Glasgow Scotstoun by-election, 1950
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The Glasgow Scotstoun
by-election
of 25 October 1950 was held after the death of Conservative
MP
Arthur Young
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The seat was very marginal, having been won at the United Kingdom general election, 1950
by 239 votes
Glasgow Scotstoun (UK Parliament constituency)
Glasgow Scotstoun was a burgh constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1950 until 1974. It elected one Member of Parliament using the first-past-the-post voting system.-Boundaries:...
by-election
By-election
A by-election is an election held to fill a political office that has become vacant between regularly scheduled elections....
of 25 October 1950 was held after the death of Conservative
Conservative Party (UK)
The Conservative Party, formally the Conservative and Unionist Party, is a centre-right political party in the United Kingdom that adheres to the philosophies of conservatism and British unionism. It is the largest political party in the UK, and is currently the largest single party in the House...
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Member of Parliament
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Arthur Young
Arthur Stewart Leslie Young
Arthur Stewart Leslie Young was a Unionist Party MP.He sat for Glasgow Partick from 1935 to 1945, and then sat for Glasgow Scotstoun until his death....
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The seat was very 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 239 votes