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  UK Parliament - Edinburgh East - By-election
  RACE DETAILS
Parents > United Kingdom > Scotland > Scotland > Edinburgh East
Office
TypeBy-election
Filing Deadline November 01, 1947 - 12:00pm
Polls Open November 27, 1947 - 01:00am
Polls Close November 27, 1947 - 04:00pm
Term Start November 28, 1947 - 12:00pm
Term End February 23, 1950 - 12:00pm
ContributorRBH
Last ModifiedRBH November 15, 2023 10:44pm
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LAST GENERAL ELECTION
PartyLabour Won07/12/1945
NameFrederick Pethick-Lawrence Votes19,300 (56.40%)
Term07/26/1945 - 10/01/1945 Margin6,529 (+19.08%)
KEY RACE? 0.0000000000 Average
LEANING PREDICTIONS    Detail

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Name John Wheatley Duncan M. Matthews John Junor Mary Fraser Dott
PartyLabour National Liberal Liberal Scottish National
Votes16,906 (50.53%) 11,490 (34.34%) 3,379 (10.10%) 1,682 (5.03%)
Margin0 (0.00%) -5,416 (-16.19%) -13,527 (-40.43%) -15,224 (-45.50%)
Predict Avg.0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%
Finances$0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00
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