Linlithgowshire | |
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Former county constituency for the House of Commons | |
Subdivisions of Scotland | Linlithgowshire |
1708–1950 | |
Seats | One |
Replaced by | West Lothian |
Linlithgowshire was a Scottish county constituency of Great Britain and after 1801 the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1708 to 1950. It elected one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post voting system. It was replaced in 1950 by an equivalent constituency named West Lothian.
Creation
The British parliamentary constituency was created in 1708 following the Acts of Union, 1707 and replaced the former Parliament of Scotland shire constituency of Linlithgowshire.
History
The constituency elected one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system until 1950.[1] [2] [3] [4] [5]
For the 1950 general election, the constituency was abolished and replaced by West Lothian.
Members of Parliament
Election | Member | Party | |
---|---|---|---|
1708 | Lord Johnstone | ||
1708 | John Houston | ||
1713 | Sir James Carmichael | ||
1714 | John Houston | ||
1715 | Sir James Cunynghame | ||
1722 | George Dundas[6] | ||
1727 | Alexander Hamilton | ||
1741 | George Dundas | ||
1743 | Charles Hope-Weir | ||
1768 | John Hope | ||
1770 | James Dundas | ||
1774 | Sir William Cunynghame | ||
1790 | John Hope | Tory[7] | |
1800 | Sir Alexander Hope | Tory[7][8] | |
1834 | Conservative[7][8] | ||
1835 | James Hope | Conservative[7][8] | |
1838 | Charles Hope | Conservative[7][8] | |
1845 | William Baillie | Conservative[8] | |
1847 | George Dundas | Conservative[8] | |
Feb. 1859 | Charles Baillie | Conservative[8] | |
May 1859 | Walter Ferrier Hamilton | Liberal[8] | |
1865 | Peter McLagan | Liberal[8] | |
1893 | Thomas Hope | Conservative | |
1895 | Alexander Ure | Liberal | |
1913 | John Pratt | Liberal | |
1918 | James Kidd | Coalition Conservative | |
1922 | Manny Shinwell | Labour | |
1924 | James Kidd | Unionist | |
1928 | Manny Shinwell | Labour | |
1931 | Sir Adrian Baillie | Unionist | |
1935 | George Mathers | Labour | |
1950 | constituency abolished |
Election results
Elections in the 1830s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Tory | Alexander Hope | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 68 | ||||
Tory hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Tory | Alexander Hope | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 68 | ||||
Tory hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Tory | Alexander Hope | 267 | 51.3 | ||
Whig | James Joseph Hope-Vere | 253 | 48.7 | ||
Majority | 14 | 2.6 | |||
Turnout | 520 | 86.7 | |||
Registered electors | 600 | ||||
Tory hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | James Hope | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 692 | ||||
Conservative hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | James Hope | 329 | 63.3 | ||
Whig | Robert Fulke Greville[10] | 191 | 36.7 | ||
Majority | 138 | 26.6 | |||
Turnout | 520 | 71.7 | |||
Registered electors | 725 | ||||
Conservative hold |
Hope resigned, causing a by-election.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Charles Hope | 330 | 61.1 | −2.2 | |
Whig | James Johnston | 210 | 38.9 | +2.2 | |
Majority | 120 | 22.2 | −4.4 | ||
Turnout | 540 | 73.6 | +1.9 | ||
Registered electors | 734 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | −2.2 |
Elections in the 1840s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Charles Hope | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 686 | ||||
Conservative hold |
Hope was appointed a commissioner of Greenwich Hospital, London, requiring a by-election.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Charles Hope | Unopposed | |||
Conservative hold |
Hope resigned after being appointed Lieutenant Governor of the Isle of Man, causing a by-election.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | William Baillie | Unopposed | |||
Conservative hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | George Dundas | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 596 | ||||
Conservative hold |
Elections in the 1850s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | George Dundas | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 502 | ||||
Conservative hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | George Dundas | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 427 | ||||
Conservative hold |
