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Data Last Updated: 27 August 2024
Application Last Amended: 20 July 2024
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| 29 December 1832 | 698/776 | 89.95 | |
| Whig | 350 | 50.14 | |
| Tory | 225 | 32.23 | |
| Whig | 123 | 17.62 | |
| Majority | 125 | 17.91 | |
| 19 June 1834 Resignation of Andrew Leith Hay on appointment as Clerk of Ordnance. | |||
| 30 June 1834 | |||
| Whig | Unopposed | ||
| 19 January 1835 | 648/812 | 79.80 | |
| Whig | 384 | 59.26 | |
| Conservative Party | 264 | 40.74 | |
| Majority | 120 | 18.52 | |
| 25 April 1835 Resignation of Andrew Leith Hay on appointment as Clerk of Ordnance. | |||
| 2 May 1835 | 812 | ||
| Whig | Unopposed | ||
| 25 July 1837 | 858 | ||
| Whig | Unopposed | ||
| 1838 Resignation of Sir Andrew Leith Hay on appointment as Governor of Bermuda. | |||
| 13 February 1838 | |||
| Liberal Party | Unopposed | ||
| 7 July 1841 | 608/857 | 70.95 | |
| Whig | 311 | 51.15 | |
| Conservative Party | 297 | 48.85 | |
| Majority | 14 | 2.30 | |
| 1841 Petition - withdrawn. | |||
| 6 August 1847 | 581/862 | 67.40 | |
| Whig | 242 | 41.65 | |
| Conservative Party | 192 | 33.05 | |
| Whig | 147 | 25.30 | |
| Majority | 50 | 8.61 | |
| 9 July 1852 | 988 | ||
| Whig | Unopposed | ||
| 1 April 1857 | 967 | ||
| Whig | Unopposed | ||
| 19 December 1857 Resignation of George Duff. (Chiltern Hundreds) | |||
| 19 December 1857 | |||
| Whig | Unopposed | ||
| 3 May 1859 | 969 | ||
| Liberal Party | Unopposed | ||
| 13 July 1865 | 1,059 | ||
| Liberal Party | Unopposed | ||
| 16 November 1868 | 2,962 | ||
| Liberal Party | Unopposed | ||
| 5 February 1874 | 3,501 | ||
| Liberal Party | Unopposed | ||
| 9 April 1880 | 2,886/3,806 | 75.83 | |
| Liberal Party | 2,092 | 72.49 | |
| Conservative Party | 794 | 27.51 | |
| Majority | 1,298 | 44.98 | |
| 13 July 1881 | |||
| Liberal Party | Unopposed | ||
| 1881 Resignation of Alexander Asher on appointment as Solicitor-General for Scotland. | |||
| June 1881 Resignation of Rt Hon Mountstuart Grant Duff on appointment as Governor of Madras. | |||
| 25 August 1881 | |||
| Liberal Party | Unopposed | ||
| 26 November 1885 | 4,259 | ||
| Liberal Party | Unopposed | ||
| 5 February 1886 Appointment of Alexander Asher as Solicitor-General for Scotland. | |||
| 18 February 1886 | 4,259 | ||
| Liberal Party | Unopposed | ||
| 3 July 1886 | 4,259 | ||
| Liberal Party | Unopposed | ||
| 9 July 1892 | 2,795/4,182 | 66.83 | |
| Liberal Party | 1,668 | 59.68 | |
| Liberal Unionist Party | 1,127 | 40.32 | |
| Majority | 541 | 19.36 | |
| August 1892 Appointment of Alexander Asher as Attorney-General for Scotland. | |||
| 25 August 1892 | 4,182 | ||
| Liberal Party | Unopposed | ||
| 19 July 1895 | 3,014/4,441 | 67.87 | |
| Liberal Party | 1,853 | 61.48 | |
| Liberal Unionist Party | 1,161 | 38.52 | |
| Majority | 692 | 22.96 | |
| 12 October 1900 | 2,931/4,535 | 64.63 | |
| Liberal Party | 1,744 | 59.50 | |
| Conservative Party | 1,187 | 40.50 | |
| Majority | 557 | 19.00 | |
| 5 August 1905 Death of Alexander Asher. | |||
| 8 September 1905 | 3,495/4,748 | 73.61 | |
| Liberal Party | 2,474 | 70.79 | |
| Conservative Party | 1,021 | 29.21 | |
| Majority | 1,453 | 41.57 | |
| 26 January 1906 | 3,528/4,867 | 72.49 | |
| Liberal Party | 2,742 | 77.72 | |
| Conservative Party | 786 | 22.28 | |
| Majority | 1,956 | 55.44 | |
| 19 January 1910 | 4,232/5,301 | 79.83 | |
| Liberal Party | 3,031 | 71.62 | |
| Liberal Unionist Party | 1,201 | 28.38 | |
| Majority | 1,830 | 43.24 | |
| 3 December 1910 | 5,301 | ||
| Liberal Party | Unopposed | ||
| 27 August 1918 Death of John Sutherland. | |||
| 25 October 1918 | |||
| Liberal Party | Unopposed | ||