1944 Kirkcaldy Burghs by-election
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UK Parliamentary by-election
The Kirkcaldy Burghs by-election of 1944 was held on 17 February 1944. The by-election was held due to the resignation of the incumbent Labour MP, Tom Kennedy. It was won by the Labour candidate Thomas Hubbard, but Douglas Young of the Scottish National Party came a close second.[1][2]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Thomas Hubbard | 8,268 | 51.6 | -4.7 | |
SNP | Douglas Young | 6,621 | 41.3 | New | |
Christian Socialist | Henry Hilditch | 1,136 | 7.1 | New | |
Majority | 1,647 | 10.3 | |||
Turnout | 16,025 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
References[]
- ^ a b "The By-Elections. Light Poll at Kirkcaldy". The Glasgow Herald. 18 February 1944. p. 2. Retrieved 17 March 2017.
- ^ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs
- ^ '"See by-election", Ottawa Citizen, 16 February 1944
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