1942 Glasgow Cathcart by-election

The 1942 Glasgow Cathcart by-election was held on 29 April 1942. The by-election was held due to the death of the incumbent Conservative MP, John Train. It was won by the Conservative candidate Francis Beattie.^[1]

By-election 1942: Glasgow Cathcart^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Unionist	Francis Beattie	10,786	59.6	−2.5
	Independent Progressive	William Douglas Home	3,807	21.0	New
	Ind. Labour Party	James Carmichael	2,493	13.8	N/A
	Independent Scottish Nationalist	William Whyte	1,000	5.5	New
Majority			6,979	38.6	+14.4
Turnout			18,086
	Unionist hold		Swing

References

^ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs
^ Whitaker's Almanack, 1944

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[1] Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs

[2] Whitaker's Almanack, 1944

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