Glasgow and Aberdeen Universities (UK Parliament constituency)

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Glasgow and Aberdeen Universities
Former university constituency
for the House of Commons
18681918
Seats1
Replaced by Combined Scottish Universities

Glasgow and Aberdeen Universities, in Scotland, was a university constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1868 until 1918. It was merged with the Edinburgh and St Andrews Universities constituency to form the Combined Scottish Universities constituency.

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Members of Parliament

ElectionMember [1] [2] Party
1868 James Moncreiff Liberal
1869 by-election Edward Gordon Conservative
1876 by-election William Watson Conservative
1880 James Alexander Campbell Conservative
1906 Sir Henry Craik Unionist
1918 constituency abolished: see Combined Scottish Universities

Election results

Elections in the 1910s

General election December 1910: Glasgow and Aberdeen Universities [3] [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Henry Craik Unopposed
Conservative hold
General election January 1910: Glasgow and Aberdeen Universities [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Henry Craik 4,879 58.9 +9.9
Free Trader Frederick Pollock 3,41141.1+24.0
Majority1,46817.8+2.7
Turnout 8,29070.8+2.2
Registered electors 11,705
Conservative hold Swing 7.1

Elections in the 1900s

General election 1906: Glasgow and Aberdeen Universities [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Henry Craik 3,543 49.0 N/A
Liberal Alexander Murison 2,45033.9New
Free Trader W.R. Smith1,24017.1N/A
Majority1,09315.1N/A
Turnout 7,23368.6N/A
Registered electors 10,545
Conservative hold Swing N/A
General election 1900: Glasgow and Aberdeen Universities [5] [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative James Alexander Campbell Unopposed
Conservative hold

Elections in the 1890s

General election 1895: Glasgow and Aberdeen Universities [5] [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative James Alexander Campbell Unopposed
Conservative hold
General election 1892: Glasgow and Aberdeen Universities [5] [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative James Alexander Campbell Unopposed
Conservative hold

Elections in the 1880s

General election 1886: Glasgow and Aberdeen Universities [5] [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative James Alexander Campbell Unopposed
Conservative hold
General election 1885: Glasgow and Aberdeen Universities [5] [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative James Alexander Campbell Unopposed
Conservative hold
General election 1880: Glasgow and Aberdeen Universities [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative James Alexander Campbell 2,520 54.1 N/A
Liberal Alexander Asher 2,13945.9N/A
Majority3818.2N/A
Turnout 4,65978.1N/A
Registered electors 5,969
Conservative hold

Elections in the 1870s

By-election, 14 Nov 1876: Glasgow and Aberdeen Universities [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative William Watson 2,392 57.2 N/A
Liberal Anderson Kirkwood [7] 1,78842.8New
Majority60414.4N/A
Turnout 4,18077.6N/A
Registered electors 5,389
Conservative hold
By-election, 14 Mar 1874: Glasgow and Aberdeen Universities [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Edward Gordon Unopposed
Conservative hold
General election 1874: Glasgow and Aberdeen Universities [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Edward Gordon Unopposed
Registered electors 4,776
Conservative gain from Liberal

Elections in the 1860s

By-election, 22 November 1869: Glasgow and Aberdeen Universities [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Edward Gordon 2,120 56.7 +7.3
Liberal Archibald Smith [8] 1,61643.37.3
Majority50413.4N/A
Turnout 3,73685.58.1
Registered electors 4,368
Conservative gain from Liberal Swing +7.3
General election 1868: Glasgow and Aberdeen Universities [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal James Moncreiff 2,067 50.6 N/A
Conservative Edward Gordon 2,02049.4N/A
Majority471.2N/A
Turnout 4,08793.6N/A
Registered electors 4,368
Liberal win (new seat)

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References

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