Gilbert McAllister explained

Gilbert McAllister
Office:Member of Parliament
for Rutherglen
Term Start:5 July 1945
Term End:5 October 1951
Predecessor:Allan Chapman
Successor:Richard Brooman-White
Birth Date:26 March 1906
Party:Labour

Gilbert McAllister (26 March 1906 – 27 May 1964) was a British Labour Party politician. He unsuccessfully contested the North Lanarkshire constituency in 1935, and came in at second at the 1937 Glasgow Hillhead by-election.

At the 1945 general election McAllister was elected as member of parliament (MP) for Rutherglen. He held that seat for six years, until his defeat at the 1951 election by the Conservative Party candidate Richard Brooman-White.

References

. F. W. S. Craig . British parliamentary election results 1918-1949 . 1969 . 3rd . 1983 . Parliamentary Research Services . Chichester . 0-900178-06-X.