Gilbert McAllister (26 March 1906 – 27 May 1964) was a British Labour Party politician. He unsuccessfully contested the

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constituency in

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, and came in at second at the 1937 Glasgow Hillhead by-election. At the 1945 general election McAllister was elected as member of parliament (MP) for

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. He held that seat for six years, until his defeat at the 1951 election by the Conservative Party candidate

Richard Brooman-White Lieutenant-Colonel Richard Charles Brooman-White 16 February 1912 – 25 January 1964) was a British journalist, intelligence agent and politician for the Conservative Party. Education The only son from a military family (his mother was a Texa ...

References

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United Kingdom general elections results, 1951
at Richard Kimber's Political Science Resources *

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* 1906 births 1964 deaths Scottish Labour MPs Members of the Parliament of the United Kingdom for Scottish constituencies UK MPs 1945–1950 UK MPs 1950–1951 {{Scotland-Labour-UK-MP-stub