Dumfriesshire (UK Parliament constituency)

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Dumfriesshire
Former County constituency
for the House of Commons
Dumfriesshire1997Constituency.svg
Boundary of Dumfriesshire in Scotlandfor the 2001 general election
1708–2005
Seatsone
Created from Dumfriesshire
Replaced by Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale & Tweeddale
Dumfries & Galloway

Dumfriesshire was a county constituency represented in the House of Commons of Great Britain (at Westminster) from 1708 to 1801 and in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom (also at Westminster) from 1801 until 2005. It was known as Dumfries from 1950.

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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 Dumfries & Annandale.

History

The constituency was virtually unchanged until it was redistributed in 2005. It was redistributed to Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale and Dumfries and Galloway as part of a major reorganisation of Scottish constituencies. It returned one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system. [1] [2] [3] [4] [5]

Boundaries

From 1885 to 1918 it comprised the shire districts of the county. [6] From 1918 all the burghs were added. [7]

Members of Parliament

MPs 1708–1832

YearMemberParty
1708 James Johnstone
1709 William Grierson
1711 James Murray Tory [8]
1713Sir William Johnstone
1722 Charles Erskine
1741Sir John Douglas
1747 Lord Charles Douglas
1755 James Veitch
1761 Lt Gen Archibald Douglas
1774Sir Robert Laurie
1804Sir William Johnstone Hope Tory [9]
1830 John Hope-Johnstone Tory [10]
1832 Reform Act 1832: franchise expanded

MPs 1832–2005

ElectionMemberParty
1832 John Hope-Johnstone (1) Conservative
1847 Archibald Douglas Conservative
Feb 1857 John Hope-Johnstone (1) Conservative
1865 George Gustavus Walker Conservative
1868 Sydney Waterlow Liberal
Mar. 1869 George Gustavus Walker Conservative
1874 John Hope-Johnstone (2) Conservative
1880 Sir Robert Jardine Liberal
1886 Liberal Unionist
1892 William Herries Maxwell Liberal Unionist
1895 Robinson Souttar Liberal
1900 William Herries Maxwell Liberal Unionist
1906 Percy Molteno Liberal
1918 William Murray Unionist
1922 William Chapple Liberal
1924 John Charteris Unionist
1929 Dr Joseph Hunter 1 Liberal
1931 National Liberal
1935 by-election Sir Henry Fildes National Liberal
1945 Niall Macpherson National Liberal
1963 by-election David Anderson Conservative
1964 Sir Hector Monro Conservative
1997 Russell Brown Labour
2005 constituency abolished

1 Dr Hunter was elected in 1929 as a Liberal candidate, but in the split after the 1931 general election, he joined the National Liberals.

Election results

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Dumfriesshire election results

Elections in the 1830s

General election 1830: Dumfriesshire [10] [11]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Tory John Hope-Johnstone Unopposed
Registered electors 84
Tory hold
General election 1831: Dumfriesshire [10] [11]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Tory John Hope-Johnstone Unopposed
Registered electors 84
Tory hold
General election 1832: Dumfriesshire [10] [12]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Tory John Hope-Johnstone Unopposed
Registered electors 1,123
Tory hold
General election 1835: Dumfriesshire [10] [12]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Conservative John Hope-Johnstone Unopposed
Registered electors 1,374
Conservative hold
General election 1837: Dumfriesshire [10] [12]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Conservative John Hope-Johnstone Unopposed
Registered electors 1,461
Conservative hold

Elections in the 1840s

General election 1841: Dumfriesshire [12]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative John Hope-Johnstone Unopposed
Registered electors 1,912
Conservative hold
General election 1847: Dumfriesshire [12]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Archibald Douglas Unopposed
Registered electors 2,485
Conservative hold

Elections in the 1850s

General election 1852: Dumfriesshire [12]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Archibald Douglas Unopposed
Registered electors 2,520
Conservative hold

Douglas was appointed Comptroller of the Household, requiring a by-election.

By-election, 12 January 1853: Dumfriesshire [12]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Archibald Douglas Unopposed
Conservative hold

Douglas succeeded to the peerage, becoming 8th Marquess of Queensberry and causing a by-election.

