1961 Paisley by-election

UK parliamentary by-election December 2023 November 2013 The 1961 Paisley by-election was a parliamentary by-election held on 20 April 1961 for the British House of Commons constituency of Paisley in Scotland. The election was caused by the appointment of the sitting Labour member Douglas Harold Johnston as a Senator of the College of Justice, a judicial post. The candidates were John Robertson for the Labour Party, John Bannerman for the Liberals and G R Rickman for the Conservatives. Robertson held the seat for Labour with a reduced majority of 1,658 from the Liberal candidate.*Result of Paisley by-election, 1961: British Parliamentary by-elections index Result Paisley by-election, 1961F W S Craig, British Parliamentary Election Results 1950-1973; Political Reference Publications, Glasgow 1973 Labour Party (UK) John Robertson 19,200 45.35 -11.95 Liberal Party (UK) John Bannerman 17,542 41.43 New Unionist Party (Scotland) Geoffrey R. Rickman 5,597 13.22 -29.48 1,658 3.92 -10.69 42,339 68.10 -10.78 Labour Party (UK) -26.7 References Category:By-elections to the Parliament of the United Kingdom in Scottish constituencies Paisley by-election Paisley by-election Category:1960s elections in Scotland Paisley by-election Category:Politics of Renfrewshire