10 November 1988 1992 → 14,677 11,123 48.8 36.9 | Bob Gillespie Graeme Hamilton 11,123 2,207 36.9 7.3 | |
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The Glasgow Govan by-election, in the British House of Commons constituency of Glasgow Govan, Scotland, was held on 10 November 1988. It was caused by the resignation of Bruce Millan as Member of Parliament for the constituency following his appointment as a European Commissioner.
The result of the election provided the first major upset of the by-elections in the 1987-1992 parliament and was seen as embarrassing for the Labour Party, with the former Labour MP Jim Sillars winning the seat for the Scottish National Party with a majority of 3,554 and a large swing from Labour to the SNP.
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Glasgow Govan by-election, 1988 Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA