1958 East Aberdeenshire by-election

UK Parliamentary by-election August 2019 August 2019 The 1958 East Aberdeenshire by-election was held on 20 November 1958 when the incumbent Conservative MP, Sir Robert Boothby was elevated to a life peerage.31 Oct 1958 Polling Day en 17 Bristol Evening Post Bristol https://www.newspapers.com/image/875726673 subscription 29 May 2023 The by-election was retained by the Conservative candidate Patrick Wolrige-Gordon. Wolrige-Gordon was still an undergraduate at Oxford and at the time of his election the youngest MP, having been only 23 at the time.Craig F. W. S. F. W. S. Craig British parliamentary Election Results 1950-1970 1971 Political Reference Publications Chichester 0 900178 02 7 62911 Nov 1958 Undergraduate Stands for Parliament en 24 Birmingham Post Birmingham https://www.newspapers.com/image/784959622 subscription 29 May 2023 In 1955 Boothby had won the seat with a majority of just over 10,000 votes, and prior to his elevation, had served in his seat for 34 years.22 Nov 1958 East Aberdeenshire en 4 Birmingham Post Birmingham https://www.newspapers.com/image/784864765 subscription 29 May 2023 While that contest had been a straight fight between the Conservatives and Labour, the by-election saw the Liberal Party also field a candidate. Analysis showed that the by-election had a higher voter turnout than the general election, with a 65.34% turnout rate vs. a 59.7% in the general election.22 Nov 1958 Undergraduate as Youngest M.P. en 1 The Daily Telegraph Bristol https://www.newspapers.com/image/832199428 subscription 29 May 2023 Controversies One week prior to the election, controversy stirred up around Wolrige-Gordon's candidacy following a rally held by his grandmother, Dame Flora MacLeod, following comments she made about Viscount Bernard Montgomery during a rally of housewives from Fraserburgh, in which she criticized Montgomery for taking an old-age pension from the government in spite of the fact that he was already incredibly wealthy, calling for more pension allocation for poorer residents.13 Nov 1958 Dame Flora Hits at Lord Montgomery en 16 The Daily Telegraph Bristol https://www.newspapers.com/image/832197435 subscription 29 May 2023 Result 1958 Aberdeenshire East by-electionBritish parliamentary election results, 1950-1973 by FWS Craighttp://by-elections.co.uk/58.html https://web.archive.org/web/20120625073118/http://by-elections.co.uk/58.html 1958 By Election Results 2012-06-25 dead 2015-08-15 Electorate Unionist Party (Scotland) Patrick Wolrige-Gordon 14,314 48.5 -20.0 Labour Party (UK) John B Urquhart 7,986 27.1 -4.4 Liberal Party (UK) Maitland Mackie 7,153 24.3 New 6,328 21.4 -15.7 29,485 Unionist Party (Scotland) References East Aberdeenshire by-election East Aberdeenshire by-election, 1958 East Aberdeenshire by-election Aberdeenshire, East East Aberdeenshire by-election Category:20th century in Aberdeenshire Category:Politics of Aberdeenshire