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Edinburgh East - History
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Established | December 18, 1885 |
Disbanded | May 01, 1997 |
Last Modified | Ralphie June 04, 2008 01:12pm |
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Date |
Type |
Results
[Show Primaries]
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Apr 09, 1992 |
General Election |
| Gavin Strang(I)
15,446
45.75%
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| Kenneth Ward
8,235
24.39%
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| Debin McKinney
6,225
18.44%
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| Devin S. Scobie
3,432
10.17%
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| Graeme Farmer
424
1.26%
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Jun 11, 1987 |
General Election |
| Gavin Strang(I)
18,257
50.37%
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| John F. Renz
8,962
24.73%
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| Judith C. Aitken
5,592
15.43%
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| Mungo Bovey
3,434
9.47%
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Jun 09, 1983 |
General Election |
| Gavin Strang(I)
16,169
44.89%
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| Paul C. Martin
10,303
28.61%
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| Roderick Macleod
7,570
21.02%
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| Paul Henderson Scott
1,976
5.49%
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May 03, 1979 |
General Election |
| Gavin Strang(I)
23,477
53.69%
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| Geoffrey A. Campbell
14,660
33.52%
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| George C. MacDougall
5,296
12.11%
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| Carol Downes
173
0.40%
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| Terry Brotherstone
124
0.28%
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Oct 10, 1974 |
General Election |
| Gavin Strang(I)
19,669
44.92%
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| George C. MacDougall
11,213
25.61%
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| M. Andrew Hogg
10,111
23.09%
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| Geoffrey Dalzell
2,578
5.89%
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| Irene Swan
213
0.49%
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Feb 28, 1974 |
General Election |
| Gavin Strang(I)
20,163
43.66%
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| Douglas J. May
14,614
31.65%
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| George C. MacDougall
7,128
15.44%
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| John Melling
3,998
8.66%
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| Irene Swan
274
0.59%
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Jun 18, 1970 |
General Election |
| Gavin Strang
22,171
51.87%
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| Neil Gow
16,657
38.97%
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| Helen B. Davidson
3,502
8.19%
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| Irene Swan
413
0.97%
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Mar 31, 1966 |
General Election |
| George Willis(I)
25,423
60.48%
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| Barry Henderson
16,614
39.52%
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Oct 15, 1964 |
General Election |
| George Willis(I)
24,808
56.15%
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| Robert McEwen
19,376
43.85%
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Oct 08, 1959 |
General Election |
| George Willis(I)
22,244
50.35%
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| John Scott
21,932
49.65%
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May 26, 1955 |
General Election |
| George Willis(I)
21,240
52.52%
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| W. Ian R. Fraser
19,198
47.48%
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Apr 08, 1954 |
By-election |
| George Willis
18,950
57.65%
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| William Grant
13,922
42.35%
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Oct 25, 1951 |
General Election |
| John Wheatley(I)
25,201
54.08%
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| William Grant
21,400
45.92%
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Feb 23, 1950 |
General Election |
| John Wheatley(I)
24,072
53.22%
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| Charles Donaldson
17,531
38.76%
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| John Hope
3,632
8.03%
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Nov 27, 1947 |
By-election |
| John Wheatley
16,906
50.53%
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| Duncan M. Matthews
11,490
34.34%
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| John Junor
3,379
10.10%
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| Mary Fraser Dott
1,682
5.03%
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Oct 03, 1945 |
By-election |
| George Thomson
15,482
61.57%
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| Tam Galbraith
9,665
38.43%
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Jul 12, 1945 |
General Election |
| Frederick Pethick-Lawrence(I)
19,300
56.40%
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| William Angus Sinclair
12,771
37.32%
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| Frederick C. Yeaman
2,149
6.28%
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Nov 14, 1935 |
General Election |
| Frederick Pethick-Lawrence
13,341
43.20%
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| Minna Cowan
12,229
39.60%
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| David Marshall Mason(I)
5,313
17.20%
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Oct 27, 1931 |
General Election |
| David Marshall Mason
17,372
56.98%
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| Drummond Shiels(I)
10,244
33.60%
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| Thomas T. Alexander
2,872
9.42%
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May 30, 1929 |
General Election |
| Drummond Shiels(I)
13,933
47.22%
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| Thomas Pringle McDonald
8,687
29.44%
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| Richard C. Thyne
6,889
23.35%
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Oct 29, 1924 |
General Election |
| Drummond Shiels
9,330
44.30%
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| Charles Milne
6,105
28.99%
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| James Hogge(I)
5,625
26.71%
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Dec 06, 1923 |
General Election |
| James Hogge(I)
10,876
68.31%
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| Charles J. M. Mancor
5,045
31.69%
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