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| [[James Johnstone, 2nd Marquess of Annandale|James Johnstone]] |
| [[James Johnstone, 2nd Marquess of Annandale|James Johnstone]] |
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| [[Sir William Grierson, 2nd Baronet|William Grierson]] |
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| [[James Murray (Jacobite Earl of Dunbar)|James Murray]] |
| [[James Murray (Jacobite Earl of Dunbar)|James Murray]] |
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| [[Tories (British political party)|Tory]]<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.historyofparliamentonline.org/volume/1690-1715/member/murray-hon-james-1690-1770 |title=MURRAY, Hon. James (c.1690-1770). |last1=Hayton |first1=D |last2=Cruickshanks |first2=E |last3=Handley |first3=S |date=2002 |website=The History of Parliament: the House of Commons 1690-1715 |publisher=historyofparliamentonline.org |access-date=9 September 2023 |quote=}}</ref> |
| [[Tories (British political party)|Tory]]<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.historyofparliamentonline.org/volume/1690-1715/member/murray-hon-james-1690-1770 |title=MURRAY, Hon. James (c.1690-1770). |last1=Hayton |first1=D |last2=Cruickshanks |first2=E |last3=Handley |first3=S |date=2002 |website=The History of Parliament: the House of Commons 1690-1715 |publisher=historyofparliamentonline.org |access-date=9 September 2023 |quote=}}</ref> |
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| Sir [[Sir William Johnstone, 2nd Baronet|William Johnstone]] |
| Sir [[Sir William Johnstone, 2nd Baronet|William Johnstone]] |
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| [[Charles Erskine, Lord Tinwald|Charles Erskine]] |
| [[Charles Erskine, Lord Tinwald|Charles Erskine]] |
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| Sir [[Sir John Douglas, 3rd Baronet|John Douglas]] |
| Sir [[Sir John Douglas, 3rd Baronet|John Douglas]] |
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| [[James Veitch, Lord Elliock|James Veitch]] |
| [[James Veitch, Lord Elliock|James Veitch]] |
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| [[Archibald Douglas (1707–1778)|Lt Gen Archibald Douglas]] |
| [[Archibald Douglas (1707–1778)|Lt Gen Archibald Douglas]] |
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| Sir [[Sir Robert Laurie, 5th Baronet|Robert Laurie]] |
| Sir [[Sir Robert Laurie, 5th Baronet|Robert Laurie]] |
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| Sir [[William Johnstone Hope]] |
| Sir [[William Johnstone Hope]] |
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| [[Tories (British political party)|Tory]]<ref>{{cite web |last1=Fisher |first1=David R. |title=JOHNSTONE HOPE, Sir William (1766–1831). |url=https://www.historyofparliamentonline.org/volume/1820-1832/member/johnstone-hope-sir-william-1766-1831 |website=The History of Parliament |access-date=8 May 2020}}</ref> |
| [[Tories (British political party)|Tory]]<ref>{{cite web |last1=Fisher |first1=David R. |title=JOHNSTONE HOPE, Sir William (1766–1831). |url=https://www.historyofparliamentonline.org/volume/1820-1832/member/johnstone-hope-sir-william-1766-1831 |website=The History of Parliament |access-date=8 May 2020}}</ref> |
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| [[John Hope-Johnstone (1796–1876)|John Hope-Johnstone]] |
| [[John Hope-Johnstone (1796–1876)|John Hope-Johnstone]] |
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| style="background-color: {{party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}" | |
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| [[1832 United Kingdom general election|1832]] |
| [[1832 United Kingdom general election|1832]] |
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| [[John Hope-Johnstone (1796–1876)|John Hope-Johnstone (1)]] |
| [[John Hope-Johnstone (1796–1876)|John Hope-Johnstone (1)]] |
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| [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative]] |
| [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative]] |
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| [[1847 United Kingdom general election|1847]] |
| [[1847 United Kingdom general election|1847]] |
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| [[Archibald Douglas, 8th Marquess of Queensberry|Archibald Douglas]] |
| [[Archibald Douglas, 8th Marquess of Queensberry|Archibald Douglas]] |
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| [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative]] |
| [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative]] |
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| [[1857 Dumfriesshire by-election|Feb 1857]] |
| [[1857 Dumfriesshire by-election|Feb 1857]] |
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| [[John Hope-Johnstone (1796–1876)|John Hope-Johnstone (1)]] |
| [[John Hope-Johnstone (1796–1876)|John Hope-Johnstone (1)]] |
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| [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative]] |
| [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative]] |
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| [[1865 United Kingdom general election|1865]] |
| [[1865 United Kingdom general election|1865]] |
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| [[George Gustavus Walker]] |
| [[George Gustavus Walker]] |
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| [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative]] |