Dundas resigned upon his appointment as Lieutenant Governor of Prince Edward Island, causing a by-election.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Charles Baillie | Unopposed | |||
Conservative hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Walter Ferrier Hamilton | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 425 | ||||
Liberal gain from Conservative |
Elections in the 1860s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Peter McLagan | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 813 | ||||
Liberal hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Peter McLagan | 600 | 60.9 | N/A | |
Liberal | John Pender[11] | 385 | 39.1 | N/A | |
Majority | 215 | 21.8 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 985 | 80.3 | N/A | ||
Registered electors | 1,226 | ||||
Liberal hold |
Elections in the 1870s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Peter McLagan | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 1,198 | ||||
Liberal hold |
Elections in the 1880s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Peter McLagan | 747 | 74.5 | N/A | |
Conservative | James Robertson | 256 | 25.5 | New | |
Majority | 491 | 49.0 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 1,003 | 81.4 | N/A | ||
Registered electors | 1,232 | ||||
Liberal hold | Swing | N/A |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Peter McLagan | 3,801 | 70.3 | −4.2 | |
Conservative | Thomas Hope | 1,606 | 29.7 | +4.2 | |
Majority | 2,195 | 40.6 | −8.4 | ||
Turnout | 5,407 | 79.4 | −2.0 | ||
Registered electors | 6,808 | ||||
Liberal hold | Swing | −4.2 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Peter McLagan | 2,543 | 58.4 | −11.9 | |
Conservative | Thomas Hope | 1,810 | 41.6 | +11.9 | |
Majority | 733 | 16.8 | −23.8 | ||
Turnout | 4,353 | 63.9 | −15.5 | ||
Registered electors | 6,808 | ||||
Liberal hold | Swing | −11.9 |
Elections in the 1890s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Peter McLagan | 2,870 | 51.4 | −7.0 | |
Conservative | Thomas Hope | 2,709 | 48.6 | +7.0 | |
Majority | 161 | 2.8 | −14.0 | ||
Turnout | 5,579 | 79.2 | +15.3 | ||
Registered electors | 7,042 | ||||
Liberal hold | Swing | −7.0 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Thomas Hope | 3,240 | 51.3 | +2.7 | |
Liberal | Alexander Ure | 3,071 | 48.7 | −2.7 | |
Majority | 169 | 2.6 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 6,311 | 86.3 | +7.1 | ||
Registered electors | 7,315 | ||||
Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | +2.7 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Alexander Ure | 3,760 | 54.4 | +3.0 | |
Conservative | Thomas Hope | 3,153 | 45.6 | −3.0 | |
Majority | 607 | 8.8 | +6.0 | ||
Turnout | 6,913 | 88.4 | +9.2 | ||
Registered electors | 7,823 | ||||
Liberal hold | Swing | +3.0 |
Elections in the 1900s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Alexander Ure | 3,827 | 55.8 | +1.4 | |
Conservative | David Dundas | 3,034 | 44.2 | −1.4 | |
Majority | 793 | 11.6 | +2.8 | ||
Turnout | 6,861 | 81.2 | −7.2 | ||
Registered electors | 8,450 | ||||
Liberal hold | Swing | +1.4 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Alexander Ure | 5,282 | 65.7 | +9.9 | |
Conservative | Patrick Rose-Innes | 2,761 | 34.3 | −9.9 | |
Majority | 2,521 | 31.4 | +19.8 | ||
Turnout | 8,043 | 78.1 | −3.1 | ||
Registered electors | 10,301 | ||||
Liberal hold | Swing | +9.9 |
Elections in the 1910s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Alexander Ure | 6,451 | 64.6 | −1.1 | |
Liberal Unionist | William Charles Smith | 3,536 | 35.4 | +1.1 | |
Majority | 2,915 | 29.2 | −2.2 | ||
Turnout | 9,987 | 84.6 | +6.5 | ||
Registered electors | 11,810 | ||||
Liberal hold | Swing | −1.1 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Alexander Ure | 5,835 | 60.8 | −3.8 | |
Conservative | James Kidd | 3,765 | 39.2 | +3.8 | |
Majority | 2,070 | 21.6 | −7.6 | ||
Turnout | 9,600 | 81.1 | −3.5 | ||
Registered electors | 11,840 | ||||
Liberal hold | Swing | −3.8 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | John Pratt | 5,615 | 52.4 | −8.4 | |
Unionist | James Kidd | 5,094 | 47.6 | +8.4 | |
Majority | 521 | 4.8 | −16.8 | ||
Turnout | 10,709 | 87.8 | +6.7 | ||
Registered electors | 12,193 | ||||
Liberal hold | Swing | −8.4 |
General Election 1914–15:
Another General Election was required to take place before the end of 1915. The political parties had been making preparations for an election to take place and by July 1914, the following candidates had been selected;
- Liberal: John Pratt
- Unionist: James Kidd
- Labour: (George Dallas ?)
