1917 Aberdeen South by-election
Result

1917 Aberdeen South by-election

Section Title: Result
Table Section Text: None

Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±

Liberal	John Fleming	3,283	64.1

Independent	James Watson	1,507	29.4

Independent	Frederick Pethick-Lawrence	333	6.5

Majority	1,776	34.7

Turnout	37.1

Liberal hold	Swing

Sentence(s)

At the 1917 Aberdeen South by-election, the result was a win for Fleming, with a majority of 1,776 votes over Watson.

final_sentence: At the 1917 Aberdeen South by-election, the result was a win for Fleming, with a majority of 1,776 votes over Watson.