Dundee East by-election, 1952

The Dundee East by-election was held on 17 July 1952 due to the death in a road accident of the incumbent Labour MP, Thomas Cook. It was won by the Labour candidate George Thomson.[1] The Scottish National Party unsuccessful candidate, Donald James Stewart, would later be the SNP's first MP elected at a General Election when he won the Western Isles seat at the 1970 general election.

Dundee East by-election, 1952[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labour George Thomson 22,161 56.64 +2.80
Conservative and National Liberal Paul Cowcher 14,035 35.87 -10.29
SNP Donald James Stewart 2,931 7.49 N/A
Independent Mr E G MacFarlane 290 0.74 N/A
Majority 8,126 20.77 +13.09
Turnout 39,127
Labour hold Swing

References

  1. ↑ http://www.leighrayment.com/commons/Dcommons4.htm
  2. ↑ "1952 By Election Results". Archived from the original on 2012-02-25. Retrieved 2015-08-13.


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