The North East Lanarkshire by-election was a Parliamentary by-election held on 26 September 1901. The constituency returned one

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(MP) to the House of Commons of the United Kingdom, elected by the

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voting system.

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party candidate Sir William Henry Rattigan won the seat from the

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who had held the seat at the general election the year before.

Results

References

{{Westminster by-elections in Scotland 1900–1949 North East Lanarkshire by-election North East Lanarkshire by-election 1900s elections in Scotland North East Lanarkshire by-election By-elections to the Parliament of the United Kingdom in Scottish constituencies