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
C | Unionist | James Kidd | 12,898 | 59.7 | +20.5 |
Labour | Manny Shinwell | 8,723 | 40.3 | New | |
Majority | 4,175 | 19.4 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 21,621 | 66.4 | −14.7 | ||
Registered electors | 32,562 | ||||
Unionist gain from Liberal | Swing | ||||
C indicates candidate endorsed by the coalition government. |
Elections in the 1920s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Manny Shinwell | 12,625 | 46.4 | +6.1 | |
Unionist | James Kidd | 8,993 | 33.0 | −29.7 | |
Liberal | John Fraser Orr | 5,605 | 20.6 | New | |
Majority | 3,632 | 13.4 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 27,223 | 76.5 | +10.1 | ||
Registered electors | 35,582 | ||||
Labour gain from Unionist | Swing | +17.9 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Manny Shinwell | 13,304 | 50.9 | +4.5 | |
Unionist | James Kidd | 8,149 | 31.2 | −1.8 | |
Liberal | James Johnston | 4,691 | 17.9 | −2.7 | |
Majority | 5,155 | 19.7 | +6.3 | ||
Turnout | 26,144 | 71.7 | −4.8 | ||
Registered electors | 36,459 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | +3.2 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Unionist | James Kidd | 14,765 | 51.1 | +19.9 | |
Labour | Manny Shinwell | 14,123 | 48.9 | −2.0 | |
Majority | 642 | 2.2 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 28,888 | 80.0 | +8.3 | ||
Registered electors | 36,122 | ||||
Unionist gain from Labour | Swing | +11.0 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Manny Shinwell | 14,446 | 49.1 | +0.2 | |
Unionist | Margaret Kidd | 9,268 | 31.5 | −19.6 | |
Liberal | Douglas Young | 5,690 | 19.4 | New | |
Majority | 5,178 | 17.6 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 29,044 | 81.5 | +1.5 | ||
Registered electors | 36,082 | ||||
Labour gain from Unionist | Swing | +9.9 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Manny Shinwell | 18,063 | 51.6 | +2.7 | |
Unionist | Adrian Baillie | 11,241 | 32.1 | −19.0 | |
Liberal | John Fraser Orr | 5,722 | 16.3 | N/A | |
Majority | 6,822 | 19.5 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 35,026 | 77.9 | −2.1 | ||
Registered electors | 44,962 | ||||
Labour gain from Unionist | Swing | +10.9 |
Elections in the 1930s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Unionist | Adrian Baillie | 20,476 | 54.7 | +22.6 | |
Labour | Manny Shinwell | 16,956 | 45.3 | −6.3 | |
Majority | 3,520 | 9.4 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 37,432 | 82.1 | +4.2 | ||
Registered electors | 45,612 | ||||
Unionist gain from Labour | Swing | +14.5 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | George Mathers | 20,905 | 54.1 | +8.8 | |
Unionist | Adrian Baillie | 17,730 | 45.9 | −8.8 | |
Majority | 3,175 | 8.2 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 38,635 | 80.8 | −1.3 | ||
Registered electors | 47,813 | ||||
Labour gain from Unionist | Swing | +8.8 |
Election in the 1940s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | George Mathers | 24,762 | 64.1 | +10.0 | |
Unionist | Rupert Speir | 13,871 | 35.9 | −10.0 | |
Majority | 10,891 | 28.2 | +20.0 | ||
Turnout | 38,633 | 73.2 | −7.6 | ||
Registered electors | 52,752 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | +10.0 |
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