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Application Last Amended: 20 July 2024
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19 December 1832		1,123
John James Hope Johnstone	Tory	Unopposed

14 January 1835		1,374
John James Hope Johnstone	Conservative Party	Unopposed

2 August 1837		1,461
John James Hope Johnstone	Conservative Party	Unopposed

7 July 1841		1,912
John James Hope Johnstone	Conservative Party	Unopposed

4 August 1847		2,485
Archibald William Douglas, Viscount Drumlanrig	Conservative Party	Unopposed

14 July 1852		2,520
Archibald William Douglas, Viscount Drumlanrig	Conservative Party	Unopposed

4 January 1853 Resignation of Viscount Drumlanrig on appointment as Comptroller of HM Household.

12 January 1853
Archibald William Douglas, Viscount Drumlanrig	Conservative Party	Unopposed

19 December 1856 Succession of Rt Hon Viscount Drumlanrig to the Peerage - 8th Marquess of Queensberry.

12 February 1857
John James Hope Johnstone	Conservative Party	Unopposed

1 April 1857		2,702
John James Hope Johnstone	Conservative Party	Unopposed

4 May 1859		3,192
John James Hope Johnstone	Conservative Party	Unopposed

17 July 1865		2,097
George Gustavus Walker	Conservative Party	Unopposed

23 November 1868		2,156/2,989	72.13
Sir Sydney Hedley Waterlow	Liberal Party	1,100	51.02
George Gustavus Walker	Conservative Party	1,056	48.98
Majority		44	2.04

1869 Petition - withdrawn.

15 March 1869 Disqualification of Sir Sydney Waterlow who, at the time of his election, held a Government contract.

31 March 1869		2,198/2,989	73.54
George Gustavus Walker	Conservative Party	1,117	50.82
Sir Sidney Hedley Waterlow	Liberal Party	1,081	49.18
Majority		36	1.64

10 February 1874		2,768/3,130	88.43
John James Hope Johnstone	Conservative Party	1,453	52.49
Robert Jardine	Liberal Party	1,315	47.51
Majority		138	4.99

3 April 1880		3,082/3,379	91.21
Robert Jardine	Liberal Party	1,577	51.17
George Gustavus Walker	Conservative Party	1,505	48.83
Majority		72	2.34

2 December 1885		8,423/9,489	88.77
Sir Robert Jardine, Bt	Liberal Party	4,857	57.66
John Charles Montagu-Douglas-Scott, Earl of Dalkeith	Conservative Party	3,566	42.34
Majority		1,291	15.33

1886 Sir Robert Jardine, Bt joins the Liberal Unionists.

10 July 1886		7,358/9,489	77.54
Sir Robert Jardine, Bt	Liberal Unionist Party	4,106	55.80
Thomas McKie	Liberal Party	3,252	44.20
Majority		854	11.61

13 July 1892		7,972/9,229	86.38
William Jardine Herries Maxwell	Liberal Unionist Party	4,123	51.72
Thomas McKie	Liberal Party	3,849	48.28
Majority		274	3.44

19 July 1895		7,917/9,134	86.68
A Robinson Souttar	Liberal Party	3,965	50.08
William Jardine Herries Maxwell	Liberal Unionist Party	3,952	49.92
Majority		13	0.16

10 October 1900		7,799/9,178	84.97
William Jardine Herries Maxwell	Liberal Unionist Party	4,124	52.88
A Robinson Souttar	Liberal Party	3,675	47.12
Majority		449	5.76

19 January 1906		8,245/9,394	87.77
Percy Alport Molteno	Liberal Party	4,814	58.39
John Hutton Balfour-Browne	Conservative Party	3,431	41.61
Majority		1,383	16.77

20 January 1910		8,757/9,651	90.74
Percy Alport Molteno	Liberal Party	4,666	53.28
William Murray	Conservative Party	4,091	46.72
Majority		575	6.57

15 December 1910		8,854/9,757	90.75
Percy Alport Molteno	Liberal Party	4,708	53.17
William Murray	Conservative Party	4,146	46.83
Majority		562	6.35

14 December 1918		20,907/36,394	57.45
William Murray	Conservative & Unionist Party - Coalition	13,345	63.83
Rt Hon John William Gulland	Liberal Party	7,562	36.17
Majority		5,783	27.66

