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1939 Clackmannanshire and East Stirlingshire by-election

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The 1939 Clackmannanshire and East Stirlingshire by-election was held on 13 October 1939. The by-election was held due to the death of the incumbent Labour MP, Lauchlin MacNeill Weir. It was won by the Labour candidate Arthur Woodburn.[1]

1939 Clackmannan and Eastern Stirlingshire by-election[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Arthur Woodburn 15,645 93.7 +51.4
Pacifist Andrew Stewart 1,060 6.4 New
Majority 14,585 87.3 +84.0
Turnout 16,705 35.4 −40.8
Labour hold Swing

References

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  1. ^ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs
  2. ^ Whitaker's Almanack, 1944