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For the pre-1707 constituency, see Linlithgowshire (Parliament of Scotland constituency). For the 1983–2005 constituency, see Linlithgow (UK Parliament constituency). For the 1999-onwards Scottish Parliament constituency, see Linlithgow (Scottish Parliament constituency).
Linlithgowshire
Former county constituency
for the House of Commons
Subdivisions of ScotlandLinlithgowshire
1708–1950
SeatsOne
Replaced byWest Lothian

Linlithgowshire was a county constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1708 to 1950. It elected one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post voting system.

For the 1950 general election, the constituency was renamed West Lothian.

Members of Parliament

Election Member Party
style="background-color: Template:/meta/color" | 1708 Lord Johnstone
style="background-color: Template:/meta/color" | 1708 John Houstoun
style="background-color: Template:/meta/color" | 1713 Sir James Carmichael
style="background-color: Template:/meta/color" | 1714 John Houstoun
style="background-color: Template:/meta/color" | 1715 Sir James Cunynghame
style="background-color: Template:/meta/color" | 1722 George Dundas
style="background-color: Template:/meta/color" | 1727 Alexander Hamilton
style="background-color: Template:/meta/color" | 1741 George Dundas
style="background-color: Template:/meta/color" | 1743 Charles Hope-Weir
style="background-color: Template:/meta/color" | 1768 John Hope
style="background-color: Template:/meta/color" | 1770 James Dundas
style="background-color: Template:/meta/color" | 1774 Sir William Cunynghame
style="background-color: Template:/meta/color" | 1790 John Hope
style="background-color: Template:/meta/color" | 1800 Sir Alexander Hope
style="background-color: Template:/meta/color" | 1835 James Hope
style="background-color: Template:/meta/color" | 1838 Charles Hope
style="background-color: Template:/meta/color" | 1845 William Baillie
style="background-color: Template:/meta/color" | 1847 George Dundas
style="background-color: Template:/meta/color" | 1859 Charles Baillie
style="background-color: Template:/meta/color" | 1859 Walter Ferrier Hamilton
style="background-color: Template:Liberal Party (UK)/meta/color" | 1865 Peter McLagan Liberal
style="background-color: Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color" | 1893 Thomas Hope Conservative
style="background-color: Template:Liberal Party (UK)/meta/color" | 1895 Alexander Ure Liberal
style="background-color: Template:Liberal Party (UK)/meta/color" | 1913 John Pratt Liberal
style="background-color: Template:Coalition Conservative/meta/color" | 1918 James Kidd Coalition Conservative
style="background-color: Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color" | 1922 Manny Shinwell Labour
style="background-color: Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color" | 1924 James Kidd Unionist
style="background-color: Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color" | 1928 Manny Shinwell Labour
style="background-color: Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color" | 1931 Sir Adrian William Maxwell Baillie Unionist
style="background-color: Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color" | 1935 George Mathers Labour
1945 constituency abolished

Election results

Elections in the 1880s

General Election 1885: Linlithgowshire [1][2][3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Peter McLagan 3,801 70.3
Conservative Thomas Hope 1,606 29.7 n/a
Majority 2,195 40.6
Turnout 79.4
Liberal win (new seat)
General Election 1886: Linlithgowshire [1][2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Peter McLagan 2,543 58.4 −11.9
Conservative Thomas Hope 1,810 41.6 +11.9
Majority 733 16.8 −23.8
Turnout 63.9
Liberal hold Swing -11.9

Elections in the 1890s

General Election 1892: Linlithgowshire [1][2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Peter McLagan 2,870 51.4
Conservative Thomas Hope 2,709 48.6
Majority 161 2.8
Turnout 79.2
Liberal hold Swing
Linlithgowshire by-election, 1893 [1][2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Thomas Hope 3,240 51.3 +2.7
Liberal Alexander Ure 3,071 48.7 −2.7
Majority 169 2.6 5.4
Turnout 86.3 +7.1
Conservative gain from Liberal Swing +2.7
Ure
General Election 1895: Linlithgowshire [1][2][4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Alexander Ure 3,760 54.4
Conservative Thomas Hope 3,153 45.6
Majority 607 8.8
Turnout 88.4
Liberal gain from Conservative Swing

