From Surf Wiki (app.surf) — the open knowledge base
1938 Combined Scottish Universities by-election
1938 UK Parliamentary by-election
1938 UK Parliamentary by-election
| Field | Value | |
|---|---|---|
| election_name | 1938 Combined Scottish Universities by-election | |
| type | parliamentary | |
| country | United Kingdom | |
| seats_for_election | Constituency of Combined Scottish Universities | |
| ongoing | no | |
| previous_election | 1936 Combined Scottish Universities by-election | |
| previous_year | 1936 | |
| next_election | 1945 United Kingdom general election | |
| next_year | 1945 | |
| election_date | 21–25 February 1938 | |
| candidate1 | John Anderson | |
| party1 | National Government (United Kingdom) | |
| popular_vote1 | 14,042 | |
| percentage1 | 48.8% | |
| swing1 | 7.7% | |
| candidate2 | Frances Melville | |
| image2 | [[File:Frances H. Melville, c. 1904 (3x4 crop).png | x160px]] |
| party2 | Independent (politician) | |
| popular_vote2 | 5,618 | |
| percentage2 | 19.5% | |
| swing2 | ||
| candidate4 | Andrew Dewar Gibb | |
| image4 | SNP | |
| party4 | Scottish National Party | |
| popular_vote4 | 5,246 | |
| percentage4 | 18.2% | |
| swing4 | 12.9% | |
| candidate5 | Peter Chalmers Mitchell | |
| image5 | [[File:Peter Chalmers Mitchell 1920 (3x4 crop).jpg | x160px]] |
| party5 | Independent Progressive | |
| popular_vote5 | 3,868 | |
| percentage5 | 13.5% | |
| swing5 | ||
| title | MP | |
| before_election | Ramsay MacDonald | |
| before_party | National Labour Organisation | |
| after_election | John Anderson | |
| after_party | National Government (United Kingdom) | |
| turnout | 52.1% (2.7%) |
Vacancy
The seat had become vacant when the National Labour Member of Parliament (MP) (and former Prime Minister), Ramsay MacDonald had died on 9 November 1937, aged 71. He had held the seat since the by-election in 1936, having held several other seats since he was first elected to Parliament at the 1906 general election.
Candidates
The parties in the National Government did not usually stand candidates against each other, and since in this case the seat was held by National Labour, there was no Unionist or National Liberal candidate.
The National Government supported a "National" candidate Sir John Anderson, a former civil servant who had been Governor of Bengal from 1932 to 1937.
The Scottish National Party candidate was Andrew Dewar Gibb, the Regius Professor of Law at Glasgow University who had also contested the by-election in 1936. Two other candidates stood as independents.
Result
The result was a victory for Anderson (the National candidate), won nearly 50% of the votes, the remainder being quite evenly between the other candidates. He held the seat until the university constituencies were abolished for the 1950 general election.
Votes
|
References
Sources
References
- (1 March 1938). "Universities By-election. Sir J. Anderson's Success". [[The Glasgow Herald]].
This article was imported from Wikipedia and is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Content has been adapted to SurfDoc format. Original contributors can be found on the article history page.
Ask Mako anything about 1938 Combined Scottish Universities by-election — get instant answers, deeper analysis, and related topics.
Research with MakoFree with your Surf account
Create a free account to save articles, ask Mako questions, and organize your research.
Sign up freeThis content may have been generated or modified by AI. CloudSurf Software LLC is not responsible for the accuracy, completeness, or reliability of AI-generated content. Always verify important information from primary sources.
Report