Linlithgowshire (UK Parliament constituency)

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Linlithgowshire
Former County constituency
for the House of Commons
Subdivisions of Scotland Linlithgowshire
1708–1950
SeatsOne
Replaced by West Lothian

Linlithgowshire was a Scottish county constituency of 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.

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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 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

ElectionMemberParty
1708 Lord Johnstone
1708 John Houston
1713Sir James Carmichael
1714 John Houston
1715 Sir James Cunynghame
1722 George Dundas [6]
1727 Alexander Hamilton
1741George 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

General election 1830: Linlithgowshire [7] [9]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Tory Alexander Hope Unopposed
Registered electors 68
Tory hold
General election 1831: Linlithgowshire [7] [9]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Tory Alexander Hope Unopposed
Registered electors 68
Tory hold
General election 1832: Linlithgowshire [7] [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Tory Alexander Hope 267 51.3
Whig James Joseph Hope-Vere 25348.7
Majority142.6
Turnout 52086.7
Registered electors 600
Tory hold
General election 1835: Linlithgowshire [7] [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Conservative James Hope Unopposed
Registered electors 692
Conservative hold
General election 1837: Linlithgowshire [7] [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Conservative James Hope 329 63.3
Whig Robert Fulke Greville [10] 19136.7
Majority13826.6
Turnout 52071.7
Registered electors 725
Conservative hold

Hope resigned, causing a by-election.

By-election, 14 June 1838: Linlithgowshire [7] [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Charles Hope 330 61.1 −2.2
Whig James Johnston21038.9+2.2
Majority12022.2−4.4
Turnout 54073.6+1.9
Registered electors 734
Conservative hold Swing −2.2

Elections in the 1840s

General election 1841: Linlithgowshire [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Charles Hope Unopposed
Registered electors 686
Conservative hold

Hope was appointed a commissioner of Greenwich Hospital, London, requiring a by-election.

By-election, 20 October 1841: Linlithgowshire [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Charles Hope Unopposed
Conservative hold

Hope resigned after being appointed Lieutenant Governor of the Isle of Man, causing a by-election.

By-election, 22 August 1845: Linlithgowshire [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative William Baillie Unopposed
Conservative hold
General election 1847: Linlithgowshire [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative George Dundas Unopposed
Registered electors 596
Conservative hold

Elections in the 1850s

General election 1852: Linlithgowshire [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative George Dundas Unopposed
Registered electors 502
Conservative hold
General election 1857: Linlithgowshire [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
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.

By-election, 5 February 1859: Linlithgowshire [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Charles Baillie Unopposed
Conservative hold
General election 1859: Linlithgowshire [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Walter Ferrier Hamilton Unopposed
Registered electors 425
Liberal gain from Conservative

Elections in the 1860s

General election 1865: Linlithgowshire [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Peter McLagan Unopposed
Registered electors 813
Liberal hold
General election 1868: Linlithgowshire [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Peter McLagan 600 60.9 N/A
Liberal John Pender [11] 38539.1N/A
Majority21521.8N/A
Turnout 98580.3N/A
Registered electors 1,226
Liberal hold

Elections in the 1870s

General election 1874: Linlithgowshire [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Peter McLagan Unopposed
Registered electors 1,198
Liberal hold

Elections in the 1880s

General election 1880: Linlithgowshire [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Peter McLagan 747 74.5 N/A
Conservative James Robertson 25625.5New
Majority49149.0N/A
Turnout 1,00381.4N/A
Registered electors 1,232
Liberal hold Swing N/A
General election 1885: Linlithgowshire [12] [13] [14]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Peter McLagan 3,801 70.3 −4.2
Conservative Thomas Hope 1,60629.7+4.2
Majority2,19540.6−8.4
Turnout 5,40779.4−2.0
Registered electors 6,808
Liberal hold Swing −4.2
General election 1886: Linlithgowshire [12] [13]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Peter McLagan 2,543 58.4 −11.9
Conservative Thomas Hope 1,81041.6+11.9
Majority73316.8−23.8
Turnout 4,35363.9−15.5
Registered electors 6,808
Liberal hold Swing −11.9

Elections in the 1890s

General election 1892: Linlithgowshire [12] [13]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Peter McLagan 2,870 51.4 −7.0
Conservative Thomas Hope 2,70948.6+7.0
Majority1612.8−14.0
Turnout 5,57979.2+15.3
Registered electors 7,042
Liberal hold Swing −7.0
1893 Linlithgowshire by-election [12] [13]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Thomas Hope 3,240 51.3 +2.7
Liberal Alexander Ure 3,07148.7−2.7
Majority1692.6N/A
Turnout 6,31186.3+7.1
Registered electors 7,315
Conservative gain from Liberal Swing +2.7
Ure 1895 Alexander Ure.jpg
Ure
General election 1895: Linlithgowshire [12] [13] [15]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Alexander Ure 3,760 54.4 +3.0
Conservative Thomas Hope 3,15345.6−3.0
Majority6078.8+6.0
Turnout 6,91388.4+9.2
Registered electors 7,823
Liberal hold Swing +3.0

