1945 Combined Scottish Universities by-election

1945 UK Parliamentary by-election June 2025 1945 Combined Scottish Universities by-election parliamentary United Kingdom Constituency of Combined Scottish Universities no 1938 United Kingdom general election 1938 9–13 April 1945 John Boyd Orr x160px Independent (politician) 20,197 71.2% R. M. Munro LNP Liberal National Party (UK, 1931) 8,177 28.8% MP Subsequent MP George Morrison Liberal National Party (UK, 1931) John Boyd Orr Independent (politician) 44.6% (7.5%) 1945 United Kingdom general election July 1945May 2020 November 2013 The 1945 Combined Scottish Universities by-election was a by-election held from 9 to 13 April 1945 for the Combined Scottish Universities, a university constituency of the British House of Commons. Vacancy The seat had become vacant on 6 March 1945 when the Liberal National Member of Parliament (MP) George Morrison 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.June 2025 Candidates Two candidates contested the by-election. The Rector of the University of Glasgow, Sir John Boyd Orr, stood as an independent. He was a doctor and biologist, and founder of the Rowett Research Institute.June 2025 The other candidate was R. M. Munro of the Liberal National Party.June 2025 Result The result was a victory for Boyd Orr, who won over 70% of the votes.June 2025 He held the seat until 1946, when he resigned to take up the post of Director of the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization.June 2025 Votes Combined Scottish Universities by-election, 9–13 April 1945 https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=OhA1AAAAIBAJ&pg=3313%2C5550571 Universities' New M.P. Sir John Orr's Victory The Glasgow Herald 14 April 1945 10 24 March 2017 Independent (politics) John Boyd Orr 20,197 71.2 N/A Liberal National Party (UK, 1931) R. M.Munro 8,177 28.8 N/A 12,020 42.4 N/A 28,374 44.6 −7.5 Independent (politics) Liberal National Party (UK, 1931) See also Combined Scottish Universities (UK Parliament constituency) 1927 Combined Scottish Universities by-election 1934 Combined Scottish Universities by-election 1935 Combined Scottish Universities by-election 1936 Combined Scottish Universities by-election 1938 Combined Scottish Universities by-election 1946 Combined Scottish Universities by-election List of United Kingdom by-elections (1931–1950) References Sources Craig F. W. S. F. W. S. Craig British parliamentary election results 1918-1949 1969 3rd 1983 Parliamentary Research Services Chichester 0-900178-06-X March 2012 Category:1945 in Scotland Category:1940s elections in Scotland Category:1945 elections in the United Kingdom Category:April 1945 in the United Kingdom Category:By-elections to the Parliament of the United Kingdom in the Combined Scottish Universities