Graeme Whitelaw
Graeme Whitelaw | |
|---|---|
| Member of Parliament for North West Lanarkshire | |
| In office 4 July 1892 – 13 July 1895 | |
| Preceded by | Robert Cunninghame-Graham |
| Succeeded by | John Goundry Holburn |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Graeme Alexander Lockhart Whitelaw 1863 |
| Died | 23 July 1928 |
| Political party | Conservative |
Graeme Alexander Lockhart Whitelaw (1863 – 23 July 1928) was a British Conservative Party politician from Scotland who represented North West Lanarkshire in the House of Commons from 1892 to 1895.[1][2][3][4]
Electoral history
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Graeme Alexander Whitelaw | 4,770 | 50.4 | +2.5 | |
| Liberal | James C.R. Reade | 4,689 | 49.6 | −2.5 | |
| Majority | 81 | 0.8 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 9,459 | 82.9 | +0.5 | ||
| Registered electors | 11,408 | ||||
| Conservative gain from Lib-Lab | Swing | +2.5 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | John Goundry Holburn | 5,244 | 50.5 | +0.9 | |
| Conservative | Graeme Alexander Whitelaw | 5,147 | 49.5 | −0.9 | |
| Majority | 97 | 1.0 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 10,391 | 84.0 | +1.1 | ||
| Registered electors | 12,371 | ||||
| Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing | +0.9 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Charles Mackinnon Douglas | 5,723 | 51.6 | +1.1 | |
| Conservative | Graeme Alexander Whitelaw | 5,364 | 48.4 | −1.1 | |
| Majority | 359 | 3.2 | +2.2 | ||
| Turnout | 11,087 | 83.1 | −0.9 | ||
| Registered electors | 13,337 | ||||
| Liberal hold | Swing | +1.1 | |||
References
- ^ "Mr Graeme Whitelaw (Hansard)". api.parliament.uk. Retrieved 2020-01-07.
- ^ "Debrett"s Illustrated House of Commons and the Judicial Bench, 1870". Notes and Queries. s4-V (114): 267. 1870-03-05. doi:10.1093/nq/s4-v.114.267d. hdl:2027/nyp.33433081805834. ISSN 1471-6941.
- ^ British Parliamentary Election Results 1885?1918. Craig, F. W. S. London. 1974-06-18. ISBN 978-1-349-02298-4. OCLC 1004382729.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) CS1 maint: others (link) - ^ Whitaker, Joseph. (1893). Whitaker's almanack. Whitaker. OCLC 59599762.
- ^ Whitaker's Almanack, 1893
- ^ a b Craig, FWS, ed. (1974). British Parliamentary Election Results: 1885-1918. London: Macmillan Press. ISBN 9781349022984.
- ^ Debrett's House of Commons and the Judicial Bench, 1901
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