Elections in the 1900s

General election 1900: Linlithgowshire [12] [13] [15]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Alexander Ure 3,827 55.8 +1.4
Conservative David Dundas 3,03444.2−1.4
Majority79311.6+2.8
Turnout 6,86181.2−7.2
Registered electors 8,450
Liberal hold Swing +1.4
Ure Alexander Ure.jpg
Ure
General election 1906: Linlithgowshire [12] [13]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Alexander Ure 5,282 65.7 +9.9
Conservative Patrick Rose-Innes2,76134.3−9.9
Majority2,52131.4+19.8
Turnout 8,04378.1−3.1
Registered electors 10,301
Liberal hold Swing +9.9

Elections in the 1910s

General election January 1910: Linlithgowshire [12] [16]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Alexander Ure 6,451 64.6 −1.1
Liberal Unionist William Charles Smith3,53635.4+1.1
Majority2,91529.2−2.2
Turnout 9,98784.6+6.5
Registered electors 11,810
Liberal hold Swing −1.1
General election December 1910: Linlithgowshire [12] [16]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Alexander Ure 5,835 60.8 −3.8
Conservative James Kidd 3,76539.2+3.8
Majority2,07021.6−7.6
Turnout 9,60081.1−3.5
Registered electors 11,840
Liberal hold Swing −3.8
1913 Linlithgowshire by-election [17]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal John Pratt 5,615 52.4 −8.4
Unionist James Kidd 5,09447.6+8.4
Majority5214.8−16.8
Turnout 10,70987.8+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;

General election 1918: Linlithgowshire [18]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
C Unionist James Kidd 12,89859.7+20.5
Labour Manny Shinwell 8,72340.3New
Majority4,17519.4N/A
Turnout 21,62166.4−14.7
Registered electors 32,562
Unionist gain from Liberal Swing
Cindicates candidate endorsed by the coalition government.

Elections in the 1920s

Shinwell Manny Shinwell 1.jpg
Shinwell
General election 1922: Linlithgowshire [19]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Manny Shinwell 12,625 46.4 +6.1
Unionist James Kidd 8,99333.0−29.7
Liberal John Fraser Orr5,60520.6New
Majority3,63213.4N/A
Turnout 27,22376.5+9.1
Registered electors 35,582
Labour gain from Unionist Swing +17.9
General election 1923: Linlithgowshire [20]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Manny Shinwell 13,304 50.9 +4.5
Unionist James Kidd 8,14931.2−1.8
Liberal James Johnston4,69117.9−2.7
Majority5,15519.7+6.3
Turnout 26,14471.7−4.8
Registered electors 36,459
Labour hold Swing +3.2
General election 1924: Linlithgowshire [21]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Unionist James Kidd 14,765 51.1 +19.9
Labour Manny Shinwell 14,12348.9−2.0
Majority6422.2N/A
Turnout 28,88880.0+8.3
Registered electors 36,122
Unionist gain from Labour Swing +11.0
1928 Linlithgowshire by-election [22]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Manny Shinwell 14,446 49.1 +0.2
Unionist Margaret Kidd 9,26831.5−19.6
Liberal Douglas Young 5,69019.4New
Majority5,17817.6N/A
Turnout 29,04481.5+1.5
Registered electors 36,082
Labour gain from Unionist Swing +9.9
General election 1929: Linlithgowshire [23]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Manny Shinwell 18,063 51.6 +2.7
Unionist Adrian Baillie 11,24132.1−19.0
Liberal John Fraser Orr5,72216.3N/A
Majority6,82219.5N/A
Turnout 35,02677.9-2.1
Registered electors 44,962
Labour gain from Unionist Swing +10.9

Elections in the 1930s

General election 1931: Linlithgowshire [24]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Unionist Adrian Baillie 20,476 54.7 +22.6
Labour Manny Shinwell 16,95645.3−6.3
Majority3,5209.4N/A
Turnout 37,43282.1+4.2
Registered electors 45,612
Unionist gain from Labour Swing +14.5
General election 1935: Linlithgowshire [25]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour George Mathers 20,905 54.1 +8.8
Unionist Adrian Baillie 17,73045.9−8.8
Majority3,1758.2N/A
Turnout 38,63580.8−1.3
Registered electors 47,813
Labour gain from Unionist Swing +8.8

Election in the 1940s

General election 1945: Linlithgowshire [12]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour George Mathers 24,762 64.1 +10.0
Unionist Rupert Speir 13,87135.9−10.0
Majority10,89128.2+20.0
Turnout 38,63373.2−7.6
Registered electors 52,752
Labour hold Swing +10.0

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