Combined Scottish Universities by-election, 1945
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The Combined Scottish Universities by-election, 1945 was a by-election
held from 9 April to 13 April 1945 for the Combined Scottish Universities, a university constituency
of the British House of Commons
.
Member of Parliament
(MP) George Morrison
had had resigned
by the procedural device of accepting the post of Crown Steward and Bailiff of the Manor of Northstead
, a notional 'office of profit under the crown' which is used as a procedural device to enable MPs to resign from the Commons.
, stood as an independent. He was a doctor and biologist, and founder of the Rowett Research Institute
.
The other candidate was R. M. Munro of the National Liberal Party
.
Food and Agriculture Organization
.
By-election
A by-election is an election held to fill a political office that has become vacant between regularly scheduled elections....
held from 9 April to 13 April 1945 for the Combined Scottish Universities, a university constituency
University constituency
A university constituency is a constituency, used in elections to a legislature, that represents a university rather than a geographical area. University constituencies may involve plural voting, in which eligible voters are permitted to vote in both a university constituency and a geographical...
of the British House of Commons
British House of Commons
The House of Commons is the lower house of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, which also comprises the Sovereign and the House of Lords . Both Commons and Lords meet in the Palace of Westminster. The Commons is a democratically elected body, consisting of 650 members , who are known as Members...
.
Vacancy
The seat had become vacant on 6 March 1945 when the National LiberalNational Liberal Party (UK, 1931)
The National Liberal Party, known until 1948 as the Liberal National Party, was a liberal political party in the United Kingdom from 1931 to 1968...
Member of Parliament
Member of Parliament
A Member of Parliament is a representative of the voters to a :parliament. In many countries with bicameral parliaments, the term applies specifically to members of the lower house, as upper houses often have a different title, such as senate, and thus also have different titles for its members,...
(MP) George Morrison
George Alexander Morrison
George Alexander Morrison was a Scottish Liberal Party and then National Liberal Party politician....
had had resigned
Resignation from the British House of Commons
Members of Parliament sitting in the House of Commons in the United Kingdom are technically forbidden to resign. To circumvent this prohibition, a legal fiction is used...
by the procedural device of accepting the post of Crown Steward and Bailiff of the Manor of Northstead
Manor of Northstead
The Manor of Northstead was once a collection of fields and farms in the parish of Scalby in the North Riding of Yorkshire in England. By 1600, the manor house had fallen into disrepair and was occupied only by a shepherd. At present the Manor is part of the Barrowcliff area of the town of...
, a notional 'office of profit under the crown' which is used as a procedural device to enable MPs to resign from the Commons.
Candidates
Two candidates contested the by-election. The Rector of the University of Glasgow, Sir John Boyd OrrJohn Boyd Orr, 1st Baron Boyd-Orr
John Boyd Orr, 1st Baron Boyd-Orr CH, DSO, MC, FRS , known as Sir John Boyd Orr from 1935 to 1949, was a Scottish teacher, doctor, biologist and politician who received the Nobel Peace Prize for his scientific research into nutrition and his work as the first Director-General of the United Nations...
, stood as an independent. He was a doctor and biologist, and founder of the Rowett Research Institute
Rowett Research Institute
The Rowett Research Institute is a research centre for studies into food and nutrition located in Aberdeen, Scotland.-History:The institute was founded in 1913 when the University of Aberdeen and the North of Scotland College of Agriculture agreed that an "Institute for Research into Animal...
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The other candidate was R. M. Munro of the National Liberal Party
National Liberal Party (UK, 1931)
The National Liberal Party, known until 1948 as the Liberal National Party, was a liberal political party in the United Kingdom from 1931 to 1968...
.
Result
The result was a victory for the Boyd Orr, who won over 70% of the votes. He held the seat until 1946, when he resigned to take up the post of Director of the United NationsUnited Nations
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Food and Agriculture Organization
Food and Agriculture Organization
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations is a specialised agency of the United Nations that leads international efforts to defeat hunger. Serving both developed and developing countries, FAO acts as a neutral forum where all nations meet as equals to negotiate agreements and...
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Votes
See also
- Combined Scottish Universities (UK Parliament constituency)
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