By-election, 12 February 1857: Dumfriesshire [12]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative John Hope-Johnstone Unopposed
Conservative hold
General election 1857: Dumfriesshire [12]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative John Hope-Johnstone Unopposed
Registered electors 2,702
Conservative hold
General election 1859: Dumfriesshire [12]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative John Hope-Johnstone Unopposed
Registered electors 3,192
Conservative hold

Elections in the 1860s

General election 1865: Dumfriesshire [12]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative George Gustavus Walker Unopposed
Registered electors 2,097
Conservative hold
General election 1868: Dumfriesshire [12]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Sydney Waterlow 1,100 51.0 New
Conservative George Gustavus Walker 1,05649.0N/A
Majority442.0N/A
Turnout 2,15672.1N/A
Registered electors 2,989
Liberal gain from Conservative Swing N/A

Waterlow was disqualified, owing to holding a government contract at the time of the election, causing a by-election.

By-election, 31 March 1869: Dumfriesshire [12]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative George Gustavus Walker 1,117 50.8 +1.8
Liberal Sydney Waterlow 1,08149.2−1.8
Majority361.6N/A
Turnout 2,19873.5+1.4
Registered electors 2,989
Conservative gain from Liberal Swing +1.8

Elections in the 1870s

General election 1874: Dumfriesshire [12]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative John Hope-Johnstone 1,453 52.5 +3.5
Liberal Robert Jardine 1,31547.5−3.5
Majority1385.0N/A
Turnout 2,76888.4+16.3
Registered electors 3,130
Conservative gain from Liberal Swing +3.5

Elections in the 1880s

General election 1880: Dumfriesshire [12]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Robert Jardine 1,577 51.2 +3.7
Conservative George Gustavus Walker 1,50548.8−3.7
Majority722.4N/A
Turnout 3,08291.2+2.8
Registered electors 3,379
Liberal gain from Conservative Swing +3.7
General election 1885: Dumfriesshire [13]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Robert Jardine 4,857 57.7 +6.5
Conservative Walter Montagu Douglas Scott 3,56642.3−6.5
Majority1,29115.4+13.0
Turnout 8,42388.8−2.4
Registered electors 9,489
Liberal hold Swing +6.5
General election 1886: Dumfriesshire [14]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Unionist Robert Jardine 4,106 55.8 +13.5
Liberal Thomas McKie3,25244.2−13.5
Majority85411.6N/A
Turnout 7,35877.5−11.3
Registered electors 9,489
Liberal Unionist gain from Liberal Swing +13.5

Elections in the 1890s

General election 1892: Dumfriesshire [13]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Unionist William Herries Maxwell 4,123 51.7 −4.1
Liberal Thomas McKie3,84948.3+4.1
Majority2743.4−8.2
Turnout 7,97286.4+8.9
Registered electors 9,229
Liberal Unionist hold Swing -4.1
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Souttar
General election 1895: Dumfriesshire [13]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Robinson Souttar 3,965 51.1 +1.8
Liberal Unionist William Herries Maxwell 3,95249.9−1.8
Majority130.2N/A
Turnout 7,91786.7+0.3
Registered electors 9,134
Liberal gain from Liberal Unionist Swing +1.8

Elections in the 1900s

General election 1900: Dumfriesshire [13]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Unionist William Herries Maxwell 4,124 52.9 +3.0
Liberal Robinson Souttar 3,67547.1−3.0
Majority4495.8N/A
Turnout 7,79985.0−1.7
Registered electors 9,178
Liberal Unionist gain from Liberal Swing +3.0
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Molteno
General election 1906: Dumfriesshire [13]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Percy Molteno 4,814 58.4 +11.3
Conservative J.H. Balfour-Browne3,43141.6−11.3
Majority1,38316.8N/A
Turnout 8,24587.8+2.8
Registered electors 9,394
Liberal gain from Liberal Unionist Swing +11.3

Elections in the 1910s

General election January 1910: Dumfriesshire [13]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Percy Molteno 4,666 53.3 −5.1
Conservative William Murray 4,09146.7+5.1
Majority5756.6−10.2
Turnout 8,75790.7+2.9
Liberal hold Swing -5.1
General election December 1910: Dumfriesshire [13]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Percy Molteno 4,708 53.2 −0.1
Conservative William Murray 4,14646.8+0.1
Majority5626.4−0.2
Turnout 8,85490.70.0
Liberal hold Swing 0.0

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;

General election 1918: Dumfriesshire [16]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
C Unionist William Murray 13,34563.8+17.0
Liberal John Gulland 7,56236.2−17.0
Majority5,78327.6+21.2
Turnout 20,90757.4−33.3
Registered electors 36,394
Unionist gain from Liberal Swing +17.0
Cindicates candidate endorsed by the coalition government.

