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1945 Motherwell by-election

UK parliamentary by-election

Field	Value
election_name	1945 Motherwell by-election
type	parliamentary
country	United Kingdom
seats_for_election	Motherwell constituency
ongoing	no
previous_election	1935 United Kingdom general election
previous_year	1935
next_election	1945 United Kingdom general election
next_year	1945
election_date	12 April 1945
candidate1	Robert McIntyre
party1	Scottish National Party
popular_vote1	11,417
percentage1	51.4%
swing1	51.4%
candidate2	Alexander Anderson
party2	Labour Party (UK)
popular_vote2	10,800
percentage2	48.6%
swing2	2.1%
map_image	Motherwell Constituency 1918-1950.svg
map_size	150px
map_caption	Map showing the Motherwell Parliamentary constituency within Scotland.
title	MP
posttitle	Subsequent MP
before_election	James Walker
before_party	Labour Party (UK)
after_election	Robert McIntyre
after_party	Scottish National Party

The 1945 Motherwell by-election was held on 12 April 1945, following the death of Labour Party Member of Parliament (MP) for Motherwell, James Walker.

The by-election took place during the Second World War during unusual political conditions. No general election had been held since 1935, at which James Walker narrowly gained the seat for Labour from the Unionist Party.

There was a truce between the major parties: Labour, the Conservative Party, Liberal Party and the National Liberal Party. The Communist Party of Great Britain, which had held Motherwell in the past, also undertook to abide by the truce. As a result, the only opposition in by-elections came from independents, minor parties and occasional unofficial party candidates aligned with major parties.

For the by-election, the Labour Party stood Alexander Anderson. His only opposition came from the Scottish National Party (SNP), then a small party advocating Scottish independence, who stood Party Secretary Robert McIntyre.

Result

The by-election was won by McIntyre, who became the first SNP Member of Parliament. However, Anderson regained the seat from McIntyre at the 1945 general election a few months later.

References

Dick Douglas, At the Helm: The Life & Times of Dr. Robert D McIntyre

References

MacPherson, Hamish. (12 April 2020). "All about Robert McIntyre: The first SNP MP who made his mark 75 years ago". The National.
(14 April 1945). "Scots Nationalist Wins Motherwell By-Election". [[The Glasgow Herald]].

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