| [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative]] |
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| style="background-color: {{party color|Liberal Party (UK)}}" | |
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| [[1868 United Kingdom general election|1868]] |
| [[1868 United Kingdom general election|1868]] |
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| [[Sir Sydney Waterlow, 1st Baronet|Sydney Waterlow]] <!-- baronetcy in 1873, so don't display here -->|| [[Liberal Party (UK)|Liberal]] |
| [[Sir Sydney Waterlow, 1st Baronet|Sydney Waterlow]] <!-- baronetcy in 1873, so don't display here -->|| [[Liberal Party (UK)|Liberal]] |
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| style="background-color: {{party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}" | |
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| [[1869 Dumfriesshire by-election|Mar. 1869]] |
| [[1869 Dumfriesshire by-election|Mar. 1869]] |
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| [[George Gustavus Walker]] |
| [[George Gustavus Walker]] |
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| [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative]] |
| [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative]] |
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| [[1874 United Kingdom general election|1874]] |
| [[1874 United Kingdom general election|1874]] |
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| [[John Hope-Johnstone (1842–1912)|John Hope-Johnstone (2)]] |
| [[John Hope-Johnstone (1842–1912)|John Hope-Johnstone (2)]] |
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| [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative]] |
| [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative]] |
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| style="background-color: {{party color|Liberal Party (UK)}}" | |
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| [[1880 United Kingdom general election|1880]] |
| [[1880 United Kingdom general election|1880]] |
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|rowspan="2"| [[Sir Robert Jardine, 1st Baronet|Sir Robert Jardine]] |
|rowspan="2"| [[Sir Robert Jardine, 1st Baronet|Sir Robert Jardine]] |
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| [[Liberal Party (UK)|Liberal]] |
| [[Liberal Party (UK)|Liberal]] |
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| style="background-color: {{party color|Liberal Unionist Party}}" | |
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| ''1886'' |
| ''1886'' |
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| [[Liberal Unionist Party|Liberal Unionist]] |
| [[Liberal Unionist Party|Liberal Unionist]] |
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| [[1892 United Kingdom general election|1892]] |
| [[1892 United Kingdom general election|1892]] |
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| [[William Herries Maxwell]] |
| [[William Herries Maxwell]] |
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| [[Liberal Unionist Party|Liberal Unionist]] |
| [[Liberal Unionist Party|Liberal Unionist]] |
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| [[1895 United Kingdom general election|1895]] |
| [[1895 United Kingdom general election|1895]] |
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| [[Robinson Souttar]] |
| [[Robinson Souttar]] |
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| [[Liberal Party (UK)|Liberal]] |
| [[Liberal Party (UK)|Liberal]] |
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| [[1900 United Kingdom general election|1900]] |
| [[1900 United Kingdom general election|1900]] |
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| [[William Herries Maxwell]] |
| [[William Herries Maxwell]] |
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| [[Liberal Unionist Party|Liberal Unionist]] |
| [[Liberal Unionist Party|Liberal Unionist]] |
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| [[1906 United Kingdom general election|1906]] |
| [[1906 United Kingdom general election|1906]] |
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| [[Percy Molteno]] |
| [[Percy Molteno]] |
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| [[Liberal Party (UK)|Liberal]] |
| [[Liberal Party (UK)|Liberal]] |
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| style="background-color: {{party color|Unionist Party (Scotland)}}" | |
| style="color:inherit;background-color: {{party color|Unionist Party (Scotland)}}" | |
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| [[1918 United Kingdom general election|1918]] |
| [[1918 United Kingdom general election|1918]] |
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| [[William Murray (Dumfriesshire MP)|William Murray]] |
| [[William Murray (Dumfriesshire MP)|William Murray]] |
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| [[Unionist Party (Scotland)|Unionist]] |
| [[Unionist Party (Scotland)|Unionist]] |
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| style="background-color: {{party color|Liberal Party (UK)}}" | |
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| [[1922 United Kingdom general election|1922]] |
| [[1922 United Kingdom general election|1922]] |
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| [[William Chapple (New Zealand politician)|William Chapple]] |
| [[William Chapple (New Zealand politician)|William Chapple]] |
