1911_Govan_by-election

1911 Govan by-election

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The 1911 Govan by-election was a Parliamentary by-election held on 22 December 1911.^[1] It returned one Member of Parliament (MP) to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, elected by the first past the post voting system.

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Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	William Hunter	8,409	56.9	+13.9
	Conservative	George Balfour	6,369	43.1	+9.4
Majority			2,040	13.8	+4.5
Turnout			14,778	79.9	-4.7
	Liberal hold		Swing	+2.3

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Daniel Holmes	7,508	53.5	-3.4
	Conservative	George Balfour	6,522	46.5	+3.4
Majority			986	7.0	-6.8
Turnout			14,030	76.3	-3.6
	Liberal hold		Swing	-3.4

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Daniel Holmes
	Ind. Labour Party	Neil Maclean

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Ind. Labour Party	Neil Maclean	9,577	47.8	*New*
	Unionist	Alexander McClure	8,762	43.8	+0.7
	Liberal	Daniel Holmes	1,678	8.4	-48.5
Majority			815	4.0	N/A
Turnout			20,017	63.2	-16.7
	Ind. Labour Party gain from Liberal		Swing	N/A

1911 Govan by-election