Lanarkshire (UK Parliament constituency)

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Lanarkshire
Former County constituency
for the House of Commons
Subdivisions of Scotlandcounty of Lanark
1708–1868
SeatsOne
Replaced byNorth Lanarkshire
South Lanarkshire

Lanarkshire was a Scottish county constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom (Westminster) from 1708 to 1868. It elected one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post voting system.

Creation[edit]

The British parliamentary constituency was created in 1708 following the Acts of Union, 1707 and replaced the former Parliament of Scotland shire constituency of Lanarkshire.

Boundaries[edit]

The constituency covered the whole of the Scottish county of Lanarkshire, apart from the Lanark Burghs.

History[edit]

The constituency elected one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system until it was abolished for the 1868 general election.[1] [2] [3] [4] [5]

In 1868 the constituency was replaced by the new constituencies of North Lanarkshire and South Lanarkshire.

Members of Parliament[edit]

Year Member Party
1708 Lord Archibald Hamilton Whig
1710 Sir James Hamilton of Rosehall
1713
1715 James Lockhart
1718 Lord Archibald Hamilton Whig
1722
1727
1734 Lord William Hamilton
1735 Sir James Hamilton of Rosehall
1741
1747
1750 Patrick Stuart
1754 James Vere Pro-Administration Whig
1760 Daniel Campbell
1761
1768 John Lockhart-Ross
1774 Andrew Stuart
1780
1784 Sir James Denham-Steuart, Bt Pittite
1790
1796
1801
1802 Lord Archibald Hamilton Whig[6]
1806
1807
1812
1818
1820
1826
1827 Sir Michael Shaw-Stewart of Greenock and Blackhall Whig[6]
1830 Charles Douglas, 1st Baron Douglas Tory[6]
1831
1832 Sir John Maxwell of Pollok Whig[6]
1835
1837 Alexander Macdonald Lockhart Conservative[6]
1841 William Lockhart Conservative[6]
1847
1852
1857 Alexander Baillie-Cochrane Conservative
1857 Sir Thomas Colebrooke Whig[7][8]
1859 Liberal
1865

Election results[edit]

Elections in the 1830s[edit]

General election 1830: Lanarkshire[6][9]
Party Candidate Votes %
Tory Charles Douglas 99 55.3
Whig John Maxwell 80 44.7
Majority 19 10.6
Turnout 179 80.6
Registered electors 222
Tory gain from Whig
General election 1831: Lanarkshire[6][9]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Tory Charles Douglas 93 53.1 −2.2
Whig John Maxwell 82 46.9 +2.2
Majority 11 6.2 −4.4
Turnout 175 78.8 −1.8
Registered electors 222
Tory hold Swing −2.2
General election 1832: Lanarkshire[6][10]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Whig John Maxwell 1,555 70.7 +23.8
Tory Robert Carrick Buchanan[11] 615 28.0 −25.1
Radical Archibald James Hamilton 30 1.4 New
Majority 940 42.7 N/A
Turnout 2,200 81.3 +2.5
Registered electors 2,705
Whig gain from Tory Swing +24.5
General election 1835: Lanarkshire[6][10]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Whig John Maxwell 1,251 52.8 −17.9
Conservative Alexander Macdonald Lockhart 1,117 47.2 +19.2
Majority 134 5.6 −37.1
Turnout 2,368 78.2 −3.1
Registered electors 3,030
Whig hold Swing −18.6
General election 1837: Lanarkshire[6][10]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Alexander Macdonald Lockhart 1,486 50.0 +2.8
Whig Charles Murray[12] 1,485 50.0 −2.8
Majority 1 0.0 N/A
Turnout 2,971 81.3 +3.1
Registered electors 3,654
Conservative gain from Whig Swing +2.8

Elections in the 1840s[edit]

General election 1841: Lanarkshire[10]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative William Lockhart Unopposed
Registered electors 3,964
Conservative hold
General election 1847: Lanarkshire[10]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative William Lockhart Unopposed
Registered electors 3,687
Conservative hold

Elections in the 1850s[edit]

General election 1852: Lanarkshire[10]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative William Lockhart Unopposed
Registered electors 3,471
Conservative hold

Lockhart's death caused a by-election.

By-election, 5 January 1857: Lanarkshire[10]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Alexander Baillie-Cochrane Unopposed
Conservative hold
General election 1857: Lanarkshire[10]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Whig Edward Colebrooke 1,233 50.7 New
Conservative Alexander Baillie-Cochrane 1,197 49.3 N/A
Majority 36 1.4 N/A
Turnout 2,430 77.8 N/A
Registered electors 3,826
Whig gain from Conservative Swing N/A
General election 1859: Lanarkshire[10]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Edward Colebrooke Unopposed
Registered electors 3,826
Liberal hold

Elections in the 1860s[edit]

General election 1865: Lanarkshire[10]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Edward Colebrooke Unopposed
Registered electors 5,183
Liberal hold

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Lanarkshire". History of Parliament Online (1690-1715). Retrieved 9 June 2019.
  2. ^ "Lanarkshire". History of Parliament Online (1715-1754). Retrieved 9 June 2019.
  3. ^ "Lanarkshire". History of Parliament Online (1754-1790). Retrieved 9 June 2019.
  4. ^ "Lanarkshire". History of Parliament Online (1790-1820). Retrieved 9 June 2019.
  5. ^ "Lanarkshire". History of Parliament Online (1820-1832). Retrieved 9 June 2019.
  6. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k Stooks Smith, Henry (1842). The Register of Parliamentary Contested Elections: Containing the Uncontested Elections Since 1830. London: Simpkin, Marshall, & Co. p. 206. Retrieved 8 May 2020 – via Google Books.
  7. ^ "The Scotsman". 12 February 1842. p. 2. Retrieved 14 July 2018 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  8. ^ "Taunton Election - Final Close of the Poll". Leeds Intelligencer. 19 February 1842. p. 4. Retrieved 14 July 2018 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  9. ^ a b Jenkins, Terry. "Lanarkshire". The History of Parliament. Retrieved 8 May 2020.
  10. ^ a b c d e f g h i j Craig, F. W. S., ed. (1977). British Parliamentary Election Results 1832-1885 (e-book) (1st ed.). London: Macmillan Press. ISBN 978-1-349-02349-3.
  11. ^ "Page 3". York Herald. 8 December 1832. p. 3. Retrieved 8 May 2020 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  12. ^ "Lanarkshire". The Evening Chronicle. 12 July 1837. p. 4. Retrieved 8 May 2020 – via British Newspaper Archive.
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