1901 North East Lanarkshire by-election

UK parliamentary by-election April 2022 1901 North East Lanarkshire by-election presidential United Kingdom North East Lanarkshire (UK Parliament constituency)#Elections in the 1900s 1900 1904 North East Lanarkshire by-election 1904 26 September 1901 Rattigan Liberal Unionist 5,673 42.6% Harmsworth 65px Liberal Party (UK) 4,769 35.7% Smillie 65px Scottish Workers' Representation Committee 2,900 21.7% 250px MP Subsequent MP John Colville Liberal Party (UK) Alexander Findlay Liberal Party (UK) The 1901 North East Lanarkshire by-election was a Parliamentary by-election held on 26 September 1901.Craig F.W.S. 1987 Chronology of British Parliamentary By-elections 1833–1987 Chichester Parliamentary Research Services 95 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. Liberal Unionist party candidate Sir William Henry Rattigan won the seat from the Liberal Party who had held the seat at the general election the year before. Result 1901 North East Lanarkshire by-electionBritish parliamentary election results 1885-1918 by Craig. Liberal Unionist Party (UK) William Henry Rattigan 5,673 42.6 -1.3 Liberal Party (UK) Cecil Harmsworth 4,769 35.7 -20.4 Scottish Workers' Representation Committee Robert Smillie 2,900 21.7 New 904 6.9 N/A 13,342 79.0 -0.3 Liberal Unionist Party (UK) Liberal Party (UK) +9.6 References North East Lanarkshire by-election North East Lanarkshire by-election Category:1900s elections in Scotland North East Lanarkshire by-election Category:By-elections to the Parliament of the United Kingdom in Scottish constituencies