The 1946 Aberdeen South by-election was held on 26 November 1946. The by-election was held due to the resignation of the incumbent Conservative MP, Sir Douglas Thomson. It was won by the Conservative candidate Priscilla Buchan.[1]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Unionist | Priscilla Buchan | 21,750 | 54.84 | +8.11 | |
Labour | Arthur Irvine | 17,911 | 45.16 | +2.84 | |
Majority | 3,839 | 9.68 | +5.26 | ||
Turnout | 39,661 | ||||
Unionist hold | Swing | +5.4 |
References
edit- ^ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs
- ^ The Times, 28 November 1946
- ^ "1946 By Election Results". Archived from the original on 5 November 2013. Retrieved 12 August 2015.