15 November 1922		24,351/33,113	73.54
Dr William Allan Chapple	Liberal Party	13,296	54.60
Henry Keswick	Conservative & Unionist Party	11,055	45.40
Majority		2,241	9.20

6 December 1923		24,487/33,728	72.60
Dr William Allan Chapple	Liberal Party	13,107	53.53
John Charteris	Conservative & Unionist Party	11,380	46.47
Majority		1,727	7.05

29 October 1924		27,532/34,079	80.79
John Charteris	Conservative & Unionist Party	12,718	46.19
Dr William Allan Chapple	Liberal Party	8,472	30.77
Agnes Johnston Dollan	Labour Party	6,342	23.04
Majority		4,246	15.42

30 May 1929		35,845/44,050	81.37
Dr Joseph Hunter	Liberal Party	16,174	45.12
John Charteris	Conservative & Unionist Party	12,984	36.22
William Hutton Marwick	Labour Party	6,687	18.66
Majority		3,190	8.90

27 October 1931		34,566/44,564	77.56
Dr Joseph Hunter	Liberal Party	26,873	77.74
John Sivess Paterson	Labour Party	7,693	22.26
Majority		19,180	55.49

24 July 1935 Death of Dr Joseph Hunter.

12 September 1935		26,968/45,904	58.75
Sir Henry Fildes	National Liberal Party	16,271	60.33
John Downie	Labour and Co-operative Party	10,697	39.67
Majority		5,574	20.67

14 November 1935		33,738/45,847	73.59
Sir Henry Fildes	National Liberal Party	22,053	65.37
John Downie	Labour and Co-operative Party	11,685	34.63
Majority		10,368	30.73

5 July 1945		34,703/48,092	72.16
Niall Malcolm Stewart Macpherson	National Liberal Party	16,465	47.45
David Dunwoodie	Labour and Co-operative Party	12,388	35.70
Ian McColl	Liberal Party	5,850	16.86
Majority		4,077	11.75

23 February 1950		44,293/56,346	78.61
Niall Malcolm Stewart Macpherson	National Liberal and Conservative Party	26,268	59.31
Harry Stephen Wilson	Labour Party	18,025	40.69
Majority		8,243	18.61

25 October 1951		43,055/53,706	80.17
Niall Malcolm Stewart Macpherson	National Liberal and Conservative Party	26,386	61.28
George Bell Anderson Douglas	Labour Party	16,669	38.72
Majority		9,717	22.57

26 May 1955		40,022/54,285	73.73
Niall Malcolm Stewart Macpherson	National Liberal and Conservative Party	24,550	61.34
Harry Stephen Wilson	Labour Party	15,472	38.66
Majority		9,078	22.68

8 October 1959
Niall Malcolm Stewart Macpherson	National Liberal and Conservative Party	25,867	58.39
Graeme Cochrane Moodie	Labour Party	18,437	41.61
Majority		7,430	16.77

9 October 1963 Elevation of Rt Hon Niall Macpherson to the Peerage - Baron Drumalbyn.

12 December 1963		41,045/57,288	71.65
David Colville Anderson	Conservative & Unionist Party	16,762	40.84
Iain Jordan	Labour Party	15,791	38.47
Charles Lindsay Abernethy	Liberal Party	4,491	10.94
John Henry Davidson Gair	Scottish National Party	4,001	9.75
Majority		971	2.37

March 1964 Resignation of David Anderson.

15 October 1964		46,902/57,502	81.57
Hector Seymour Peter Monro	Conservative & Unionist Party	22,816	48.65
Iain Jordan	Labour Party	18,360	39.15
John Henry Davidson Gair	Scottish National Party	5,726	12.21
Majority		4,456	9.50

31 March 1966		45,543/56,797	80.19
Hector Seymour Peter Monro	Conservative & Unionist Party	20,779	45.63
Thomas Christopher Boyd	Labour Party	16,358	35.92
John Henry Davidson Gair	Scottish National Party	5,727	12.57
Robert Semple	Liberal Party	2,679	5.88
Majority		4,421	9.71

18 June 1970		46,427/60,939	76.19
Hector Seymour Peter Monro	Conservative & Unionist Party	24,661	53.12
Raymond Desmond Donnelly	Labour Party	15,555	33.50
John Henry Davidson Gair	Scottish National Party	6,211	13.38
Majority		9,106	19.61