1912 Glasgow St Rollox by-election

1912 Glasgow St Rollox by-election
← Dec. 1910 26 February 1912 1918 →
Registered20,079
Turnout82.63% (Decrease 1.04%)
  First party Second party
 
LUP
Candidate McKinnon Wood Frederick Alexander Macquisten
Party Liberal Liberal Unionist
Alliance Labour British Socialist
Popular vote 8,530 8,061
Percentage 51.41% 48.59%
Swing Decrease4.34% Increase4.34%
MP before election

McKinnon Wood
Liberal

Subsequent MP

McKinnon Wood
Liberal

The Glasgow St Rollox by-election was a Parliamentary by-election held on 26 February 1912.[1] The constituency returned one Member of Parliament (MP) to the House of Commons of the United Kingdom, elected by the first past the post voting system.

Previous result

General election December 1910: Glasgow St Rollox Electorate 19,918
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal McKinnon Wood 9,291 55.7 -3.7
Liberal Unionist Arthur Robert Chamberlayne 7,374 44.2 +3.7
Majority 1,917 11.5 -7.5
Turnout 16,665 82.6 -2.3
Liberal hold Swing -3.7

Candidates

Campaign

The British Socialist Party who were unable to organise themselves a candidate to contest the election, decided nevertheless to campaign in the constituency. They issued a leaflet and toured the various works, lecturing the voters. They were critical of the electoral alliance between the Liberal and Labour parties and called on the electors to vote for the Unionist Party candidate.[2]

Result

1912 Glasgow St Rollox by-election[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Thomas Wood 8,530 51.41 −4.34
Liberal Unionist Frederick Alexander Macquisten 8,061 48.59 +4.34
Majority 469 2.82 −8.68
Turnout 16,591 82.63 −1.04
Registered electors 20,079
Liberal hold Swing −4.34

Aftermath

A General Election was due to take place by the end of 1915. By the autumn of 1914, the following candidates had been adopted to contest that election. Due to the outbreak of war, the election never took place

General Election 1914/15: Glasgow St Rollox Electorate 24,387
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal McKinnon Wood
Unionist
General election 1918: St Rollox [4][5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
C Unionist Gideon Oliphant-Murray 10,844 58.58 +14.33
Labour James Stewart 6,147 33.21 New
Liberal Thomas McKinnon Wood 1,521 8.22 −47.53
Majority 4,697 25.37 N/A
Turnout 18,512 48.16 −35.51
Registered electors 38,439
Unionist gain from Liberal Swing
C indicates candidate endorsed by the coalition government.

References

  1. ^ Craig, F.W.S. (1987). Chronology of British Parliamentary By-elections 1833–1987. Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. p. 107.
  2. ^ John MacLean's Scottish Notes, Justice, 24 February 1912, page 2.
  3. ^ Craig, FWS, ed. (1974). British Parliamentary Election Results: 1885–1918. London: Macmillan Press. p. 508. ISBN 978-1-349-02298-4.
  4. ^ Whitaker's Almanack, 1920
  5. ^ Craig, F.W.S., ed. (1969). British parliamentary election results 1918–1949. Glasgow: Political Reference Publications. p. 596. ISBN 0-900178-01-9.
  • Craig, F. W. S. (1974). British parliamentary election results 1885–1918 (1 ed.). London: Macmillan.
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