Paisley By-election (other)

	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 John ... ;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 The House of Commons is the lower house of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. Like the upper house, the House of Lords, it meets in the Palace of Westminster in London, England. The House of Commons is an elected body consisting of 650 mem ... constituency of Paisley in Scotland. It was caused by the resignation of the constituency's sitting Liberal Member of Parliament 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 The House of Commons is the lower house of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. Like the upper house, the House of Lords, it meets in the Palace of Westminster in London, England. The House of Commons is an elected body consisting of 650 mem ... constituency of Paisley in Scotland. It was caused by the death of the constituency's sitting Liberal Member of Parliament 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 of the United Kingdom, House of Commons constituency of Paisley (UK Parliament constituency), Paisley in Scotland. It was caused by the death of the constituency's sitting Liberal Party (UK), Liberal Member of Parliament (United Kingdom), 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 United Kingdom general election, 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 (UK Parliament constituency), East Fife seat to the Unionists at the 1918 United Kingdom general election, 1918 general election in the aftermath of the split in t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	1948 Paisley By-election The 1948 Paisley by-election was a parliamentary by-election held on 18 February 1948 for the British House of Commons constituency of Paisley in Scotland. it was indirectly caused by the death of former Conservative Prime Minister Stanley Baldwin which had the effect of elevating his son, the sitting Labour MP Oliver Baldwin Oliver Ridsdale Baldwin, 2nd Earl Baldwin of Bewdley (1 March 1899– 10 August 1958), known as Viscount Corvedale from 1937 to 1947, was a British socialist politician who had a career at political odds with his father, the Conservative prime ..., to become Earl Baldwin of Bewdley. The election was a straight fight between Douglas Johnston for Labour and John MacCormick, a Scottish nationalist candidate with the support of the Conservative Party and the Liberal Party, with Johnston emerging the winner by 6,545 votes: Johnston received 27,213 votes to McCormick's 20,668. References {{Westminster by-elections in Scotland 1900–1949 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	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 Johnston as a Senator of the College of Justice, a judicial post. The candidates were John Robertson for the Labour Party, John Bannerman for the Liberals and G R Rickman for the Conservatives Conservatism is a cultural, social, and political philosophy that seeks to promote and to preserve traditional institutions, practices, and values. The central tenets of conservatism may vary in relation to the culture and civilization i .... Robertson held the seat for Labour with a reduced majority of 1,658 from the Liberal candidate. Result References {{Westminster by-elections in Scotland 1950-present By-elections to the Parliament of the United Kingdom in Scottish constituencies Paisley by-election Paisley by-electi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]