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| [[Liberal Party (UK)|Liberal]] |
| [[Liberal Party (UK)|Liberal]] |
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| [[1924 United Kingdom general election|1924]] |
| [[1924 United Kingdom general election|1924]] |
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| [[John Charteris]] |
| [[John Charteris]] |
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| [[Unionist Party (Scotland)|Unionist]] |
| [[Unionist Party (Scotland)|Unionist]] |
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| style="background-color: {{party color|Liberal Party (UK)}}" | |
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| [[1929 United Kingdom general election|1929]] |
| [[1929 United Kingdom general election|1929]] |
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|rowspan="2"| Dr [[Joseph Hunter (UK politician)|Joseph Hunter]] <sup>1</sup> |
|rowspan="2"| Dr [[Joseph Hunter (UK politician)|Joseph Hunter]] <sup>1</sup> |
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| [[Liberal Party (UK)|Liberal]] |
| [[Liberal Party (UK)|Liberal]] |
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| style="background-color: {{party color|National Liberal Party (UK, 1931)}}" | |
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| ''1931'' |
| ''1931'' |
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| [[National Liberal Party (UK, 1931)|National Liberal]] |
| [[National Liberal Party (UK, 1931)|National Liberal]] |
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| style="color:inherit;background-color: {{party color|National Liberal Party (UK, 1931)}}" | |
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| [[1935 Dumfriesshire by-election|1935 by-election]] |
| [[1935 Dumfriesshire by-election|1935 by-election]] |
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| Sir [[Henry Fildes]] |
| Sir [[Henry Fildes]] |
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| [[National Liberal Party (UK, 1931)|National Liberal]] |
| [[National Liberal Party (UK, 1931)|National Liberal]] |
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| [[1945 United Kingdom general election|1945]] |
| [[1945 United Kingdom general election|1945]] |
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| [[Niall Macpherson, 1st Baron Drumalbyn|Niall Macpherson]] |
| [[Niall Macpherson, 1st Baron Drumalbyn|Niall Macpherson]] |
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| [[National Liberal Party (UK, 1931)|National Liberal]] |
| [[National Liberal Party (UK, 1931)|National Liberal]] |
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| style="background-color: {{party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}" | |
| style="color:inherit;background-color: {{party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}" | |
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| [[1963 Dumfriesshire by-election|1963 by-election]] |
| [[1963 Dumfriesshire by-election|1963 by-election]] |
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| [[David Anderson (judge)|David Anderson]] |
| [[David Anderson (judge)|David Anderson]] |
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| [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative]] |
| [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative]] |
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| [[1964 United Kingdom general election|1964]] |
| [[1964 United Kingdom general election|1964]] |
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| Sir [[Hector Monro, Baron Monro of Langholm|Hector Monro]] |
| Sir [[Hector Monro, Baron Monro of Langholm|Hector Monro]] |
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| [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative]] |
| [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative]] |
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| style="background-color: {{party color|Labour Party (UK)}}" | |
| style="color:inherit;background-color: {{party color|Labour Party (UK)}}" | |
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| [[1997 United Kingdom general election|1997]] |
| [[1997 United Kingdom general election|1997]] |
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| [[Russell Brown (Scottish politician)|Russell Brown]] |
| [[Russell Brown (Scottish politician)|Russell Brown]] |
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|votes=4,246 |
|votes=4,246 |
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|percentage=15.4 |
|percentage=15.4 |
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|change=''N/A'' |
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|votes=16,271 |
|votes=16,271 |
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|percentage=60.3 |
|percentage=60.3 |
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|change= -17.4 |
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|votes=5,850 |
|votes=5,850 |
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|percentage=16.9 |
|percentage=16.9 |
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|change= ''N/A'' |
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{{Election box begin|title=[[1963 Dumfriesshire by-election|By-election 1963]]: Dumfries <ref>The Times, 13 December 1963</ref> |
{{Election box begin|title=[[1963 Dumfriesshire by-election|By-election 1963]]: Dumfries <ref>The Times, 13 December 1963</ref> |
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|party=Unionist Party (Scotland) |
