Gilbert McAllister
Gilbert McAllister (26 March 1906 – 27 May 1964) was a British Labour Party politician. He unsuccessfully contested the North Lanarkshire constituency in 1935, and became a poor second at the Glasgow Hillhead by-election, 1937.
At the 1945 general election McAllister was elected as Member of Parliament (MP) for Rutherglen. He held that seat for six years, until his defeat at the 1951 election by the Conservative Party candidate Richard Brooman-White.
References
- Craig, F. W. S. (1983) [1969]. British parliamentary election results 1918-1949 (3rd ed.). Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. ISBN 0-900178-06-X.
- United Kingdom general elections results, 1951 at Richard Kimber's Political Science Resources
- Leigh Rayment's Peerage Pages
External links
- Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by Gilbert McAllister
| Parliament of the United Kingdom | ||
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| Preceded by Allan Chapman |
Member of Parliament for Rutherglen 1945–1951 |
Succeeded by Richard Brooman-White |
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