The 1946 South Ayrshire by-election was held on 7 February 1946. The byelection was held due to the death of the incumbent Labour MP, Alexander Sloan. It was won by the Labour candidate Emrys Hughes,[1][2] with a swing against his party of less than 1%.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Emrys Hughes | 20,434 | 60.43 | -0.91 | |
| Unionist | Robert Mathew | 13,382 | 39.57 | +0.91 | |
| Majority | 7,052 | 20.86 | -1.83 | ||
| Turnout | 33,816 | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
References
- ↑ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs
- ↑ "1946 By Election Results". Archived from the original on 5 November 2013. Retrieved 11 August 2015.
- ↑ Scottish Conservative and Unionist Central Office, The Yearbook for Scotland (1967), p.86
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