- Dunbartonshire West by-election, 1950
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The Dunbartonshire West by-election of 25 April 1950 was held after the death of Labour MP Adam McKinlay on 17 March 1950[1]:
The seat was marginal, having been won at the United Kingdom general election, 1950 by only 613 votes[2]
Result of the previous general election
General Election 1950: Dunbartonshire West Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour Adam Storey McKinlay 20,398 49.29 Conservative R.A. Allan 19,785 47.81 Communist F. Hart 1,198 2.90 Majority 613 1.48 – Result of the by-election
By-election 1950: Dunbartonshire West Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour Tom Steele 20,367 50.4 +1.1 Conservative R.A. Allan 20,074 49.6 +1.8 Majority 293 Labour hold Swing References
- ^ Full results
- ^ [1] PoliticsResources.net
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