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Data Last Updated: 7 August 2025
Application Last Amended: 20 July 2024
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| Secretary of State for the Home Department | 18 August 1892 | 25 June 1895 | |
| Chancellor of the Exchequer | 10 December 1905 | 12 April 1908 | |
| Prime Minister and First Lord of the Treasury | 8 April 1908 | 5 December 1916 | |
| Secretary of State for War | 30 March 1914 | 5 August 1914 | |
| Leader of HM Opposition | 6 December 1916 | 3 February 1919 | |
| Leader of HM Opposition | 1920 | 21 November 1922 |
Elections fought
| 8 July 1886 | Eastern Fife | Liberal Party | 2,863 | 53.49 | |
| 8 July 1892 | Eastern Fife | Liberal Party | 3,743 | 52.04 | |
| 18 August 1892 Appointment of Rt Hon Herbert Asquith as Home Secretary. | |||||
| 25 August 1892 | Eastern Fife | Liberal Party | Unopposed | ||
| 19 July 1895 | Eastern Fife | Liberal Party | 4,332 | 54.50 | |
| 6 October 1900 | Eastern Fife | Liberal Party | 4,141 | 60.44 | |
| 26 January 1906 | Eastern Fife | Liberal Party | 4,723 | 59.02 | |
| 25 January 1910 | Eastern Fife | Liberal Party | 5,242 | 62.22 | |
| 9 December 1910 | Eastern Fife | Liberal Party | 5,149 | 60.58 | |
| 30 March 1914 Resignation of Rt Hon Henry Asquith on appointment as Secretary of State for War. | |||||
| 8 April 1914 | Eastern Fife | Liberal Party | Unopposed | ||
| 14 December 1918 | Eastern Fife | Liberal Party | 6,994 | 42.18 | |
| 12 February 1920 | Paisley | Liberal Party | 14,736 | 48.42 | |
| 15 November 1922 | Paisley | Liberal Party | 15,005 | 50.53 | |
| 6 December 1923 | Paisley | Liberal Party | 9,723 | 33.36 | |
| 29 October 1924 | Paisley | Liberal Party | 14,829 | 46.51 | |