A by-election for the constituency of Edinburgh East in the United Kingdom House of Commons was held on 27 November 1947, caused by the appointment of the sitting Labour MP George Thomson as Lord Justice Clerk. The seat was retained by the Labour Party, with their candidate John Wheatley winning the seat.

Result

Edinburgh East by-Election 1947[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour John Wheatley 16,906 50.5 -5.9
National Liberal (Conservative) Duncan M. Matthews 11,490 34.4 -2.9
Liberal John Junor 3,379 10.1 New
SNP Mary Dott 1,682 5.0 -1.3
Majority 5,416 16.1 -3.0
Turnout 33,457
Labour hold Swing

Previous elections

1945 Edinburgh East by-election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour George Thomson 15,482 61.6 +5.2
Conservative Tam Galbraith 9,665 38.4 +1.1
Majority 5,817 23.2 +4.1
Turnout 25,147
Labour hold Swing
General election 1945: Edinburgh East[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Frederick Pethick-Lawrence 19,300 56.4 +13.2
Conservative William Angus Sinclair 12,771 37.3 -2.3
SNP FC Yeaman 2,149 6.3 New
Majority 6,529 19.1 +15.5
Turnout 34,220 69.6 +1.0
Labour hold Swing +7.7

References

  1. ↑ "1947 By Election Results". Archived from the original on 6 February 2012. Retrieved 12 August 2015.
  2. ↑ "Politics Resources". Election 1945. Politics Resources. 5 July 1945. Archived from the original on 11 August 2011. Retrieved 8 November 2011.

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