|party=Unionist Party (Scotland) |
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|candidate=[[David Anderson (judge)|David Anderson]] |
|candidate=[[David Anderson (judge)|David Anderson]] |
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|votes=4,491 |
|votes=4,491 |
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|percentage=10.94 |
|percentage=10.94 |
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|change= |
|change=''N/A'' |
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|title=[[1964 United Kingdom general election|General election 1964]]: Dumfries |
|title=[[1964 United Kingdom general election|General election 1964]]: Dumfries |
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|party=Conservative Party (UK) |
|party=Conservative Party (UK) |
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|candidate=[[Hector Monro, Baron Monro of Langholm|Hector Monro]] |
|candidate=[[Hector Monro, Baron Monro of Langholm|Hector Monro]] |
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|votes=5,726 |
|votes=5,726 |
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|percentage=12.21 |
|percentage=12.21 |
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|change= ''N/A'' |
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|title=[[1966 United Kingdom general election|General election 1966]]: Dumfries |
|title=[[1966 United Kingdom general election|General election 1966]]: Dumfries |
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|party=Conservative Party (UK) |
|party=Conservative Party (UK) |
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|candidate=[[Hector Monro, Baron Monro of Langholm|Hector Monro]] |
|candidate=[[Hector Monro, Baron Monro of Langholm|Hector Monro]] |
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|title=[[1970 United Kingdom general election|General election 1970]]: Dumfries |
|title=[[1970 United Kingdom general election|General election 1970]]: Dumfries |
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|party=Conservative Party (UK) |
|party=Conservative Party (UK) |
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|candidate=[[Hector Monro, Baron Monro of Langholm|Hector Monro]] |
|candidate=[[Hector Monro, Baron Monro of Langholm|Hector Monro]] |
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|title=[[February 1974 United Kingdom general election|General election February 1974]]: Dumfries |
|title=[[February 1974 United Kingdom general election|General election February 1974]]: Dumfries |
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|party=Conservative Party (UK) |
|party=Conservative Party (UK) |
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|candidate=[[Hector Monro, Baron Monro of Langholm|Hector Monro]] |
|candidate=[[Hector Monro, Baron Monro of Langholm|Hector Monro]] |
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{{Election box begin|title=[[October 1974 United Kingdom general election|General election October 1974]]: Dumfries<ref>Whitaker's Almanack, 1977</ref> |
{{Election box begin|title=[[October 1974 United Kingdom general election|General election October 1974]]: Dumfries<ref>Whitaker's Almanack, 1977</ref> |
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|party=Conservative Party (UK) |
|party=Conservative Party (UK) |
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|candidate=[[Hector Monro, Baron Monro of Langholm|Hector Monro]] |
|candidate=[[Hector Monro, Baron Monro of Langholm|Hector Monro]] |
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|party=Labour Party (UK) |
|party=Labour Party (UK) |
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|candidate= |
|candidate=Alex Wood |
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|votes=13,700 |
|votes=13,700 |
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|percentage=27.3 |
|percentage=27.3 |
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|party=Scottish National Party |
|party=Scottish National Party |
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|candidate= |
|candidate=Ernest Gibson |
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|votes=6,647 |
|votes=6,647 |
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|percentage=13.2 |
|percentage=13.2 |
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|party=Social Democratic Party (UK) |
|party=Social Democratic Party (UK) |
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|candidate= |
|candidate=James McCall |
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|votes=10,036 |
|votes=10,036 |
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|percentage=23.9 |
|percentage=23.9 |
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|party=Labour Party (UK) |
|party=Labour Party (UK) |
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|candidate= |
|candidate=Thomas McAughtrie |
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Dumfriesshire | |
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Former county constituency for the House of Commons | |
1708–2005 | |
Seats | one |
Created from | Dumfriesshire |
Replaced by | Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale & Tweeddale Dumfries & Galloway |
Dumfriesshire was a county constituency represented in the House of Commons of Great Britain (at Westminster) from 1708 to 1801 and in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom (also at Westminster) from 1801 until 2005. It was known as Dumfries from 1950.
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 Dumfries & Annandale.
History
[edit]The constituency was virtually unchanged until it was redistributed in 2005. It was redistributed to Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale and Dumfries and Galloway as part of a major reorganisation of Scottish constituencies. It returned one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system.[1] [2] [3] [4] [5]
Boundaries
[edit]From 1885 to 1918 it comprised the shire districts of the county.[6] From 1918 all the burghs were added.[7]
Members of Parliament
[edit]MPs 1708–1832
[edit]Year | Member | Party | |
---|---|---|---|
1708 | James Johnstone | ||
1709 | William Grierson | ||
1711 | James Murray | Tory[8] | |
1713 | Sir William Johnstone | ||
1722 | Charles Erskine | ||
1741 | Sir John Douglas | ||
1747 | Lord Charles Douglas | ||
1755 | James Veitch | ||
1761 | Lt Gen Archibald Douglas | ||
1774 | Sir Robert Laurie | ||
1804 | Sir William Johnstone Hope | Tory[9] | |
1830 | John Hope-Johnstone | Tory[10] | |
1832 | Reform Act 1832: franchise expanded |
MPs 1832–2005
[edit]1 Dr Hunter was elected in 1929 as a Liberal candidate, but in the split after the 1931 general election, he joined the National Liberals.
Election results
[edit]Elections in the 1830s
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Tory | John Hope-Johnstone | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 84 | ||||
Tory hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Tory | John Hope-Johnstone | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 84 | ||||
Tory hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Tory | John Hope-Johnstone | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 1,123 | ||||
Tory hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | John Hope-Johnstone | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 1,374 | ||||
Conservative hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | John Hope-Johnstone | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 1,461 | ||||
Conservative hold |
Elections in the 1840s
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | John Hope-Johnstone | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 1,912 | ||||
Conservative hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Archibald Douglas | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 2,485 | ||||
Conservative hold |
Elections in the 1850s
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Archibald Douglas | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 2,520 | ||||
Conservative hold |
Douglas was appointed Comptroller of the Household, requiring a by-election.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Archibald Douglas | Unopposed | |||
Conservative hold |
Douglas succeeded to the peerage, becoming 8th Marquess of Queensberry and causing a by-election.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | John Hope-Johnstone | Unopposed | |||
Conservative hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | John Hope-Johnstone | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 2,702 | ||||
Conservative hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | John Hope-Johnstone | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 3,192 | ||||
Conservative hold |
Elections in the 1860s
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | George Gustavus Walker | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 2,097 | ||||
Conservative hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Sydney Waterlow | 1,100 | 51.0 | New | |
Conservative | George Gustavus Walker | 1,056 | 49.0 | N/A | |
Majority | 44 | 2.0 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 2,156 | 72.1 | N/A | ||
Registered electors | 2,989 | ||||
Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing | N/A |
Waterlow was disqualified, owing to holding a government contract at the time of the election, causing a by-election.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | George Gustavus Walker | 1,117 | 50.8 | +1.8 | |
Liberal | Sydney Waterlow | 1,081 | 49.2 | −1.8 | |
Majority | 36 | 1.6 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 2,198 | 73.5 | +1.4 | ||
Registered electors | 2,989 | ||||
Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | +1.8 |
Elections in the 1870s
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | John Hope-Johnstone | 1,453 | 52.5 | +3.5 | |
Liberal | Robert Jardine | 1,315 | 47.5 | −3.5 | |
Majority | 138 | 5.0 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 2,768 | 88.4 | +16.3 | ||
Registered electors | 3,130 | ||||
Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | +3.5 |
Elections in the 1880s
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Robert Jardine | 1,577 | 51.2 | +3.7 | |
Conservative | George Gustavus Walker | 1,505 | 48.8 | −3.7 | |
Majority | 72 | 2.4 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 3,082 | 91.2 | +2.8 | ||
Registered electors | 3,379 | ||||
Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing | +3.7 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Robert Jardine | 4,857 | 57.7 | +6.5 | |
Conservative | Walter Montagu Douglas Scott | 3,566 | 42.3 | −6.5 | |
Majority | 1,291 | 15.4 | +13.0 | ||
Turnout | 8,423 | 88.8 | −2.4 | ||
Registered electors | 9,489 | ||||
Liberal hold | Swing | +6.5 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Unionist | Robert Jardine | 4,106 | 55.8 | +13.5 | |
Liberal | Thomas McKie | 3,252 | 44.2 | −13.5 | |
Majority | 854 | 11.6 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 7,358 | 77.5 | −11.3 | ||
Registered electors | 9,489 | ||||
Liberal Unionist gain from Liberal | Swing | +13.5 |
Elections in the 1890s
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Unionist | William Herries Maxwell | 4,123 | 51.7 | −4.1 | |
Liberal | Thomas McKie | 3,849 | 48.3 | +4.1 | |
Majority | 274 | 3.4 | −8.2 | ||
Turnout | 7,972 | 86.4 | +8.9 | ||
Registered electors | 9,229 | ||||
Liberal Unionist hold | Swing | -4.1 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Robinson Souttar | 3,965 | 51.1 | +1.8 | |
Liberal Unionist | William Herries Maxwell | 3,952 | 49.9 | −1.8 | |
Majority | 13 | 0.2 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 7,917 | 86.7 | +0.3 | ||
Registered electors | 9,134 | ||||
Liberal gain from Liberal Unionist | Swing | +1.8 |
Elections in the 1900s
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Unionist | William Herries Maxwell | 4,124 | 52.9 | +3.0 | |
Liberal | Robinson Souttar | 3,675 | 47.1 | −3.0 | |
Majority | 449 | 5.8 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 7,799 | 85.0 | −1.7 | ||
Registered electors | 9,178 | ||||
Liberal Unionist gain from Liberal | Swing | +3.0 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Percy Molteno | 4,814 | 58.4 | +11.3 | |
Conservative | J.H. Balfour-Browne | 3,431 | 41.6 | −11.3 | |
Majority | 1,383 | 16.8 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 8,245 | 87.8 | +2.8 | ||
Registered electors | 9,394 | ||||
Liberal gain from Liberal Unionist | Swing | +11.3 |
Elections in the 1910s
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Percy Molteno | 4,666 | 53.3 | −5.1 | |
Conservative | William Murray | 4,091 | 46.7 | +5.1 | |
Majority | 575 | 6.6 | −10.2 | ||
Turnout | 8,757 | 90.7 | +2.9 | ||
Liberal hold | Swing | -5.1 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Percy Molteno | 4,708 | 53.2 | −0.1 | |
Conservative | William Murray | 4,146 | 46.8 | +0.1 | |
Majority | 562 | 6.4 | −0.2 | ||
Turnout | 8,854 | 90.7 | 0.0 | ||
Liberal hold | Swing | 0.0 |
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 July 1914, the following candidates had been selected;
- Liberal:
- Unionist: William T. Shaw[15]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
