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  UK Parliament - Edinburgh East
RACE DETAILS
Parents > United Kingdom > Scotland > Scotland > Edinburgh East
OfficeParliament
HonorificMember of Parliament - Abbr: MP
Type General Election
Filing Deadline February 01, 1974 - 12:00pm Central
Polls Open February 28, 1974 - 01:00am Central
Polls Close February 28, 1974 - 04:00pm Central
Term Start March 01, 1974 - 12:00pm
Term End October 10, 1974 - 12:00pm
ContributorRBH
Last ModifiedRBH November 15, 2023 11:06pm
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LAST GENERAL ELECTION
  PartyLabour Won06/18/1970
NameGavin Strang Votes22,171 (51.87%)
Term06/19/1970 - 02/28/1974 Margin5,514 (+12.90%)
NEXT GENERAL ELECTION
  PartyLabour Won10/10/1974
NameGavin Strang Votes19,669 (44.92%)
Term10/11/1974 - 05/03/1979 Margin8,456 (+19.31%)
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Name (I) MP Gavin Strang Douglas J. May George C. MacDougall John Melling Irene Swan  
PartyLabour Conservative Scottish National Liberal Communist  
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Certified Votes 20,163 (43.67%) 14,614 (31.65%) 7,128 (15.44%) 3,998 (8.66%) 274 (0.59%)  
Margin0 (0.00%) -5,549 (-12.02%) -13,035 (-28.23%) -16,165 (-35.01%) -19,889 (-43.07%)  
Predict Avg.0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%  
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Entry Date 02/01/1974 02/01/1974 02/01/1974 02/01/1974 02/01/1974  
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