241:, the National Secretary of the Labour Party, met the Scottish Miners Federation; where it was agreed that a Labour candidate would contest the seat. It was clear that this was likely to be Brown. The Liberals were expected to adopt Shaw, however, the outgoing Liberal MP, the Master of Elibank, felt that the Liberal Association should not field a candidate but support Brown, who had strong Liberal sympathies, if he was the Labour candidate. Elibank's telegram to the Chairman of Midlothian Liberals, in which he outlined his views and praised the qualities of Brown, was made public. Elibank had just stepped down as Liberal Party Chief Whip, so was still close to Liberal Prime Minister,
262:. Despite his past Liberal sympathies, Brown was to be found campaigning for the nationalisation of land and the nationalisation of mines. The Labour party campaign received the active support of the Scottish Federation of Women's Suffrage Societies. The Liberal Party campaign received the backing of T.P.O'Connor and the
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Liberals at every election since 1874, however, with a Labour candidate in the running; the election was expected to be less than straightforward. Brown's Labour campaign joined with the Unionists in criticising
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Chronology of
British Parliamentary By-elections 1833–1987
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held on 10 September 1912. The constituency returned one
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Election 1914/15: Midlothian Electorate 19,747
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618:Workers Educational Association
584:. 16 August 1912. p. 6100.
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63:, in the County of Selkirk.
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2308:Orkney and Shetland
2021:Newcastle-upon-Tyne
1871:South Monmouthshire
1409:Carmarthen Boroughs
1373:Thirsk & Malton
1282:East Worcestershire
935:Carmarthen District
807:Ross & Cromarty
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279:
264:United Irish League
76:
38:first past the post
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1098:Houghton-le-Spring
994:North West Norfolk
581:The London Gazette
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2855:Ross and Cromarty
2779:Glasgow St Rollox
2773:East Renfrewshire
2714:East Renfrewshire
2549:Kilmarnock Burghs
2525:South Lanarkshire
2502:Glasgow St Rollox
2480:Kilmarnock Burghs
2474:Glasgow Tradeston
2468:Ross and Cromarty
2326:St Andrews Burghs
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1647:South Londonderry
1631:Dublin University
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1207:North West Durham
1190:South Lanarkshire
1054:Bow & Bromley
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875:Kilmarnock Burghs
823:Glasgow Tradeston
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528:
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3077:Glasgow Hillhead
3018:Glasgow Cathcart
2990:Kirkcaldy Burghs
2972:Glasgow Cathcart
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2655:Kirkcaldy Burghs
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1728:Sheffield Hallam
1553:Bradford Central
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1293:Swansea District
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2644:Edinburgh North
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2591:Edinburgh South
2579:West Perthshire
2573:Inverness-shire
2514:Linlithgowshire
2456:Edinburgh South
2438:
2434:Dumfries Burghs
2411:Edinburgh South
2406:Glasgow Central
2394:Montrose Burghs
2389:Stirling Burghs
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2314:East Perthshire
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1949:
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1786:West Perthshire
1766:North Roscommon
1760:Inverness-shire
1747:
1706:North Fermanagh
1696:St Pancras West
1515:
1453:Glasgow Central
1437:North Tipperary
1335:
1309:The Hartlepools
1277:Birmingham West
1194:
1169:Linlithgowshire
1058:
978:Nottingham East
