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.