1901 North East Lanarkshire by-election
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The North East Lanarkshire by-election was a Parliamentary by-election held on 26 September 1901.[1] The constituency returned one Member of Parliament (MP) to the House of Commons of the United Kingdom, elected by the first past the post voting system.
Liberal Unionist party candidate Sir William Henry Rattigan won the seat from the Liberal Party who had held the seat at the general election the year before.
Results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Unionist | William Henry Rattigan | 5,673 | 42.6 | −1.3 | |
Liberal | Cecil Harmsworth | 4,769 | 35.7 | −20.4 | |
Scottish Workers | Robert Smillie | 2,900 | 21.7 | New | |
Majority | 904 | 6.9 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 13,342 | 79.0 | −0.3 | ||
Liberal Unionist gain from Liberal | Swing | +9.6 |
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