The 1927 Combined Scottish Universities by-election was a
by-election
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held from 26 to 29 April 1927 for the
Combined Scottish Universities, a
university constituency
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of the
British House of Commons
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The House of Commons is an elected body consisting of 650 mem ...
.
Vacancy
The seat had become vacant on 16 March 1927 when the
Unionist Member of Parliament
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(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.
Candidates
Two candidates contested the by-election.
John Buchan
John Buchan, 1st Baron Tweedsmuir (; 26 August 1875 – 11 February 1940) was a Scottish novelist, historian, and Unionist politician who served as Governor General of Canada, the 15th since Canadian Confederation.
After a brief legal career ...
, the novelist, of the
Unionist Party and
Hugh Guthrie
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Biography
He was born in Guelph, Ontario, th ...
of the
Labour Party, who had contested
Glasgow Camlachie at the
1918 general election.
Result
The result was a victory for Buchan, who won nearly 88% of the votes. He held the seat until
1935
Events
January
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, when he resigned to take up the post of
Governor General of Canada
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.
Votes
See also
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Combined Scottish Universities (UK Parliament constituency)
The Combined Scottish Universities was a three-member university constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1918 until 1950. It was created by merging the single-member constituencies of Glasgow and Aber ...
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1934 Combined Scottish Universities by-election
The 1934 Combined Scottish Universities by-election was a by-election held from 7 to 12 March 1934 for the Combined Scottish Universities, a university constituency of the British House of Commons.
Vacancy
The seat had become vacant on 30 Dece ...
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1935 Combined Scottish Universities by-election
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1936 Combined Scottish Universities by-election
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1938 Combined Scottish Universities by-election
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1945 Combined Scottish Universities by-election
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1946 Combined Scottish Universities by-election
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List of United Kingdom by-elections (1918–1931)
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Sources
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1927 in Scotland
1920s elections in Scotland
1927 elections in the United Kingdom
By-elections to the Parliament of the United Kingdom in the Combined Scottish Universities
Higher education in Scotland