Elections in the 1900s

General Election 1900: Linlithgowshire [1][2][5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Alexander Ure 3,827 55.8
Conservative David Dundas 3,034 44.2
Majority 793 11.6
Turnout 81.2
Liberal hold Swing
Ure
General Election 1906: Linlithgowshire [1][2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Alexander Ure 5,282 65.7
Conservative Patrick Rose-Innes 2,761 34.3
Majority 2,521 31.4
Turnout 78.1
Liberal hold Swing

Elections in the 1910s

General Election January 1910: Linlithgowshire [1][6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Rt Hon. Alexander Ure 6,451 64.6 −1.1
Liberal Unionist William Charles Smith 3,536 35.4 +1.1
Majority 2,915 29.2 −2.2
Turnout 84.6
Liberal hold Swing -1.1
General Election December 1910: Linlithgowshire [1][7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Rt Hon. Alexander Ure 5,835 60.8 −3.8
Conservative James Kidd 3,765 39.2 +3.8
Majority 2,070 21.6 −7.6
Turnout 81.1
Liberal hold Swing -3.8
Linlithgowshire by-election, 1913 [8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal John William Pratt 5,615 52.4
Unionist James Kidd 5,094 47.6
Majority 521 4.8
Turnout 87.8
Liberal hold Swing

General Election 1914/15:

Another General Election was required to take place before the end of 1915. The political parties had been making preparations for an election to take place and by the July 1914, the following candidates had been selected;

General Election 1918: Linlithgowshire [9]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Unionist James Kidd 12,898
Labour Emanuel Shinwell 8,723
Majority
Turnout
Unionist gain from Liberal Swing

Elections in the 1920s

Shinwell
General Election 1922: Linlithgowshire [10]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Emanuel Shinwell 12,625 46.4
Unionist James Kidd 8,993 33.0
Liberal John Fraser Orr 5,605 20.6 n/a
Majority 3,632 13.4
Turnout 27,223
Labour gain from Unionist Swing
General Election 1923: Linlithgowshire [11]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Emanuel Shinwell 13,304
Unionist James Kidd 8,149
Liberal James Johnston 4,691
Majority
Turnout
General Election 1924: Linlithgowshire [12]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Unionist James Kidd 14,765
Labour Emanuel Shinwell 14,123
Majority
Turnout
Linlithgowshire by-election, 1928[13]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Emanuel Shinwell 14,446
Unionist Margaret Henderson Kidd 9,268
Liberal John Douglas Young 5,690
Majority
Turnout
General Election 1929: Linlithgowshire[14]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Emanuel Shinwell 18,063 51.6
Unionist Sir Adrian William Maxwell Baillie 11,241 32.1
Liberal John Fraser Orr 5,722 16.3
Majority 6,822 19.5
Turnout 35,026

Elections in the 1930s

General Election 1931: Linlithgowshire[15]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Unionist Sir Adrian William Maxwell Baillie 20,476
Labour Emmanuel Shinwell 16,956
Majority
Turnout
General Election 1935: Linlithgowshire [16]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour George Mathers 20,905
Unionist Sir Adrian William Maxwell Baillie 17,730
Majority
Turnout

Elections in the 1940s

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i British Parliamentary Election Results 1885-1918, FWS Craig
  2. ^ a b c d e f g The Liberal Year Book, 1907
  3. ^ Debrett's House of Commons & Judicial Bench, 1886
  4. ^ Debrett's House of Commons & Judicial Bench, 1901
  5. ^ Debrett's House of Commons & Judicial Bench, 1901
  6. ^ Debrett's House of Commons & Judicial Bench, 1916
  7. ^ Debrett's House of Commons & Judicial Bench, 1916
  8. ^ Debrett's House of Commons and the Judicial Bench, 1916
  9. ^ Whitaker's Almanack, 1920
  10. ^ The Times, 17 November 1922
  11. ^ The Times, 8 December 1923
  12. ^ Oliver & Boyd's Edinburgh Almanac, 1927
  13. ^ The Times, 7 April 1928
  14. ^ The Times, 1 June 1929
  15. ^ Whitaker's Almanack, 1934
  16. ^ Whitaker's Almanack, 1939
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