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Data Last Updated: 1 March 2024
Application Last Amended: 11 January 2024
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21 December 1832 | 985 | ||
Whig | Unopposed |   | |
13 January 1835 | 1,084 | ||
Whig | Unopposed |   | |
12 August 1837 | 1,174/1,666 | 70.47 | |
Whig | 712 | 60.65 | |
Conservative Party | 462 | 39.35 | |
Majority | 250 | 21.29 | |
9 July 1841 | |||
Conservative Party | Unopposed |   | |
September 1843 Resignation of Alexander Campbell. (Chiltern Hundreds) | |||
8 September 1843 | |||
Conservative Party | Unopposed |   | |
6 August 1847 | 1,889 | ||
Conservative Party | Unopposed |   | |
1851 Resignation of Rt Hon Duncan McNeill on appointment as a Judge. | |||
6 June 1851 | |||
Conservative Party | Unopposed |   | |
15 July 1852 | 2,156 | ||
Conservative Party | Unopposed |   | |
3 April 1857 | 2,256 | ||
Whig | Unopposed |   | |
2 May 1859 | 2,294 | ||
Liberal Party | Unopposed |   | |
19 July 1865 | 1,914 | ||
Liberal Party | Unopposed |   | |
19 February 1868 Resignation of Alexander Finlay. (Chiltern Hundreds) | |||
3 March 1868 | |||
Liberal Party | Unopposed |   | |
24 November 1868 | 2,870 | ||
Liberal Party | Unopposed |   | |
9 February 1874 | 3,018 | ||
Liberal Party | Unopposed |   | |
3 August 1878 Resignation of the Marquess of Lorne on appointment as Governor-General of Canada. (Chiltern Hundreds) | |||
31 August 1878 | 2,569/3,133 | 82.00 | |
Liberal Party | 1,462 | 56.91 | |
Conservative Party | 1,107 | 43.09 | |
Majority | 355 | 13.82 | |
8 April 1880 | 2,648/3,299 | 80.27 | |
Liberal Party | 1,457 | 55.02 | |
Conservative Party | 1,191 | 44.98 | |
Majority | 266 | 10.05 | |
5 December 1885 | 6,866/10,011 | 68.58 | |
Independent Liberal / Crofter | 3,340 | 48.65 | |
Independent | 2,856 | 41.60 | |
Liberal Party | 670 | 9.76 | |
Majority | 484 | 7.05 | |
William McKinnon claimed both Liberal and Conservative support, and said that he would sit on the Liberal benches if elected. However, there were allegations that he was a Conservative hiding behind a Liberal label. | |||
16 July 1886 | 6,703/10,011 | 66.96 | |
Conservative Party | 3,658 | 54.57 | |
Liberal Party / Crofter | 3,045 | 45.43 | |
Majority | 613 | 9.15 | |
13 July 1892 | 7,252/9,874 | 73.45 | |
Liberal Party / Crofter | 3,666 | 50.55 | |
Conservative Party | 3,586 | 49.45 | |
Majority | 80 | 1.10 | |
25 July 1895 | 7,805/10,471 | 74.54 | |
Conservative Party | 3,970 | 50.86 | |
Liberal Party | 3,835 | 49.14 | |
Majority | 135 | 1.73 | |
12 October 1900 | 7,068/10,405 | 67.93 | |
Conservative Party | 3,834 | 54.24 | |
Liberal Party | 3,234 | 45.76 | |
Majority | 600 | 8.49 | |
27 July 1903 Death of Donald Nicol. | |||
31 August 1903 | 7,066/10,643 | 66.39 | |
Liberal Party | 4,326 | 61.22 | |
Conservative Party | 2,740 | 38.78 | |
Majority | 1,586 | 22.45 | |
26 January 1906 | 7,519/11,216 | 67.04 | |
Liberal Party | 4,507 | 59.94 | |
Conservative Party | 3,012 | 40.06 | |
Majority | 1,495 | 19.88 | |
28 January 1910 | 8,060/11,025 | 73.11 | |
Liberal Party | 4,443 | 55.12 | |
Conservative Party | 3,617 | 44.88 | |
Majority | 826 | 10.25 | |
14 December 1910 | 8,303/11,572 | 71.75 | |
Liberal Party | 4,280 | 51.55 | |
Conservative Party | 4,023 | 48.45 | |
Majority | 257 | 3.10 | |
14 December 1918 | 14,703/28,293 | 51.97 | |
Liberal Party - Coalition | 11,970 | 81.41 | |
Highland Land League | 2,733 | 18.59 | |
Majority | 9,237 | 62.82 | |
14 February 1920 Resignation of Sir William Sutherland on appointment as a Lord of the Treasury. | |||
10 March 1920 | 15,685/31,262 | 50.17 | |
Liberal Party - Coalition | 10,187 | 64.95 | |
Labour Party | 5,498 | 35.05 | |
Majority | 4,689 | 29.89 | |
15 November 1922 | 15,917/32,333 | 49.23 | |
National Liberal Party | 9,020 | 56.67 | |
Liberal Party | 6,897 | 43.33 | |
Majority | 2,123 | 13.34 | |
6 December 1923 | 17,120/32,114 | 53.31 | |
Liberal Party | 9,020 | 52.69 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 8,100 | 47.31 | |
Majority | 920 | 5.37 | |
29 October 1924 | 19,983/31,878 | 62.69 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 9,240 | 46.24 | |
Liberal Party | 6,211 | 31.08 | |
Labour Party | 4,532 | 22.68 | |
Majority | 3,029 | 15.16 | |
30 May 1929 | 25,198/40,198 | 62.68 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 11,108 | 44.08 | |
Liberal Party | 8,089 | 32.10 | |
Labour Party | 6,001 | 23.82 | |
Majority | 3,019 | 11.98 | |
27 October 1931 | 41,641 | ||
Conservative & Unionist Party | Unopposed |   | |
14 November 1935 | 24,746/43,716 | 56.61 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 13,260 | 53.58 | |
Liberal Party | 11,486 | 46.42 | |
Majority | 1,774 | 7.17 | |
29 February 1940 Death of Frederick Macquisten. | |||
10 April 1940 | 19,625/41,005 | 47.86 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 12,317 | 62.76 | |
Scottish National Party | 7,308 | 37.24 | |
Majority | 5,009 | 25.52 | |
5 July 1945 | 27,908/43,822 | 63.68 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 15,791 | 56.58 | |
Labour Party | 8,889 | 31.85 | |
Liberal Party | 3,228 | 11.57 | |
Majority | 6,902 | 24.73 | |
23 February 1950 | 28,964/38,563 | 75.11 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 19,259 | 66.49 | |
Labour Party | 9,215 | 31.82 | |
Independent | 490 | 1.69 | |
Majority | 10,044 | 34.68 | |
Mary Holt advocated a policy of Scottish nationalism. | |||
25 October 1951 | 31,116/46,357 | 67.12 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 21,191 | 68.10 | |
Labour Party | 9,925 | 31.90 | |
Majority | 11,266 | 36.21 | |
26 May 1955 | 28,097/42,182 | 66.61 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 19,006 | 67.64 | |
Labour Party | 9,091 | 32.36 | |
Majority | 9,915 | 35.29 | |
10 May 1958 Death of Sir Duncan McCallum. | |||
12 June 1958 | 26,800/39,963 | 67.06 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 12,541 | 46.79 | |
Liberal Party | 7,375 | 27.52 | |
Labour Party | 6,884 | 25.69 | |
Majority | 5,166 | 19.28 | |
8 October 1959 | 28,424/40,015 | 71.03 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 16,599 | 58.40 | |
Labour Party | 7,356 | 25.88 | |
Liberal Party | 4,469 | 15.72 | |
Majority | 9,243 | 32.52 | |
15 October 1964 | 28,104/39,965 | 70.32 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 13,277 | 47.24 | |
Labour Party | 8,120 | 28.89 | |
Liberal Party | 6,707 | 23.86 | |
Majority | 5,157 | 18.35 | |
31 March 1966 | 28,176/38,949 | 72.34 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 12,178 | 43.22 | |
Labour Party | 8,486 | 30.12 | |
Liberal Party | 7,512 | 26.66 | |
Majority | 3,692 | 13.10 | |
18 June 1970 | 30,193/40,825 | 73.96 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 13,521 | 44.78 | |
Scottish National Party | 9,039 | 29.94 | |
Labour Party | 7,633 | 25.28 | |
Majority | 4,482 | 14.84 | |
28 February 1974 | 31,931/41,462 | 77.01 | |
Scottish National Party | 15,646 | 49.00 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 12,258 | 38.39 | |
Labour Party | 4,027 | 12.61 | |
Majority | 3,388 | 10.61 | |
10 October 1974 | 30,106/41,814 | 72.00 | |
Scottish National Party | 14,967 | 49.71 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 11,036 | 36.66 | |
Labour Party | 4,103 | 13.63 | |
Majority | 3,931 | 13.06 | |
3 May 1979 | 33,132/43,527 | 76.12 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 12,191 | 36.80 | |
Scottish National Party | 10,545 | 31.83 | |
Labour Party | 5,283 | 15.95 | |
Liberal Party | 5,113 | 15.43 | |
Majority | 1,646 | 4.97 | |