Dundee East by-election, 1973
There was a by-election for Dundee East, in Scotland, on 1 March 1973. It was one of three UK parliamentary by-elections held on that day.
It was caused by the appointment of George Thomson as a European commissioner.
George Machin retained the seat for Labour, but only narrowly.
There was a strong showing by the Scottish National Party, which prefigured their serious breakthrough at the Govan by-election later in the year, and the two general elections of 1974.
Results
| Dundee East by-election, 1973 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Labour | George Machin | 14,411 | 32.74 | ||
| SNP | Gordon Wilson | 13,270 | 30.15 | ||
| Conservative | William Fitzgerald | 11,089 | 25.19 | ||
| Liberal | Nathaniel Gordon | 3,653 | 8.30 | ||
| Labour Party of Scotland | George MacLean | 1,409 | 3.20 | ||
| Independent | John S Thomson | 182 | 0.41 | ||
| Majority | 1,141 | 2.59 | |||
| Turnout | 44,014 | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
See also
- Dundee East (UK Parliament constituency)
- List of United Kingdom by-elections (1950–1979)
- Lincoln by-election, 1973
- Chester-le-Street by-election, 1973
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