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Gilbert McAllister

Gilbert McAllister

British politician (1906–1964)


Gilbert McAllister (26 March 1906 – 27 May 1964) was a British Labour Party politician. He unsuccessfully contested the North Lanarkshire constituency in 1935, and came in at second at the 1937 Glasgow Hillhead by-election.

Quick Facts Member of Parliament for Rutherglen, Preceded by ...

At the 1945 general election McAllister was elected as member of parliament (MP) for Rutherglen. He held that seat for six years, until his defeat at the 1951 election by the Conservative Party candidate Richard Brooman-White.

References

  • Craig, F. W. S. (1983) [1969]. British parliamentary election results 1918-1949 (3rd ed.). Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. ISBN 0-900178-06-X.
  • United Kingdom general elections results, 1951 at Richard Kimber's Political Science Resources
  • Leigh Rayment's Peerage Pages [self-published source] [better source needed]
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