The result was a victory for Boyd Orr, who won over 70% of the votes. He held the seat until 1946, when he resigned to take up the post of Director of the United NationsFood and Agriculture Organization.
Votes
Combined Scottish Universities by-election, 9–13 April 1945 [1]
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