1961 Paisley by-election
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The 1961 Paisley by-election was a parliamentary by-election held on 20 April 1961 for the British House of Commons constituency of Paisley in Scotland.
The election was caused by the appointment of the sitting Labour member Douglas Harold Johnston as a Senator of the College of Justice, a judicial post. The candidates were John Robertson for the Labour Party, John Bannerman for the Liberals and G R Rickman for the Conservatives. Robertson held the seat for Labour with a reduced majority of 1,658 from the Liberal candidate.*[https://web.archive.org/web/20090831055341/http://geocities.com/by_elections/61.html Result of Paisley by-election, 1961: British Parliamentary by-elections index]
Result
{{Election box begin |
|title=Paisley by-election, 1961F W S Craig, British Parliamentary Election Results 1950-1973; Political Reference Publications, Glasgow 1973
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{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = John Robertson
|votes = 19,200
|percentage = 45.35
|change = -11.95
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Party (UK)
|candidate = John Bannerman
|votes = 17,542
|percentage =41.43
|change = New
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Unionist Party (Scotland)
|candidate = Geoffrey R. Rickman
|votes = 5,597
|percentage = 13.22
|change = -29.48
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 1,658
|percentage =3.92
|change = -10.69
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{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 42,339
|percentage = 68.10
|change = -10.78
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Labour Party (UK)
|swing = -26.7
}}
{{Election box end}}
References
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Category:By-elections to the Parliament of the United Kingdom in Scottish constituencies