Montrose Burghs by election, 1940

The Montrose Burghs by-election of 1940 was held on 5 July 1940. The by-election was held due to the elevation to the peerage of the incumbent Liberal National MP, Charles Kerr. It was won by the unopposed Liberal National candidate John Scott Maclay. Due to the war time electoral truce, the Labour and Liberal parties did not put up any candidates.