Elections in the 1920s

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Keswick
General election 1922: Dumfriesshire [17]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal William Chapple 13,296 54.6 +18.4
Unionist Henry Keswick 11,05545.4−18.4
Majority2,2419.2N/A
Turnout 24,35173.5+16.1
Registered electors 33,113
Liberal gain from Unionist Swing +18.4
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Chapple
General election 1923: Dumfriesshire [18]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal William Chapple 13,107 53.5 −1.1
Unionist John Charteris 11,38046.5+1.1
Majority1,7277.0−2.2
Turnout 24,48772.6−0.9
Registered electors 33,728
Liberal hold Swing −1.1
General election 1924: Dumfriesshire [19]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Unionist John Charteris 12,718 46.2 −0.3
Liberal William Chapple 8,47230.8−22.7
Labour Agnes Dollan 6,34223.0New
Majority4,24615.4New
Turnout 27,53280.8+8.2
Registered electors 34,079
Unionist gain from Liberal Swing +11.2
General election 1929: Dumfriesshire [19]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Joseph Hunter 16,174 45.1 +14.3
Unionist John Charteris 12,98436.2−10.0
Labour W. H. Marwick 6,68718.7−4.3
Majority3,1908.9N/A
Turnout 35,84581.4+0.6
Registered electors 44,050
Liberal gain from Unionist Swing +12.2

Elections in the 1930s

General election 1931: Dumfriesshire [20]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Joseph Hunter 26,873 77.7 +32.6
Labour J. S. Paterson7,69322.3+3.6
Majority19,18055.4+46.5
Turnout 34,56677.6−3.8
Liberal hold Swing
1935 Dumfriesshire by-election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
National Liberal Henry Fildes 16,271 60.3 New
Labour Co-op John Downie10,69739.7+17.4
Majority5,57420.6−34.8
Turnout 26,96858.7−18.9
National Liberal gain from Liberal Swing −17.4
General election 1935: Dumfriesshire [21]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
National Liberal Henry Fildes 22,053 65.4 +5.1
Labour Co-op John Downie11,68534.6−5.1
Majority10,36830.8+10.2
Turnout 33,73873.6+14.9
National Liberal gain from Liberal Swing +5.1

Elections in the 1940s

General election 1945: Dumfriesshire
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
National Liberal Niall Macpherson 16,465 47.4 −18.0
Labour Co-op David Dunwoodie12,38835.7+1.1
Liberal Ian McColl 5,85016.9New
Majority4,07711.7−16.9
Turnout 34,70372.3−1.3
National Liberal hold Swing -8.4

Elections in the 1950s

General election 1950: Dumfries
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
National Liberal Niall Macpherson 26,268 59.31
Labour Harry S Wilson18,02540.69
Majority8,24318.62
Turnout 44,29378.60
National Liberal hold Swing
General election 1951: Dumfries
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
National Liberal Niall Macpherson 26,386 61.28
Labour George BA Douglas16,66938.72
Majority9,71722.56
Turnout 43,08580.17
National Liberal hold Swing
General election 1955: Dumfries
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
National Liberal Niall Macpherson 24,550 61.34
Labour Harry S Wilson15,42738.66
Majority9,07822.68
Turnout 39,97773.73
National Liberal hold Swing
General election 1959: Dumfries [22]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
National Liberal Niall Macpherson 25,867 58.39
Labour Graeme Moodie 18,43741.61
Majority7,43016.78
Turnout 44,30477.44
National Liberal hold Swing

