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Paisley By-election (other)
Paisley by-election may refer to one of five parliamentary by-elections held in the constituency of Paisley in Renfrewshire, Scotland: * 1884 Paisley by-election * 1891 Paisley by-election * 1920 Paisley by-election * 1948 Paisley by-election * 1961 Paisley by-election The 1961 Paisley by-election was a parliamentary by-election held on 20 April 1961 for the British House of Commons constituency of Paisley in Scotland. The election was caused by the appointment of the sitting Labour member Douglas Harold Jo ... ;See also * Paisley South by-election (other) {{disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1884 Paisley By-election
The 1884 Paisley by-election was a parliamentary by-election held on 15 February 1884 for the British House of Commons constituency of Paisley in Scotland. It was caused by the resignation of the constituency's sitting Liberal Member of Parliament A member of parliament (MP) is the representative in parliament of the people who live in their electoral district. In many countries with bicameral parliaments, this term refers only to members of the lower house since upper house members o ... William Holms who had held the seat since the general election of 1880 when he was returned unopposed. Result The seat was held for the Liberals by Stewart Clark, a local thread manufacturer. References 1884 in Scotland 1880s elections in Scotland 1884 elections in the United Kingdom Politics of Paisley, Renfrewshire History of Renfrewshire By-elections to the Parliament of the United Kingdom in Scottish constituencies {{Scotland-UK-Parl-by-election-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1891 Paisley By-election
The 1891 Paisley by-election was a parliamentary by-election held on 1 June 1891 for the British House of Commons constituency of Paisley in Scotland. It was caused by the death of the constituency's sitting Liberal Member of Parliament A member of parliament (MP) is the representative in parliament of the people who live in their electoral district. In many countries with bicameral parliaments, this term refers only to members of the lower house since upper house members o ... William Boyle Barbour who had held the seat since the 1885 general election. Result The seat was held for the Liberals by William Dunn, a Paisley born, self-made, merchant banker. References {{Westminster by-elections in Scotland 1868–1899 1891 elections in the United Kingdom 1891 in Scotland 1890s elections in Scotland By-elections to the Parliament of the United Kingdom in Scottish constituencies Politics of Paisley, Renfrewshire History of Renfrewshire ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1920 Paisley By-election
The 1920 Paisley by-election was a parliamentary by-election held on 12 February 1920 for the House of Commons constituency of Paisley in Scotland. It was caused by the death of the constituency's sitting Liberal Member of Parliament Sir John Mills McCallum. Former Prime Minister H.H. Asquith, who was still leader of the Liberal Party but who had lost his seat at the 1918 general election, returned to the Commons. Electoral history The result at the last General Election in 1918 was; Asquith’s return The by-election provided an opportunity for the return to Parliament of H. H. Asquith, the former Prime Minister who had lost his East Fife seat to the Unionists at the 1918 general election in the aftermath of the split in the Liberal Party over David Lloyd George's coalition with the Conservatives. Asquith remained party leader, and the opponents of the coalition came to be known as the Independent Liberals, or unofficially as the ‘Wee Frees’ after a Scottish re ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |