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Data Last Updated: 9 April 2024
Application Last Amended: 11 January 2024
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31 December 1832 | 420/516 | 81.40 | |
Whig | 272 | 64.76 | |
Tory | 148 | 35.24 | |
Majority | 124 | 29.52 | |
26 January 1835 | 441/594 | 74.24 | |
Whig | 241 | 54.65 | |
Conservative Party | 200 | 45.35 | |
Majority | 41 | 9.30 | |
March 1837 Resignation of James Mackenzie on appointment as Governor of Ceylon. | |||
18 April 1837 | 503/754 | 66.71 | |
Conservative Party | 307 | 61.03 | |
Whig | 196 | 38.97 | |
Majority | 111 | 22.07 | |
31 July 1837 | 754 | ||
Conservative Party | Unopposed |   | |
7 July 1841 | 713 | ||
Conservative Party | Unopposed |   | |
10 August 1847 | 827 | ||
Whig | Unopposed |   | |
23 July 1852 | 506/832 | 60.82 | |
Whig | 288 | 56.92 | |
Conservative Party | 218 | 43.08 | |
Majority | 70 | 13.83 | |
2 April 1857 | 825 | ||
Whig | Unopposed |   | |
5 May 1859 | 851 | ||
Liberal Party | Unopposed |   | |
15 July 1865 | 933 | ||
Liberal Party | Unopposed |   | |
21 November 1868 | 1,564 | ||
Liberal Party | Unopposed |   | |
7 February 1874 | 1,559 | ||
Liberal Party | Unopposed |   | |
6 April 1880 | 1,664 | ||
Liberal Party | Unopposed |   | |
6 August 1884 Resignation of Sir Alexander Matheson. (Northstead) | |||
22 August 1884 | 1,299/1,721 | 75.48 | |
Liberal Party | 717 | 55.20 | |
Conservative Party | 334 | 25.71 | |
Crofter | 248 | 19.09 | |
Majority | 383 | 29.48 | |
2 December 1885 | 7,867/9,978 | 78.84 | |
Independent Liberal / Crofter | 4,942 | 62.82 | |
Liberal Party | 2,925 | 37.18 | |
Majority | 2,017 | 25.64 | |
15 July 1886 | 5,460/9,978 | 54.72 | |
Liberal Party / Crofter | 4,263 | 78.08 | |
Liberal Unionist Party | 1,197 | 21.92 | |
Majority | 3,066 | 56.15 | |
9 July 1892 | 5,584/8,966 | 62.28 | |
Liberal Party / Crofter | 3,171 | 56.79 | |
Liberal Unionist Party | 2,413 | 43.21 | |
Majority | 758 | 13.57 | |
27 July 1895 | 5,681/8,256 | 68.81 | |
Liberal Party | 3,272 | 57.60 | |
Liberal Unionist Party | 2,409 | 42.40 | |
Majority | 863 | 15.19 | |
15 October 1900 | 5,205/7,909 | 65.81 | |
Liberal Party | 3,554 | 68.28 | |
Conservative Party | 1,651 | 31.72 | |
Majority | 1,903 | 36.56 | |
25 January 1906 | 5,654/8,101 | 69.79 | |
Liberal Party | 3,883 | 68.68 | |
Conservative Party | 1,771 | 31.32 | |
Majority | 2,112 | 37.35 | |
29 January 1910 | 5,848/8,211 | 71.22 | |
Liberal Party | 4,430 | 75.75 | |
Liberal Unionist Party | 1,418 | 24.25 | |
Majority | 3,012 | 51.50 | |
8 December 1910 | 8,555 | ||
Liberal Party | Unopposed |   | |
18 April 1911 Death of James Weir. | |||
14 June 1911 | 4,970/8,259 | 60.18 | |
Liberal Party | 3,717 | 74.79 | |
Liberal Unionist Party | 1,253 | 25.21 | |
Majority | 2,464 | 49.58 | |
14 December 1918 | 10,596/20,685 | 51.23 | |
Liberal Party - Coalition | 8,358 | 78.88 | |
Highland Land League | 2,238 | 21.12 | |
Majority | 6,120 | 57.76 | |
15 November 1922 | 10,444/24,624 | 42.41 | |
National Liberal Party | 5,923 | 56.71 | |
Liberal Party | 4,521 | 43.29 | |
Majority | 1,402 | 13.42 | |
6 December 1923 | 22,470 | ||
Liberal Party | Unopposed |   | |
29 October 1924 | 24,492 | ||
Liberal Party | Unopposed |   | |
30 May 1929 | 16,274/29,281 | 55.58 | |
Liberal Party | 9,564 | 58.77 | |
Labour Party | 6,710 | 41.23 | |
Majority | 2,854 | 17.54 | |
27 October 1931 | 30,103 | ||
National Liberal Party | Unopposed |   | |
14 November 1935 | 14,094/27,754 | 50.78 | |
National Liberal Party | 10,810 | 76.70 | |
Labour Party | 3,284 | 23.30 | |
Majority | 7,526 | 53.40 | |
11 January 1936 Elevation of Rt Hon Sir James Macpherson, Bt to the Peerage - Baron Strathcarron. | |||
10 February 1936 | 18,081/27,754 | 65.15 | |
National Labour | 8,949 | 49.49 | |
Labour Party | 5,967 | 33.00 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 2,427 | 13.42 | |
Liberal Party | 738 | 4.08 | |
Majority | 2,982 | 16.49 | |
Rt Hon Malcolm MacDonald was Secretary of State for the Dominions. | |||
Randolph Churchill was the nominee of the local Conservative Association who refused to support Rt Hon Malcolm MacDonald as the official candidate of the National Government. | |||
5 July 1945 | 16,020/25,866 | 61.93 | |
Independent Liberal | 10,061 | 62.80 | |
Labour Party | 5,959 | 37.20 | |
Majority | 4,102 | 25.61 | |
John MacLeod was the nominee of the local Liberal Association which was an independent organisation and not affiliated to either of the Liberal or National Liberal parties. He declared himself a supporter of Winston Churchill and aligned himself with the National Liberal group in the House of Commons. | |||
23 February 1950 | 17,433/27,626 | 63.10 | |
Independent Liberal | 10,912 | 62.59 | |
Labour Party | 6,521 | 37.41 | |
Majority | 4,391 | 25.19 | |
John MacLeod was supported by the local Conservative Association. | |||
25 October 1951 | 17,073/29,206 | 58.46 | |
National Liberal and Conservative Party | 10,969 | 64.25 | |
Labour Party | 6,104 | 35.75 | |
Majority | 4,865 | 28.50 | |
26 May 1955 | 15,932/25,746 | 61.88 | |
National Liberal and Conservative Party | 9,929 | 62.32 | |
Labour Party | 6,003 | 37.68 | |
Majority | 3,926 | 24.64 | |
8 October 1959 | 16,546/25,350 | 65.27 | |
National Liberal and Conservative Party | 7,813 | 47.22 | |
Labour Party | 4,815 | 29.10 | |
Liberal Party | 3,918 | 23.68 | |
Majority | 2,998 | 18.12 | |
15 October 1964 | 17,206/24,777 | 69.44 | |
Liberal Party | 6,923 | 40.24 | |
National Liberal and Conservative Party | 5,516 | 32.06 | |
Labour Party | 4,767 | 27.71 | |
Majority | 1,407 | 8.18 | |
31 March 1966 | 17,472/24,530 | 71.23 | |
Liberal Party | 7,348 | 42.06 | |
Labour Party | 5,304 | 30.36 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 4,820 | 27.59 | |
Majority | 2,044 | 11.70 | |
18 June 1970 | 19,326/26,947 | 71.72 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 6,418 | 33.21 | |
Liberal Party | 5,617 | 29.06 | |
Labour Party | 5,023 | 25.99 | |
Scottish National Party | 2,268 | 11.74 | |
Majority | 801 | 4.14 | |
28 February 1974 | 21,902/29,154 | 75.13 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 7,908 | 36.11 | |
Scottish National Party | 5,037 | 23.00 | |
Liberal Party | 4,621 | 21.10 | |
Labour Party | 4,336 | 19.80 | |
Majority | 2,871 | 13.11 | |
10 October 1974 | 20,432/29,411 | 69.47 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 7,954 | 38.93 | |
Scottish National Party | 7,291 | 35.68 | |
Labour Party | 3,440 | 16.84 | |
Liberal Party | 1,747 | 8.55 | |
Majority | 663 | 3.24 | |
3 May 1979 | 25,116/32,892 | 76.36 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 10,650 | 42.40 | |
Scottish National Party | 5,915 | 23.55 | |
Labour Party | 5,055 | 20.13 | |
Liberal Party | 3,496 | 13.92 | |
Majority | 4,735 | 18.85 | |