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Kinross & West Perthshire
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Data Last Updated: 9 April 2024
Application Last Amended: 11 January 2024
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23 February 1950 | 27,606/35,897 | 76.90 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 15,299 | 55.42 | |
Liberal Party | 7,183 | 26.02 | |
Labour Party | 5,124 | 18.56 | |
Majority | 8,116 | 29.40 | |
25 October 1951 | 25,749/35,176 | 73.20 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 19,625 | 76.22 | |
Labour Party | 6,124 | 23.78 | |
Majority | 13,501 | 52.43 | |
26 May 1955 | 24,108/34,219 | 70.45 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 18,133 | 75.22 | |
Labour Party | 5,975 | 24.78 | |
Majority | 12,158 | 50.43 | |
8 October 1959 | 23,832/33,582 | 70.97 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 16,256 | 68.21 | |
Labour Party | 4,008 | 16.82 | |
Scottish National Party | 3,568 | 14.97 | |
Majority | 12,248 | 51.39 | |
15 August 1963 Death of Gilmour Leburn. | |||
7 November 1963 | 24,665/32,428 | 76.06 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 14,147 | 57.36 | |
Liberal Party | 4,819 | 19.54 | |
Labour Party | 3,752 | 15.21 | |
Scottish National Party | 1,801 | 7.30 | |
Independent Conservative | 78 | 0.32 | |
Independent | 45 | 0.18 | |
L & DBCP | 23 | 0.09 | |
Majority | 9,328 | 37.82 | |
Willie Rushton retired on the eve of the poll in favour of Alistair Duncan Millar. He had originally stood in protest "at the completely arrogant way Lord Home has moved into Downing Street". | |||
Rt Hon Sir Alec Douglas-Home was Prime Minister and First Lord of the Treasury at the time of his election. | |||
15 October 1964 | 24,995/32,931 | 75.90 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 16,659 | 66.65 | |
Labour Party | 4,687 | 18.75 | |
Scottish National Party | 3,522 | 14.09 | |
Communist Party | 127 | 0.51 | |
Majority | 11,972 | 47.90 | |
Petition - dismissed. | |||
31 March 1966 | 23,811/32,412 | 73.46 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 14,466 | 60.75 | |
Scottish National Party | 4,884 | 20.51 | |
Labour Party | 4,461 | 18.74 | |
Majority | 9,582 | 40.24 | |
18 June 1970 | 25,159/33,944 | 74.12 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 14,434 | 57.37 | |
Scottish National Party | 4,670 | 18.56 | |
Labour Party | 3,827 | 15.21 | |
Liberal Party | 2,228 | 8.86 | |
Majority | 9,764 | 38.81 | |
28 February 1974 | 27,194/34,960 | 77.79 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 14,356 | 52.79 | |
Scottish National Party | 6,274 | 23.07 | |
Liberal Party | 3,870 | 14.23 | |
Labour Party | 2,694 | 9.91 | |
Majority | 8,082 | 29.72 | |
10 October 1974 | 26,470/35,237 | 75.12 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 11,034 | 41.68 | |
Scottish National Party | 10,981 | 41.48 | |
Liberal Party | 2,427 | 9.17 | |
Labour Party | 2,028 | 7.66 | |
Majority | 53 | 0.20 | |
3 May 1979 | 30,733/38,591 | 79.64 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 15,523 | 50.51 | |
Scottish National Party | 9,045 | 29.43 | |
Liberal Party | 3,572 | 11.62 | |
Labour Party | 2,593 | 8.44 | |
Majority | 6,478 | 21.08 | |