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1927 Combined Scottish Universities by-election

UK parliamentary by-election

Field	Value
election_name	1927 Combined Scottish Universities by-election
type	parliamentary
country	United Kingdom
seats_for_election	Constituency of Combined Scottish Universities
ongoing	no
previous_election	1924 United Kingdom general election
previous_year	1924
next_election	1929 United Kingdom general election
next_year	1929
election_date	26–29 April 1927
candidate1	John Buchan
image1	[[File:Lord tweedsmuiir (3x4 crop).jpg	x160px]]
party1	Unionist Party (Scotland)
popular_vote1	16,963
percentage1	87.7%
candidate2	Hugh Guthrie
image2	Lab
party2	Labour Party (UK)
popular_vote2	2,378
percentage2	12.3%
title	MP
posttitle	Subsequent MP
before_election	Sir Henry Craik, Bt.
before_party	Unionist Party (Scotland)
after_election	John Buchan
after_party	Unionist Party (Scotland)
turnout	55.1%

Vacancy

The seat had become vacant on 16 March 1927 when the Unionist Member of Parliament (MP) Sir Henry Craik, Bt. had died, aged 80. He had held the seat since its creation for the 1918 general election, having previously been MP for Glasgow and Aberdeen Universities.

Candidates

Two candidates contested the by-election. John Buchan, the novelist, of the Unionist Party and Hugh Guthrie of the Labour Party, who had contested Glasgow Camlachie at the 1918 general election.

Result

The result was a victory for Buchan, who won nearly 88% of the votes. He held the seat until 1935, when he resigned to take up the post of Governor General of Canada.

Votes

Sources

Info: Wikipedia Source

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