Paisley by-election, 1948
Encyclopedia
The Paisley by-election, 1948 was a parliamentary by-election
held on 18 February 1948 for the British House of Commons constituency of Paisley
in Scotland.
The election was a straight fight between Douglas Harold Johnston
for Labour
and James McCormick, a National candidate with the support of the Conservative Party
and the Liberal Party
, with Johnston emerging the winner by 6,545 votes.
By-election
A by-election is an election held to fill a political office that has become vacant between regularly scheduled elections....
held on 18 February 1948 for the British House of Commons constituency of Paisley
Paisley (UK Parliament constituency)
Paisley was a parliamentary constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1832 until 1983, when it was divided into Paisley North and Paisley South...
in Scotland.
The election was a straight fight between Douglas Harold Johnston
Douglas Johnston, Lord Johnston
Douglas Harold Johnston TD was a Scottish Advocate, politician and Judge. He served as a Minister in the government of Clement Attlee and ended his career as a Senator of the College of Justice...
for 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...
and James McCormick, a National candidate with the support of the Conservative Party
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...
and the Liberal Party
Liberal Party (UK)
The Liberal Party was one of the two major political parties of the United Kingdom during the 19th and early 20th centuries. It was a third party of negligible importance throughout the latter half of the 20th Century, before merging with the Social Democratic Party in 1988 to form the present day...
, with Johnston emerging the winner by 6,545 votes.