1920 Paisley by-election

1920 Paisley by-election

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First party Second party Third party   Candidate H. H. Asquith John Biggar James MacKean Party Liberal Labour Unionist Popular vote 14,736 11,902 3,795 Percentage 48.4% 39.1% 12.5% Swing 14.4% 5.6% 12.5%

MP before election John McCallum Liberal Subsequent MP H. H. Asquith Liberal

The 1920 Paisley by-election was a parliamentary by-election held on 12 February 1920 for the UK House of Commons constituency of Paisley in Scotland. It was caused by the death of the constituency's sitting Liberal Member of Parliament Sir John Mills McCallum. Former Prime Minister H.H. Asquith, who was still leader of the Liberal Party but who had lost his seat at the 1918 general election, returned to the Commons.