<page_title> Labour Party of Scotland </page_title> <section_title> House of Commons </section_title> <table> <cell> Labour <col_header> Dundee East by-election, 1973 </col_header> <col_header> Party </col_header> </cell> <cell> George Machin <col_header> Dundee East by-election, 1973 </col_header> <col_header> Candidate </col_header> </cell> <cell> 15.60 <col_header> Dundee East by-election, 1973 </col_header> <col_header> ±% </col_header> </cell> <cell> Majority <col_header> Dundee East by-election, 1973 </col_header> <col_header> Party </col_header> <col_header> Candidate </col_header> </cell> <cell> 1,141 <col_header> Dundee East by-election, 1973 </col_header> <col_header> Votes </col_header> <row_header> Majority </row_header> </cell> </table>
George Machin took the seat with a majority of 1,141, despite Labour's vote share declining by 15.6%.