1946 Glasgow Cathcart by-election

The 1946 Glasgow Cathcart by-election was held on 12 February 1946. The by-election was held due to the death of the incumbent Conservative MP, Francis Beattie. It was won by the Conservative candidate John Henderson. ^[1]

By-election 1946: Glasgow Cathcart ^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Unionist	John Henderson	13,695	52.5	−6.3
	Labour	Alexander Burns Mackay	9,689	37.2	−4.0
	SNP	William Taylor	2,700	10.4	New
Majority			4,006	15.3	−2.3
Turnout			26,084
	Unionist hold		Swing	−1.2

References

1. Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs
2. "1946 By Election Results". Archived from the original on 5 November 2013. Retrieved 11 August 2015.