Elections in the 1960s

By-election 1963: Dumfries [23]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Unionist David Anderson 16,762 40.84 −17.55
Labour Iain Jordan15,79138.47−3.14
Liberal Charles Abernethy4,49110.94+10.94
SNP John HD Gair4,0019.75New
Majority9712.37−14.41
Turnout 41,045
Unionist hold Swing
General election 1964: Dumfries
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Hector Monro 22,816 48.65
Labour Iain Jordan18,36039.15
SNP John HD Gair5,72612.21N/A
Majority4,4569.50
Turnout 46,90281.57
Conservative hold Swing
General election 1966: Dumfries
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Hector Monro 20,779 45.63
Labour Christopher Boyd 16,35835.92
SNP John HD Gair5,72712.57
Liberal Roy Semple2,6795.88New
Majority4,4219.71
Turnout 45,54380.19
Conservative hold Swing

Elections in the 1970s

General election 1970: Dumfries
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Hector Monro 24,661 53.12
Labour Raymond David Donnelly15,55533.50
SNP John HD Gair6,21113.38
Majority9,10619.62
Turnout 46,42776.13
Conservative hold Swing
General election February 1974: Dumfries
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Hector Monro 21,707 44.05
Labour John Wheatley 12,73925.85
SNP LAB Whitley9,18618.64
Liberal DH Reive5,64211.45New
Majority8,96818.20
Turnout 49,27480.38
Conservative hold Swing
General election October 1974: Dumfries [24]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Hector Monro 18,386 38.75
Labour John Wheatley 12,55826.47
SNP LAB Whitley12,54226.43
Liberal A Sinclair3,9618.35
Majority5,82812.28
Turnout 47,44776.71
Conservative hold Swing
General election 1979: Dumfries
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Hector Monro 22,704 45.2 +6.5
Labour Alex Wood13,70027.3+0.8
Liberal Jim Wallace 7,16914.3+6.0
SNP Ernest Gibson6,64713.2−13.2
Majority9,00417.9+5.6
Turnout 50,22078.1+1.4
Conservative hold Swing

Elections in the 1980s

General election 1983: Dumfries [25]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Hector Monro 18,730 44.5 −0.7
SDP James McCall10,03623.9+9.6
Labour Thomas McAughtrie8,76420.8−6.5
SNP Ernest Gibson4,52710.8−2.4
Majority8,69420.6+2.7
Turnout 42,05773.0−5.1
Conservative hold Swing
General election 1987: Dumfries [26]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Hector Monro 18,785 41.9 −2.6
Labour Catherine Phillips11,29225.2+4.4
SDP James McCall8,06418.0−5.9
SNP Thomas McAlpine 6,39114.2+3.4
Green Paul Thomas3490.8New
Majority7,49316.7−3.9
Turnout 44,88175.6+2.6
Conservative hold Swing

Elections in the 1990s

General election 1992: Dumfries [27]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Hector Monro 21,089 43.1 +1.2
Labour Peter R. Rennie14,67430.0+4.8
SNP Alasdair Morgan 6,97114.3+0.1
Liberal Democrats Neil C. Wallace5,74911.8−6.2
Independent Graham McLeod3120.6New
Natural Law Thomas Barlow1070.2New
Majority6,41513.1−3.6
Turnout 48,90280.0+3.4
Conservative hold Swing
General election 1997: Dumfries [28]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Russell Brown 23,528 47.5 +17.4
Conservative Struan Stevenson 13,88528.0−15.1
SNP Robert J. Higgins5,97712.1−2.2
Liberal Democrats Neil C. Wallace5,48711.1−0.7
Referendum David F. Parker5331.1New
Natural Law Elizabeth Hunter1170.20.0
Majority9,64319.5N/A
Turnout 49,52778.2−1.8
Labour gain from Conservative Swing -16.2

Elections in the 2000s

General election 2001: Dumfries [29]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Russell Brown 20,830 48.9 +1.4
Conservative John Charteris11,99628.2+0.2
Liberal Democrats John Scott4,95511.6+0.5
SNP Gerard Fisher4,1039.6−2.5
Scottish Socialist John Dennis7021.6New
Majority8,83420.7+1.2
Turnout 42,58667.0−11.2
Labour hold Swing

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