1901 North East Lanarkshire by-election

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1901 North East Lanarkshire
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  1900 26 September 1901 1904  
  Cecil Harmsworth.jpg Robert Smillie crop.gif
Candidate Rattigan Harmsworth Smillie
Party Liberal Unionist Liberal Scottish Workers
Popular vote5,6734,7692,900
Percentage42.635.721.7

MP before election

John Colville
Liberal

Subsequent MP

Alexander Findlay
Liberal

The North East Lanarkshire by-election was a Parliamentary by-election held on 26 September 1901. [1] 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.

Results

1901 North East Lanarkshire by-election [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Unionist William Henry Rattigan 5,673 42.6 -1.3
Liberal Cecil Harmsworth 4,76935.7-20.4
Scottish Workers Robert Smillie 2,90021.7New
Majority9046.9N/A
Turnout 13,34279.0
Liberal Unionist gain from Liberal Swing

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References

  1. Craig, F.W.S. (1987). Chronology of British Parliamentary By-elections 1833–1987. Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. p. 95.
  2. British parliamentary election results 1885-1918 by Craig.