C | Unionist | William Murray | 13,345 | 63.8 | +17.0 |
Liberal | John Gulland | 7,562 | 36.2 | −17.0 | |
Majority | 5,783 | 27.6 | +21.2 | ||
Turnout | 20,907 | 57.4 | −33.3 | ||
Registered electors | 36,394 | ||||
Unionist gain from Liberal | Swing | +17.0 | |||
C indicates candidate endorsed by the coalition government. |
Elections in the 1920s
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | William Chapple | 13,296 | 54.6 | +18.4 | |
Unionist | Henry Keswick | 11,055 | 45.4 | −18.4 | |
Majority | 2,241 | 9.2 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 24,351 | 73.5 | +16.1 | ||
Registered electors | 33,113 | ||||
Liberal gain from Unionist | Swing | +18.4 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | William Chapple | 13,107 | 53.5 | −1.1 | |
Unionist | John Charteris | 11,380 | 46.5 | +1.1 | |
Majority | 1,727 | 7.0 | −2.2 | ||
Turnout | 24,487 | 72.6 | −0.9 | ||
Registered electors | 33,728 | ||||
Liberal hold | Swing | −1.1 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Unionist | John Charteris | 12,718 | 46.2 | −0.3 | |
Liberal | William Chapple | 8,472 | 30.8 | −22.7 | |
Labour | Agnes Dollan | 6,342 | 23.0 | New | |
Majority | 4,246 | 15.4 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 27,532 | 80.8 | +8.2 | ||
Registered electors | 34,079 | ||||
Unionist gain from Liberal | Swing | +11.2 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Joseph Hunter | 16,174 | 45.1 | +14.3 | |
Unionist | John Charteris | 12,984 | 36.2 | −10.0 | |
Labour | W. H. Marwick | 6,687 | 18.7 | −4.3 | |
Majority | 3,190 | 8.9 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 35,845 | 81.4 | +0.6 | ||
Registered electors | 44,050 | ||||
Liberal gain from Unionist | Swing | +12.2 |
Elections in the 1930s
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Joseph Hunter | 26,873 | 77.7 | +32.6 | |
Labour | J. S. Paterson | 7,693 | 22.3 | +3.6 | |
Majority | 19,180 | 55.4 | +46.5 | ||
Turnout | 34,566 | 77.6 | −3.8 | ||
Liberal hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
National Liberal | Henry Fildes | 16,271 | 60.3 | −17.4 | |
Labour Co-op | John Downie | 10,697 | 39.7 | +17.4 | |
Majority | 5,574 | 20.6 | −34.8 | ||
Turnout | 26,968 | 58.7 | −18.9 | ||
National Liberal gain from Liberal | Swing | −17.4 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
National Liberal | Henry Fildes | 22,053 | 65.4 | +5.1 | |
Labour Co-op | John Downie | 11,685 | 34.6 | −5.1 | |
Majority | 10,368 | 30.8 | +10.2 | ||
Turnout | 33,738 | 73.6 | +14.9 | ||
National Liberal gain from Liberal | Swing | +5.1 |
Elections in the 1940s
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
National Liberal | Niall Macpherson | 16,465 | 47.4 | −18.0 | |
Labour Co-op | David Dunwoodie | 12,388 | 35.7 | +1.1 | |
Liberal | Ian McColl | 5,850 | 16.9 | N/A | |
Majority | 4,077 | 11.7 | −16.9 | ||
Turnout | 34,703 | 72.3 | −1.3 | ||
National Liberal hold | Swing | -8.4 |
Elections in the 1950s
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
National Liberal | Niall Macpherson | 26,268 | 59.31 | ||
Labour | Harry S Wilson | 18,025 | 40.69 | ||
Majority | 8,243 | 18.62 | |||
Turnout | 44,293 | 78.60 | |||
National Liberal hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
National Liberal | Niall Macpherson | 26,386 | 61.28 | ||
Labour | George BA Douglas | 16,669 | 38.72 | ||
Majority | 9,717 | 22.56 | |||
Turnout | 43,085 | 80.17 | |||
National Liberal hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
National Liberal | Niall Macpherson | 24,550 | 61.34 | ||
Labour | Harry S Wilson | 15,427 | 38.66 | ||
Majority | 9,078 | 22.68 | |||
Turnout | 39,977 | 73.73 | |||
National Liberal hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
National Liberal | Niall Macpherson | 25,867 | 58.39 | ||
Labour | Graeme Moodie | 18,437 | 41.61 | ||
Majority | 7,430 | 16.78 | |||
Turnout | 44,304 | 77.44 | |||
National Liberal hold | Swing |
