<page_title> 1948 Paisley by-election </page_title> <table> <cell> Labour <col_header> Party </col_header> </cell> <cell> Douglas Johnston <col_header> Candidate </col_header> </cell> <cell> 27,213 <col_header> Votes </col_header> </cell> <cell> Independent Nationalist <col_header> Party </col_header> </cell> <cell> John MacCormick <col_header> Candidate </col_header> </cell> <cell> 20,668 <col_header> Votes </col_header> </cell> <cell> 6,545 <col_header> Votes </col_header> <row_header> Majority </row_header> </cell> </table>
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.