Edinburgh East by-election, 1945

A by-election for the constituency of Edinburgh East in the United Kingdom House of Commons was held on 3 October 1945, caused by the ennoblement of the incumbent Labour MP Frederick Pethick-Lawrence. The result was a hold for the Labour Party, with their candidate George Thomson.

Result

Edinburgh East^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	George Thomson	15,482	61.6
	Conservative	Lt. TG Galbraith	9,665	38.4
Majority			5,817	23.1

Previous election

General Election 1945: Edinburgh East^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Frederick Pethick-Lawrence	19,300	56.4
	Unionist	William Angus Sinclair	12,771	37.3
	SNP	FC Yeaman	2,149	6.3
Majority			6,529	19.1
Turnout				69.6

References

↑ "1945 By Election Results". Archived from the original on 2012-02-06. Retrieved 2015-08-11.
↑ "Politics Resources". Election 1945. Politics Resources. 5 July 1945. Retrieved 2011-11-08.

Craig, F. W. S. (1983) [1969]. British parliamentary election results 1918-1949 (3rd edition ed.). Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. ISBN 0-900178-06-X.
Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs
A Guide to Post-War Scottish By-elections to the UK Parliament

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