "1959 By Election Results". Archived from the original on 2012-10-10. Retrieved 2015-08-15.


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