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1904 North East Lanarkshire by-election

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Vacancy
Electoral history
Candidates
Campaign
Result
Aftermath
References

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The North East Lanarkshire by-election was a Parliamentary by-election. It returned one Member of Parliament to the House of Commons of the United Kingdom, elected by the first past the post voting system.

Vacancy

Sir William Henry Rattigan had been Liberal Unionist MP for the seat of North East Lanarkshire since the North East Lanarkshire by-election, 1901. He died on 4 July 1904 at the age of 62.^[1]

Electoral history

The seat had been Liberal Unionist since they gained it in 1901;

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}}{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Unionist Party (UK)
|candidate =William Henry Rattigan
|votes =5,673
|percentage =42.6
|change =-1.3
}}{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Party (UK)
|candidate = Cecil Harmsworth
|votes = 4,769
|percentage =35.7
|change =-20.4
}}{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Scottish Workers' Representation Committee
|candidate = Robert Smillie
|votes = 2,900
|percentage = 21.7
|change = n/a
}}{{Election box majority|
|votes =
|percentage =6.9
|change =19.1
}}{{Election box turnout|
|votes =
|percentage =79.0
|change =
}}{{Election box gain with party link|
|winner = Liberal Unionist Party (UK)
|loser = Liberal Party (UK)
|swing =
}}{{Election box end}}

Candidates

The Conservatives selected 43-year-old George Touche to defend the seat. In 1883 he was admitted to the Society of Accountants in Edinburgh. In 1889 he was appointed first secretary of the Industrial and General Trust, later becoming manager, director in 1898. In 1899 he founded his own practice, George A. Touch & Co.^[3]
The local Liberal Association selected 60-year-old Alexander Findlay as their candidate.
Thirty-seven-year-old John Robertson stood as candidate for the Scottish Workers' Representation Committee. He was Chairman of the Scottish Miners' Union.

Campaign

Polling Day was fixed for 10 August 1904.

Result

The Liberals gained the seat from the Conservatives;

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}}{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Party (UK)
|candidate =Alexander Findlay
|votes =5,619
|percentage =39.3
|change =+3.6
}}{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate =George Touche
|votes = 4,677
|percentage =32.8
|change =-9.8
}}{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Scottish Workers' Representation Committee
|candidate = John Robertson
|votes = 3,984
|percentage = 27.9
|change = +6.2
}}{{Election box majority|
|votes =942
|percentage =6.5
|change =13.4
}}{{Election box turnout|
|votes =
|percentage =75.5
|change =-3.5
}}{{Election box gain with party link|
|winner = Liberal Party (UK)
|loser = Liberal Unionist Party (UK)
|swing =
}}{{Election box end}}

Aftermath

At the following General Election the result was;

{{Election box begin | title=General Election January 1906^[5]
}}{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Party (UK)
|candidate = Alexander Findlay
|votes = 6,436
|percentage = 40.4
|change =+1.1
}}{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate =Hugh Elliot
|votes = 4,838
|percentage = 30.4
|change =-2.4
}}{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Scottish Workers' Representation Committee
|candidate = John Robertson
|votes = 4,658
|percentage = 29.2
|change = +1.3
}}{{Election box majority|
|votes =
|percentage =10.0
|change =+3.5
}}{{Election box turnout|
|votes =
|percentage =
|change =
}}{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Liberal Party (UK)
|loser = Liberal Party (UK)
|swing =
}}{{Election box end}}

References

1. ^Who's Who;www.whoswho.com
2. ^British parliamentary election results 1885-1918 by Craig
3. ^Who's Who;www.whoswho.com
4. ^British parliamentary election results 1885-1918 by Craig
5. ^British parliamentary election results 1885-1918 by Craig

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