Glasgow Springburn by-election, 1937
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The Glasgow Sprinburn by-election, 1937 occurred in Glasgow Springburn
on September 7, 1937, which (unusually for a UK election) was a Tuesday.
It was caused by the death of George Hardie
. It was won by his widow Agnes Hardie
.
, including the Labour Party
and the Trades Union Congress
, about the National Government's reaction to the emerging situation in Europe. This led eventually to a commitment not to reverse the rearmament program until the international situation had changed. The Conservative
candidate, Colonel McInnes Shaw, was unable to speak at all for eight days during the campaign due to a throat illness and Mrs. Hardie gave only a brief address (with no questions) at an eve-of-poll address.
Glasgow Springburn (UK Parliament constituency)
Glasgow Springburn was a constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1918 until the 2005 general election, when it was largely replaced by the Glasgow North East constituency....
on September 7, 1937, which (unusually for a UK election) was a Tuesday.
It was caused by the death of George Hardie
George Hardie (Labour politician)
George Downie Blyth Crookston Hardie was a Scottish Labour politician, and the younger brother of the party's founder Keir Hardie.After leaving school, he became an engineer and an activist in the Independent Labour Party....
. It was won by his widow Agnes Hardie
Agnes Hardie
Agnes Agnew Hardie was a British Labour politician.Her association with the Labour movement began when she was a shop girl in Glasgow. She was a pioneer member of the Shop Assistants' Union, acting for some years as organizer...
.
Campaign
The main issue of discussion related not to local concerns, but national concerns of rearmament. There had been much debate within the Labour MovementLabour movement
The term labour movement or labor movement is a broad term for the development of a collective organization of working people, to campaign in their own interest for better treatment from their employers and governments, in particular through the implementation of specific laws governing labour...
, including the Labour Party
Labour 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...
and the Trades Union Congress
Trades Union Congress
The Trades Union Congress is a national trade union centre, a federation of trade unions in the United Kingdom, representing the majority of trade unions...
, about the National Government's reaction to the emerging situation in Europe. This led eventually to a commitment not to reverse the rearmament program until the international situation had changed. The Conservative
Conservative Party (UK)
The Conservative Party, formally the Conservative and Unionist Party, is a centre-right political party in the United Kingdom that adheres to the philosophies of conservatism and British unionism. It is the largest political party in the UK, and is currently the largest single party in the House...
candidate, Colonel McInnes Shaw, was unable to speak at all for eight days during the campaign due to a throat illness and Mrs. Hardie gave only a brief address (with no questions) at an eve-of-poll address.
Result
See also
- Glasgow Springburn (UK Parliament constituency)Glasgow Springburn (UK Parliament constituency)Glasgow Springburn was a constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1918 until the 2005 general election, when it was largely replaced by the Glasgow North East constituency....
- List of United Kingdom by-elections (1931–1950)
- George Hardie MPGeorge Hardie (Labour politician)George Downie Blyth Crookston Hardie was a Scottish Labour politician, and the younger brother of the party's founder Keir Hardie.After leaving school, he became an engineer and an activist in the Independent Labour Party....
- Agnes Hardie MPAgnes HardieAgnes Agnew Hardie was a British Labour politician.Her association with the Labour movement began when she was a shop girl in Glasgow. She was a pioneer member of the Shop Assistants' Union, acting for some years as organizer...