North East Lanarkshire by election, 1904

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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.

Electoral history

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

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.

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;

Aftermath

At the following General Election the result was;

References

North East Lanarkshire by-election, 1904 Wikipedia

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