1911 Govan by-election facts for kids
The 1911 Govan by-election was a Parliamentary by-election held on 22 December 1911. It returned one Member of Parliament (MP) to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, elected by the first past the post voting system.
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Electoral history
| General election December 1910: Govan
Electorate 17,995 |
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Liberal | William Hunter | 8,409 | 56.9 | ||
| Conservative | George Balfour | 6,369 | 43.1 | ||
| Majority | 2,040 | 13.8 | |||
| Turnout | 14,778 | ||||
| Liberal hold | Swing | ||||
Candidates
Result
| By-Election 22 December 1911: Govan
Electorate 18,395 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Liberal | Daniel Holmes | 7,508 | 53.1 | -3.8 | |
| Conservative | George Balfour | 6,522 | 46.9 | +3.8 | |
| Majority | 986 | 6.2 | -7.6 | ||
| Turnout | 14,030 | ||||
| Liberal hold | Swing | ||||
Aftermath
A general election was due to take place by the end of 1915. By the autumn of 1914, the following candidates had been adopted to contest that election. Due to the outbreak of war, the election never took place.
| General Election 1914/15:
Electorate 22,559 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Liberal | Daniel Holmes | ||||
| Ind. Labour Party | Neil Maclean | ||||
| General election 14 December 1918:
Electorate 31,652 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Ind. Labour Party | Neil Maclean | 9,577 | 47.8 | New | |
| Unionist |
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8,762 | 43.8 | +0.7 | |
| Liberal | Daniel Holmes | 1,678 | 8.4 | -58.8 | |
| Majority | 815 | 4.0 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 20,017 | ||||
| Independent Labour Party gain from Liberal | Swing | ||||
- McClure was the endorsed candidate of the Coalition Government.
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