Dunbartonshire West by-election, 1950
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The Dunbartonshire West by-election
of 25 April 1950 was held after the death of Labour
MP
Adam McKinlay
on 17 March 1950:
The seat was marginal, having been won at the United Kingdom general election, 1950
by only 613 votes
By-election
A by-election is an election held to fill a political office that has become vacant between regularly scheduled elections....
of 25 April 1950 was held after the death of Labour
Labour Party (UK)
The Labour Party is a centre-left democratic socialist party in the United Kingdom. It surpassed the Liberal Party in general elections during the early 1920s, forming minority governments under Ramsay MacDonald in 1924 and 1929-1931. The party was in a wartime coalition from 1940 to 1945, after...
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Member of Parliament
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Adam McKinlay
Adam McKinlay
Adam Storey McKinlay was a Scottish Labour Party politician. He was a Member of Parliament from 1929 to 1931, and from 1941 to 1950....
on 17 March 1950:
The seat was marginal, having been won at the United Kingdom general election, 1950
United Kingdom general election, 1950
The 1950 United Kingdom general election was the first general election ever after a full term of a Labour government. Despite polling over one and a half million votes more than the Conservatives, the election, held on 23 February 1950 resulted in Labour receiving a slim majority of just five...
by only 613 votes