1946 South Ayrshire by-election

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The 1946 South Ayrshire by-election was held on 7 February 1946. The by-election was held due to the death of the incumbent Labour MP, Alexander Sloan. It was won by the Labour candidate Emrys Hughes,[1][2] with a swing against his party of less than 1%.

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South Ayrshire by-election, 1946[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Emrys Hughes 20,434 60.43 −0.91
Unionist Robert Mathew 13,382 39.57 +0.91
Majority 7,052 20.86 −1.83
Turnout 33,816
Labour hold Swing
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