| 1 | A | B | C | D | E | F |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2 | 1948 Paisley by-election |  |  |  |  |  |
| 3 | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± |
| 4 | - | Labour | Douglas Johnston | 27,213 | 56.8 | +1.2 |
| 5 | - | Independent Nationalist | John MacCormick | 20,668 | 43.2 | N/A |
| 6 | Majority | Majority | Majority | 6,545 | 13.7 | 9.1 |
| 7 | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 47,881 | - | - |
| 8 | - | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | - | - |

Question: In terms of majority of votes and total number of votes, how did Douglas Johnson and John MacCormick comparatively perform in the 1948 Paisley by-election?
Answer: The 1948 Paisley by-election was a fight between Douglas Johnston, representing Labour, and John MacCormick, who was a nationalist candidate, with Johnston emerging the winner by 6,545 votes: Johnston received 27,213 votes to McCormick's 20,668.