1912 Glasgow St Rollox by-election

UK parliamentary by-election December 2023 November 2013 1912 Glasgow St Rollox by-election LUP Labour Party (UK) 20,079 United Kingdom December 1910 United Kingdom general election Dec. 1910 1918 United Kingdom general election 1918 26 February 1912 McKinnon Wood x160px Liberal Party (UK) 8,530 51.41% Frederick Alexander Macquisten parliamentary 8,061 Liberal Unionist Party 48.59% MP Subsequent MP McKinnon Wood Liberal Party (UK) McKinnon Wood Liberal Party (UK) Constituency of Glasgow St Rollox 82.63% (1.04%) 4.34% 4.34% British Socialist The 1912 Glasgow St Rollox by-election was a Parliamentary by-election held on 26 February 1912.Craig F.W.S. 1987 Chronology of British Parliamentary By-elections 1833–1987 Chichester Parliamentary Research Services 107 The constituency returned one Member of Parliament (MP) to the House of Commons of the United Kingdom, elected by the first past the post voting system. Previous result General election December 1910: Glasgow St Rollox Electorate 19,918 Liberal Party (UK) McKinnon Wood 9,291 55.7 -3.7 Liberal Unionist Party (UK) Arthur Robert Chamberlayne 7,374 44.2 +3.7 1,917 11.5 -7.5 16,665 82.6 -2.3 Liberal Party (UK) -3.7 Campaign The British Socialist Party who were unable to organise themselves a candidate to contest the election, decided nevertheless to campaign in the constituency. They issued a leaflet and toured the various works, lecturing the voters. They were critical of the electoral alliance between the Liberal and Labour parties and called on the electors to vote for the Unionist Party candidate.John MacLean's Scottish Notes, Justice, 24 February 1912, page 2. Result The Liberal Party held the seat. 1912 Glasgow St Rollox by-electionCraig F. W. S. British Parliamentary Election Results: 1885–1918 1974 Macmillan Press London 978-1-349-02298-4 508 Liberal Party (UK) Thomas Wood 8,530 51.41 −4.34 Liberal Unionist Party Frederick Alexander Macquisten 8,061 48.59 +4.34 469 2.82 −8.68 16,591 82.63 −1.04 20,079 Liberal Party (UK) −4.34 Aftermath A General Election was due to take place by the end of 1915. By the autumn of 1914, the following candidates had been adopted to contest that election. Due to the outbreak of war, the election never took place General Election 1914/15: Glasgow St Rollox Electorate 24,387 Liberal Party (UK) McKinnon Wood Unionist Party (UK) General election 1918: St Rollox Whitaker's Almanack, 1920Craig F.W.S. British parliamentary election results 1918–1949 https://archive.org/details/britishparliamen0000crai registration 1969 Political Reference Publications Glasgow 0-900178-01-9 596 Unionist Party (Scotland) Gideon Oliphant-Murray 10,844 58.58 +14.33 Labour Party (UK) James Stewart 6,147 33.21 New Liberal Party (UK) Thomas McKinnon Wood 1,521 8.22 −47.53 4,697 25.37 N/A 18,512 48.16 −35.51 38,439 Unionist Party (Scotland) Liberal Party (UK) References Craig, F. W. S. (1974). British parliamentary election results 1885–1918 (1 ed.). London: Macmillan. Who's Who: www.ukwhoswho.com Debrett's House of Commons 1916 Category:1912 elections in the United Kingdom Category:By-elections to the Parliament of the United Kingdom in Glasgow constituencies Category:1912 in Scotland Category:1910s elections in Scotland Category:Ministerial by-elections to the Parliament of the United Kingdom Category:1910s in Glasgow Category:February 1912 in the United Kingdom