922:
843:North East Cork
780:Haddingtonshire
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3032:
3030:Aberdeen South
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3013:South Ayrshire
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3007:Edinburgh East
3003:
2998:
2992:
2986:
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2974:
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2960:Edinburgh West
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2931:Glasgow Pollok
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2911:
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2422:Edinburgh East
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535:(MP) for the
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243:H. H. Asquith
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3158:2010–present
2609:Elgin Burghs
2555:Berwickshire
2543:Wigtownshire
2531:Leith Burghs
2507:
2350:Elgin Burghs
2278:1950–present
2276:
2260:By-elections
2251:
2198:2010–present
2101:Elgin Burghs
1973:South Armagh
1934:North Armagh
1861:South Dublin
1674:Colne Valley
1658:Berwickshire
1579:South Tyrone
1378:Wigtownshire
1298:West Wicklow
1287:North Galway
1239:Belfast East
1233:Leith Burghs
1158:Chesterfield
1037:
892:Bristol East
881:North Tyrone
838:East Wicklow
718:
709:By-elections
700:
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590:
579:
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366:Robert Brown
328:
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223:Robert Brown
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190:
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108:
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60:
47:
32:(MP) to the
17:
15:
2926:Argyllshire
2520:Wick Burghs
2400:Forfarshire
2320:Argyllshire
2096:Mid Norfolk
2078:September:
1990:East Tyrone
1945:Southampton
1923:Basingstoke
1733:Whitechapel
1683:September:
1600:Cockermouth
1574:North Louth
1368:Howdenshire
1358:Scarborough
1321:East Galway
1302:September:
1185:Wick Burghs
1114:Whitechapel
1087:East Antrim
1036:September:
873:September:
790:East Dorset
576:"No. 28636"
22:by-election
3183:Categories
3041:Kilmarnock
2996:Motherwell
2808:Kilmarnock
2784:Rutherglen
2750:Kilmarnock
2697:Ayr Burghs
2508:Midlothian
2367:Banffshire
2332:Ayr Burghs
2115:November:
2074:Canterbury
2042:East Cavan
2037:Bridgwater
1971:February:
1962:Mid Armagh
1938:December:
1927:November:
1881:Chesterton
1866:East Clare
1781:Rossendale
1764:February:
1716:December:
1710:November:
1701:Winchester
1642:Tewkesbury
1615:Harborough
1567:February:
1548:Chesterton
1538:Portsmouth
1509:December:
1495:St Austell
1468:November:
1415:Mid Durham
1398:Mid Antrim
1383:Chesterton
1346:February:
1319:December:
1313:November:
1211:February:
1183:December:
1164:North Cork
1162:November:
1136:Wandsworth
1125:Altrincham
1109:Shrewsbury
1080:February:
1042:November:
1038:Midlothian
967:Leominster
939:February:
911:December:
890:November:
858:Wellington
801:Barnstaple
785:Cheltenham
748:Horncastle
736:February:
547:References
460:Candidate
286:Candidate
209:Candidates
83:Candidate
57:Midlothian
20:Midlothian
3153:1979–2010
3148:1950–1979
3143:1931–1950
3138:1918–1931
3133:1900–1918
3128:1885–1900
3123:1868–1885
3118:1857–1868
3113:1847–1857
3108:1832–1847
3103:1818–1832
3098:1806–1818
3093:1801–1806
2802:East Fife
2673:Inverness
2537:East Fife
2344:Buteshire
2271:1900–1949
2253:1868–1899
2193:1979–2010
2188:1950–1979
2183:1931–1950
2178:1918–1931
2173:1900–1918
2168:1885–1900
2163:1868–1885
2158:1857–1868
2153:1847–1857
2148:1832–1847
2143:1818–1832
2138:1806–1818
2133:1801–1806
2111:Prestwich
2084:October:
2032:Gravesend
1995:Tullamore
1967:Prestwich
1960:January:
1906:October:
1876:Cambridge
1776:Rotherham
1758:January:
1712:West Cork
1689:October:
1685:Mansfield
1626:Wimbledon
1594:Droitwich
1563:Rotherham
1526:January:
1511:Cleveland
1490:St Helens
1457:October:
1403:Maidstone
1326:Tullamore
1244:East Fife
1218:Cork City
1205:January:
1146:Leicester
1120:Newmarket
1069:January:
1005:Holmfirth
933:January:
879:October:
869:Middleton
848:East Cork
769:Brentford
632:(1989) .
