October 1974 General Election - Edinburgh East
| Year | 1974 |
| General election | October 1974 General Election |
| Constituency | Edinburgh East |
| Turnout | 76.2% |
Results
| Candidate | Party | Votes |
| Strang, Gavin | Labour | 19,669 |
| MacDougall, GC | SNP | 11,213 |
| Hogg, M | Conservative | 10,111 |
| Dalzell, GN | Liberal | 2,578 |
| Swann, I | Communist | 213 |