1901 North East Lanarkshire by-election
UK parliamentary by-election
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The 1901 North East Lanarkshire by-election was a Parliamentary by-election held on 26 September 1901.[1] The constituency returned one Member of Parliament (MP) to the House of Commons of the United Kingdom, elected by the first past the post voting system.
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26 September 1901
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Liberal Unionist party candidate Sir William Henry Rattigan won the seat from the Liberal Party who had held the seat at the general election the year before.
Result
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Liberal Unionist | William Henry Rattigan | 5,673 | 42.6 | â1.3 | |
| Liberal | Cecil Harmsworth | 4,769 | 35.7 | â20.4 | |
| Scottish Workers | Robert Smillie | 2,900 | 21.7 | New | |
| Majority | 904 | 6.9 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 13,342 | 79.0 | â0.3 | ||
| Liberal Unionist gain from Liberal | Swing | +9.6 | |||