John George Burnett

John George Burnett, OBE (30 March 1876 – 20 January 1962) was Unionist MP for Aberdeen North from 1931 to 1935, defeating William Wedgwood Benn at the 1931 general election.[1]

For other people named John Burnett, see John Burnett (disambiguation).

Burnett

The son of Dr George Burnett, sometime Lord Lyon King of Arms, he was educated at Trinity College, Glenalmond and Magdalen College, Oxford. he was subsequently called to the English bar by the Inner Temple.

He was secretary of the Aberdeen War Pensions Committee from 1915 to 1920 and a member of the Aberdeen Town Council from 1928 to 1931. He became a member of the Scottish Departmental Committee on Housing.

He was appointed an OBE in the New Years Honours List of 1946 for his services as County Army Welfare Officer for Aberdeenshire and Kincardineshire.[2]

General election 1931: Aberdeen North[3] Electorate
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Unionist John George Burnett 22,931
Labour William Wedgwood Benn 8,853
Communist H. Crawford 3,980
Majority
Turnout
Unionist gain from Labour Swing

He lost his seat in 1935 to Mr George M. Garro-Jones (Labour)[4]

General election 1935: Aberdeen North [5] Electorate
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour George Garro-Jones 16,952
Unionist John George Burnett 13,990
Ind. Labour Party A. F. Macintosh 3,871
Majority
Turnout
Labour gain from Unionist Swing

References
  1. "Mr. J. G. Burnett". The Times. 22 January 1962. p. 17.
  2. "No. 37412". The London Gazette (Supplement). 9 January 1946. p. 276.
  3. Whitaker's Almanack, 1934
  4. The Times, 16 Nov 1935 page viii, General Election Results
  5. Whitaker's Almanack, 1939


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