Forfar (UK Parliament constituency)

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Forfarshire
Former County constituency
for the House of Commons
Subdivisions of Scotland Forfarshire
1708 (1708)–1950 (1950)
Number of members One
Replaced by North Angus & Mearns
South Angus

Forfarshire was a county constituency represented in the House of Commons of Great Britain of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1708 until 1800, and then in the House of Commons of the United Kingdom until 1950.

It elected one Member of Parliament (MP) using the first-past-the-post voting system.

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[edit] Boundaries

The Representation of the People Act 1918 defined the constituency as consisting of the county of Forfar, except the county of the city of Dundee and the burghs of Montrose, Arbroath, Brechin, and Forfar. The four excepted burghs formed part of the Montrose District of Burghs.[1]

The county of Forfarshire was renamed Angus in 1928.[2] However, no change was made in the name of the constituency prior to its abolition.

[edit] Redistribution

The constituency was abolished under the Representation of the People Act 1948, which reorganised parliamentary boundaries throughout the United Kingdom. The seat was divided between North Angus and Mearns (which also included Kincardineshire) and South Angus.[3] The new constituencies were first contested in the 1950 general election.

[edit] Members of Parliament

Election Member [4] Party
1707 Sir John Malcolm, Bt
1708 John Carnegie (expelled)
1716 by-election James Scott
1733 by-election Robert Scott
1734 Thomas Lyon, later Earl of Strathmore
1735 by-election William Maule, Earl Panmure (from 1743)
1782 by-election Archibald Douglas
1790 David Scott
1796 by-election William Maule, later Baron Panmure
1796 Sir David Carnegie
1805 by-election William Maule, later Baron Panmure
1831 by-election Donald Ogilvy May
1832 Lord Douglas Gordon Hallyburton
1841 Lord John Frederick Gordon-Hallyburton
1852 Lauderdale Maule
1854 by-election Adam Duncan, Viscount Duncan, later Earl of Camperdown
1860 by-election Charles Carnegie Liberal
1872 by-election James William Barclay Liberal
1886 Liberal Unionist
1892 Sir John Rigby, QC Liberal
1894 Charles Maule Ramsay Conservative Liberal Unionist
1895 J. Martin White Liberal
1897 by-election John Sinclair, later Baron Pentland Liberal
1909 by-election James Falconer Liberal
1918 William Thomas Shaw Coalition Conservative
1922 James Falconer Liberal
1924 Sir Harry Hope Conservative
1931 William Thomas Shaw Conservative
1945 Simon Ramsay, later Earl of Dalhousie Conservative
1950 constituency abolished

[edit] Election results

General Election 1935: Forfarshire [5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Capt William Thomas Shaw 13,505
Liberal William Scott 8,922
General Election 1931: Forfarshire[6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Capt William Thomas Shaw 13,912
Liberal W. Scott 8,731
General Election 1929: Forfarshire [7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Sir Harry Hope 8,852
Liberal W. Scott 6,901
Labour C.N. Gallie 5,257
General Election 1924: Forfarshire [8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Sir Harry Hope 8,022
Liberal James Falconer 4,581
Labour C.N. Gallie 3,736
General Election 1923: Forfarshire [9]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal James Falconer 7,605
Conservative Capt William Thomas Shaw 6,758
Majority 847
General Election 1922: Forfarshire [10]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal James Falconer 8,567
Conservative Capt William Thomas Shaw 7,171
Majority 1,396
Liberal gain from Coalition Conservative
General Election 1918: Forfarshire [11]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Coalition Conservative Capt William Thomas Shaw 5,697 52.4 +11.7
Liberal James Falconer 5,179 47.6 -11.7
Majority 518 18.7
Coalition Conservative gain from Liberal
General Election December 1910: Forfarshire [12]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal James Falconer 6,419 59.3 -2.0
Conservative James Duncan 4,397 40.7 +2.0
Majority 2,022 18.7 -2.7
Liberal hold
General Election January 1910: Forfarshire [12]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal James Falconer 6,789 61.3
Conservative Robert Francis Leslie Blackburn KC 4,284 38.7
Majority 2,505 21.4
Liberal hold
Forfarshire by-election, 1909: Forfarshire [13]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal James Falconer 6,422
Conservative Robert Leslie Blackburn KC 3,970
Majority 2,452
Liberal hold Swing
General Election 1906: Forfarshire [14]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Capt Rt Hon John Sinclair 6,796
Conservative J. Mackay Bernard 3,277
General Election 1900: Forfarshire [15]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Capt John Sinclair 4,962
Conservative Col Henry Richard Lloyd Howard 3,922
By-election 30 Jan 1897: Forfarshire [16]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Capt John Sinclair 5,423
Conservative Hon. Charles Maule Ramsay 4,965
General Election 1895: Forfarshire [17]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal J. Martin White 5,159
Conservative Hon. Charles Maule Ramsay 4,718
Forfarshire by-election, 1894[18]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Unionist Hon. Charles Maule Ramsay 5,145 51.4 +6.2
Liberal Henry Robson 4,857 48.6 -6.2
Majority 288 2.9
Liberal Unionist gain from Liberal
General Election 1892: Forfarshire [19]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Sir John Rigby QC 4,943
Liberal Unionist James William Barclay 4,077
General Election 1886: Forfarshire [20]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Unionist James William Barclay 3,839
Liberal David Charles Guthrie 3,432
General Election 1885: Forfarshire [20]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal James William Barclay 6,157
Conservative William Alexander Lindsay 1,851

[edit] References

  1. ^ Representation of the People Act 1918, Ninth Schedule, Part II, Parliamentary Counties in Scotland
  2. ^

    Angus Council - Angus - What's in a name . Retrieved on 2008-03-19.

  3. ^ Representation of the People Act 1948, First Schedule, Parliamentary Constituencies, Part III: Scotland
  4. ^ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "F" [self-published source?][better source needed]
  5. ^ Whitaker's Almanack, 1939
  6. ^ Whitaker's Almanack, 1934
  7. ^ The Times, 1 June 1929
  8. ^ Oliver & Boyd's Edinburgh Almanac, 1927
  9. ^ The Times, 8 December 1923
  10. ^ The Times, 17 November 1922
  11. ^ Whitaker's Almanack, 1920
  12. ^ a b Debrett's House of Commons and the Judicial Bench illustrated with 500 armorial engravings. London: Dean & Son. 1918. p. 221. http://www.archive.org/download/debrettshouseo1918londuoft/debrettshouseo1918londuoft_bw.pdf. Retrieved 12 May 2009. 
  13. ^ The Times, 2 March 1909 p8
  14. ^ Whitaker's Almanack, 1907
  15. ^ Debrett's House of Commons and the Judicial Bench
  16. ^ Debrett's House of Commons and the Judicial Bench
  17. ^ Debrett's House of Commons and the Judicial Bench
  18. ^ "Election Intelligence: Forfarshire". The Times: p. 6. 20 November 1894. 
  19. ^ Whitaker's Almanack, 1893
  20. ^ a b Debrett's House of Commons and the Judicial Bench, 1889
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