484:John Hope
443:Aftermath
383:Majority
313:John Hope
219:John Hope
155:Majority
140:John Hope
51:had been
2978:Hamilton
2955:Greenock
2867:Greenock
2703:Galloway
2264:Scotland
2072:August:
2026:Wansbeck
2005:Keighley
1918:Spalding
1890:August:
1797:Stockton
1791:Tamworth
1679:Abingdon
1662:August:
1605:Hertford
1558:Mile End
1505:Tiverton
1485:Kingston
1475:Uxbridge
1442:Keighley
1291:August:
1266:Brighton
1179:Keighley
1156:August:
1025:August:
1011:Ilkeston
957:Hereford
886:Keighley
867:August:
812:Brighton
753:Westbury
479:Unionist
418:Unionist
306:Unionist
249:Campaign
231:Dalkeith
135:Unionist
3059:Paisley
2632:Paisley
2275:»
2266:to the
2250:«
2080:Banbury
2063:Fareham
2047:Clapham
1988:April:
1977:March:
1940:Wisbech
1902:Norwich
1806:April:
1795:March:
1718:Hornsey
1624:April:
1598:March:
1589:Chester
1480:Cardiff
1470:Heywood
1464:Appleby
1427:Preston
1413:April:
1407:March:
1363:Shipley
1348:Norwich
1260:Ipswich
1237:April:
1213:Wycombe
1174:Reading
1107:April:
1096:March:
1092:Chorley
1044:Taunton
976:April:
950:March:
907:Hitchin
778:April:
762:March:
717:»
711:to the
699:«
499:Liberal
425:Liberal
404:14,423
400:Turnout
338:Liberal
227:Provost
188:Liberal
174:14,517
170:Turnout
103:Liberal
55:MP for
53:Liberal
44:Vacancy
2691:Dundee
2638:Argyll
2597:Dundee
2384:Dundee
2281:»
2256:«
2117:Wilton
2051:July:
2030:June:
2016:Exeter
1886:Dundee
1856:Fulham
1849:July:
1840:Henley
1835:Epping
1833:June:
1818:Ealing
1802:Oxford
1664:Bodmin
1656:July:
1652:Widnes
1636:Ossory
1584:Bolton
1446:July:
1425:June:
1304:Bolton
1275:July:
1264:June:
1228:Poplar
1150:July:
1129:June:
1103:Kendal
1049:Bolton
1016:Hanley
1009:July:
998:June:
897:Oldham
816:July:
805:June:
774:Bootle
723:»
705:«
640:
516:Labour
463:Votes
457:Party
434:+11.1
370:2,413
361:Labour
353:−19.4
347:5,989
319:6,021
289:Votes
283:Party
270:Result
158:3,157
144:5,680
116:8,837
86:Votes
80:Party
24:was a
2918:1940s
2820:Perth
2759:1930s
2720:Leith
2624:1920s
2491:Govan
2451:Govan
2443:1910s
2372:Perth
2288:1900s
2009:May:
1822:May:
1738:Derby
1640:May:
1448:Arfon
1419:May:
1248:May:
1141:Dover
1118:May:
1021:Crewe
1000:Hythe
987:May:
972:Epsom
918:Govan
853:Luton
794:May:
738:Arfon
430:Swing
423:from
410:−1.5
407:80.8
373:16.7
350:41.5
329:+2.7
324:41.8
200:-1.6
196:Swing
180:−2.2
177:82.3
164:−3.2
161:21.8
150:+1.6
147:39.1
126:−1.6
121:60.9
18:1912
2091:Bath
2011:Ross
1954:1918
1752:1917
1620:Hyde
1520:1916
1340:1915
1199:1914
1131:Leix
1063:1913
927:1912
730:1911
638:ISBN
421:gain
389:0.3
191:hold
16:The
2262:in
393:N/A
386:32
377:New
258:'s
229:of
3185::
599:^
578:.
543:.
470:±%
466:%
296:±%
292:%
93:±%
89:%
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2235:t
2228:v
691:e
684:t
677:v
646:.
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