Combined Scottish Universities by-election, 1927
Encyclopedia
The Combined Scottish Universities by-election, 1927 was a by-election
held from 26 April to 29 April 1927 for the Combined Scottish Universities, a university constituency
of the British House of Commons
.
(MP) Sir Henry Craik, Bt.
had died, aged 80. He had held the seat since its creation for the 1918 general election
, having previously been MP for Glasgow and Aberdeen Universities
.
, who had contested Glasgow Camlachie
at the 1918 general election
.
, when he resigned to take up the post of Governor General of Canada
.
By-election
A by-election is an election held to fill a political office that has become vacant between regularly scheduled elections....
held from 26 April to 29 April 1927 for the Combined Scottish Universities, a university constituency
University constituency
A university constituency is a constituency, used in elections to a legislature, that represents a university rather than a geographical area. University constituencies may involve plural voting, in which eligible voters are permitted to vote in both a university constituency and a geographical...
of the British House of Commons
British House of Commons
The House of Commons is the lower house of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, which also comprises the Sovereign and the House of Lords . Both Commons and Lords meet in the Palace of Westminster. The Commons is a democratically elected body, consisting of 650 members , who are known as Members...
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Vacancy
The seat had become vacant on 16 March 1927 when the Unionist Member of ParliamentMember of Parliament
A Member of Parliament is a representative of the voters to a :parliament. In many countries with bicameral parliaments, the term applies specifically to members of the lower house, as upper houses often have a different title, such as senate, and thus also have different titles for its members,...
(MP) Sir Henry Craik, Bt.
Sir Henry Craik, 1st Baronet
Sir Henry Craik, 1st Baronet, PC, KCB was a Scottish Unionist politician.He was Member of Parliament for Glasgow and Aberdeen Universities from 1906 to 1918, and for the Combined Scottish Universities from 1918 until his death in 1927...
had died, aged 80. He had held the seat since its creation for the 1918 general election
United Kingdom general election, 1918
The United Kingdom general election of 1918 was the first to be held after the Representation of the People Act 1918, which meant it was the first United Kingdom general election in which nearly all adult men and some women could vote. Polling was held on 14 December 1918, although the count did...
, having previously been MP for Glasgow and Aberdeen Universities
Glasgow and Aberdeen Universities (UK Parliament constituency)
Glasgow and Aberdeen Universities, in Scotland, was a university constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1868 until 1918...
.
Candidates
Two candidates contested the by-election. John Buchan, the novelist, of the Unionist Party and Hugh B. Guthrie of the Labour PartyLabour Party (UK)
The Labour Party is a centre-left democratic socialist party in the United Kingdom. It surpassed the Liberal Party in general elections during the early 1920s, forming minority governments under Ramsay MacDonald in 1924 and 1929-1931. The party was in a wartime coalition from 1940 to 1945, after...
, who had contested Glasgow Camlachie
Glasgow Camlachie (UK Parliament constituency)
Glasgow Camlachie was a burgh constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1885 until 1955.It elected one Member of Parliament using the first-past-the-post voting system.-Boundaries:...
at the 1918 general election
United Kingdom general election, 1918
The United Kingdom general election of 1918 was the first to be held after the Representation of the People Act 1918, which meant it was the first United Kingdom general election in which nearly all adult men and some women could vote. Polling was held on 14 December 1918, although the count did...
.
Result
The result was a victory for Buchan, who won nearly 88% of the votes. He held the seat until 1935Combined Scottish Universities by-election, 1935
The Combined Scottish Universities by-election, 1935 was a by-election held from 17 June to 22 June 1935 for the Combined Scottish Universities, a university constituency of the British House of Commons.- Vacancy :...
, when he resigned to take up the post of Governor General of Canada
Governor General of Canada
The Governor General of Canada is the federal viceregal representative of the Canadian monarch, Queen Elizabeth II...
.
Votes
See also
- Combined Scottish Universities (UK Parliament constituency)
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- Combined Scottish Universities by-election, 1935Combined Scottish Universities by-election, 1935The Combined Scottish Universities by-election, 1935 was a by-election held from 17 June to 22 June 1935 for the Combined Scottish Universities, a university constituency of the British House of Commons.- Vacancy :...
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- List of United Kingdom by-elections (1918–1931)