espanolby-elections; Scottish Nationalist Party (SNP); nationalism; third party; politicalorganisation; Scotland; 1970s; local politics EnglishWith their unpredictability and occurrence in between nationwide elections, by‐elections have attracted a degree of scholarly interest. However, this has focused almost exclusively on how the contests have affected, or failed to affect, the direction of national politics. This article seeks to, instead, explore their influence upon the locality in which they are fought. It will achieve this through an analysis of the 1973 Dundee East by‐election and its consequences for the development of the local Scottish National Party (SNP). Prior to the by‐election, the party had not been particularly strong in Dundee. Yet the contest provided a setting in which it was able to transform itself into one of the most effective Nationalist organisations in Scotland, capable of cementing an SNP MP in the constituency from 1974 until 1987, holding firm against the collapse in the party's support across the country in the late 1970s and early 1980s. The article will examine the extent to which this resistance to the national swing was facilitated by the legacies of the by‐election and the extent to which its wider footprint contributed towards the development of an enduring party tradition that has persisted for decades.

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地方背景下的补选和政治变革：1973 年邓迪东部补选和 SNP 的案例

西班牙补选；苏格兰民族主义党（SNP）；民族主义；第三方; 政治组织；苏格兰; 1970 年代；地方政治英语由于其不可预测性和发生在全国选举之间，补选引起了一定程度的学术兴趣。然而，这几乎完全集中在竞赛如何影响或未能影响国家政治的方向。相反，本文试图探讨他们对他们战斗所在地区的影响。它将通过分析 1973 年邓迪东部补选及其对当地苏格兰民族党 (SNP) 发展的影响来实现这一目标。在补选之前，该党在邓迪并不是特别强大。然而，这场比赛提供了一个环境，它能够将自己转变为苏格兰最有效的民族主义组织之一，能够在 1974 年至 1987 年间巩固 SNP 议员在选区中的地位，坚决反对该党在全国的支持率下降。 1970 年代末和 1980 年代初的国家。这篇文章将研究补选的遗产在多大程度上促进了这种对全国摇摆的抵制，以及补选的更广泛足迹在多大程度上促进了持续数十年的持久政党传统的发展。