1961 Paisley by-election
The Paisley by-election, 1961 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.[1]
Result[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | John Robertson | 19,200 | 45.35 | -11.95 | |
Liberal | John Bannerman | 17,542 | 41.43 | New | |
Unionist | Geoffrey R. Rickman | 5,597 | 13.22 | -29.48 | |
Majority | 1,658 | 3.92 | -10.69 | ||
Turnout | 42,339 | 68.10 | |||
Labour hold | Swing | -18.8 |
References[]
- ^ *Result of Paisley by-election, 1961: British Parliamentary by-elections index
- ^ F W S Craig, British Parliamentary Election Results 1950-1973; Political Reference Publications, Glasgow 1973
Categories:
- By-elections to the Parliament of the United Kingdom in Scottish constituencies
- 1961 elections in the United Kingdom
- 1961 in Scotland
- 1960s elections in Scotland
- April 1961 events in the United Kingdom
- Politics of Renfrewshire