Liverpool Scotland by-election, 1964
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The Liverpool Scotland by-election, 1964 was a parliamentary by-election
held in England
on 11 June 1964 for the House of Commons constituency of Liverpool Scotland
.
The by-election filled the vacancy left by the death of the Labour
Member of Parliament
(MP) David Logan
on 25 February the same year. The seat was retained by the Labour Party.
By-election
A by-election is an election held to fill a political office that has become vacant between regularly scheduled elections....
held in England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
on 11 June 1964 for the House of Commons constituency of Liverpool Scotland
Liverpool Scotland (UK Parliament constituency)
Liverpool Scotland was a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elected one Member of Parliament by the first past the post system of election....
.
The by-election filled the vacancy left by the death of the Labour
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...
Member of Parliament
Member 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) David Logan
David Logan (Politician)
David Gilbert Logan , known as Davie Logan, was a British Labour Party politician of Scots-Irish descent. He succeeded T.P...
on 25 February the same year. The seat was retained by the Labour Party.