The 1937 Glasgow Springburn by-election occurred in
Glasgow Springburn on 7 September 1937,
which (unusually for a UK election) was a Tuesday.
It was caused by the death of
George Hardie of Labour. It was won by his widow
Agnes Hardie
Agnes Agnew Hardie (née Pettigrew; 6 September 1874 – 24 March 1951) was a British Labour politician.
Early life
Her association with the Labour movement began when she was a shop girl in Glasgow."Glasgow's First Woman M.P." ''Glasgow H ...
for Labour.
Campaign
The main issue of discussion related not to local concerns, but national concerns of
rearmament. There had been much debate within the
Labour Movement
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, including the
Labour Party and the
Trades Union Congress
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, about the
National Government's reaction to the emerging situation in Europe. This led eventually to a commitment not to reverse the rearmament program until the international situation had changed. The
Conservative
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candidate, Colonel McInnes Shaw, was unable to speak at all for eight days during the campaign due to a throat illness and Mrs. Hardie gave only a brief address (with no questions) at an eve-of-poll address.
Result
See also
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Glasgow Springburn (UK Parliament constituency)
Glasgow Springburn was a constituency of the House of Commons of the United Kingdom, House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1918 until the 2005 United Kingdom general election, 2005 general election, when it was largely ...
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List of United Kingdom by-elections (1931–1950)
This is a list of parliamentary by-elections in the United Kingdom held between 1931 and 1950, with the names of the incumbent and victor and their respective parties. Where seats changed political party at the election, the result is highlighted ...
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George Hardie MP
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Agnes Hardie MP
References
1937 in Scotland
1930s elections in Scotland
Glasgow
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By-elections to the Parliament of the United Kingdom in Glasgow constituencies
1930s in Glasgow
Springburn
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