Elections in the 1960s
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Unionist | David Anderson | 16,762 | 40.84 | −17.55 | |
Labour | Iain Jordan | 15,791 | 38.47 | −3.14 | |
Liberal | Charles Abernethy | 4,491 | 10.94 | N/A | |
SNP | John HD Gair | 4,001 | 9.75 | New | |
Majority | 971 | 2.37 | −14.41 | ||
Turnout | 41,045 | ||||
Unionist hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Hector Monro | 22,816 | 48.65 | ||
Labour | Iain Jordan | 18,360 | 39.15 | ||
SNP | John HD Gair | 5,726 | 12.21 | N/A | |
Majority | 4,456 | 9.50 | |||
Turnout | 46,902 | 81.57 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Hector Monro | 20,779 | 45.63 | ||
Labour | Christopher Boyd | 16,358 | 35.92 | ||
SNP | John HD Gair | 5,727 | 12.57 | ||
Liberal | Roy Semple | 2,679 | 5.88 | New | |
Majority | 4,421 | 9.71 | |||
Turnout | 45,543 | 80.19 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Elections in the 1970s
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Hector Monro | 24,661 | 53.12 | ||
Labour | Raymond David Donnelly | 15,555 | 33.50 | ||
SNP | John HD Gair | 6,211 | 13.38 | ||
Majority | 9,106 | 19.62 | |||
Turnout | 46,427 | 76.13 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Hector Monro | 21,707 | 44.05 | ||
Labour | John Wheatley | 12,739 | 25.85 | ||
SNP | LAB Whitley | 9,186 | 18.64 | ||
Liberal | DH Reive | 5,642 | 11.45 | New | |
Majority | 8,968 | 18.20 | |||
Turnout | 49,274 | 80.38 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Hector Monro | 18,386 | 38.75 | ||
Labour | John Wheatley | 12,558 | 26.47 | ||
SNP | LAB Whitley | 12,542 | 26.43 | ||
Liberal | A Sinclair | 3,961 | 8.35 | ||
Majority | 5,828 | 12.28 | |||
Turnout | 47,447 | 76.71 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Hector Monro | 22,704 | 45.2 | +6.5 | |
Labour | Alex Wood | 13,700 | 27.3 | +0.8 | |
Liberal | Jim Wallace | 7,169 | 14.3 | +6.0 | |
SNP | Ernest Gibson | 6,647 | 13.2 | −13.2 | |
Majority | 9,004 | 17.9 | +5.6 | ||
Turnout | 50,220 | 78.1 | +1.4 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Elections in the 1980s
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Hector Monro | 18,730 | 44.5 | −0.7 | |
SDP | James McCall | 10,036 | 23.9 | +9.6 | |
Labour | Thomas McAughtrie | 8,764 | 20.8 | −6.5 | |
SNP | Ernest Gibson | 4,527 | 10.8 | −2.4 | |
Majority | 8,694 | 20.6 | +2.7 | ||
Turnout | 42,057 | 73.0 | −5.1 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Hector Monro | 18,785 | 41.9 | −2.6 | |
Labour | Catherine Phillips | 11,292 | 25.2 | +4.4 | |
SDP | James McCall | 8,064 | 18.0 | −5.9 | |
SNP | Thomas McAlpine | 6,391 | 14.2 | +3.4 | |
Green | Paul Thomas | 349 | 0.8 | New | |
Majority | 7,493 | 16.7 | −3.9 | ||
Turnout | 44,881 | 75.6 | +2.6 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Elections in the 1990s
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Hector Monro | 21,089 | 43.1 | +1.2 | |
Labour | Peter R. Rennie | 14,674 | 30.0 | +4.8 | |
SNP | Alasdair Morgan | 6,971 | 14.3 | +0.1 | |
Liberal Democrats | Neil C. Wallace | 5,749 | 11.8 | −6.2 | |
Independent | Graham McLeod | 312 | 0.6 | New | |
Natural Law | Thomas Barlow | 107 | 0.2 | New | |
Majority | 6,415 | 13.1 | −3.6 | ||
Turnout | 48,902 | 80.0 | +3.4 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Russell Brown | 23,528 | 47.5 | +17.4 | |
Conservative | Struan Stevenson | 13,885 | 28.0 | −15.1 | |
SNP | Robert J. Higgins | 5,977 | 12.1 | −2.2 | |
Liberal Democrats | Neil C. Wallace | 5,487 | 11.1 | −0.7 | |
Referendum | David F. Parker | 533 | 1.1 | New | |
Natural Law | Elizabeth Hunter | 117 | 0.2 | 0.0 | |
Majority | 9,643 | 19.5 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 49,527 | 78.2 | −1.8 | ||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | -16.2 |
Elections in the 2000s
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Russell Brown | 20,830 | 48.9 | +1.4 | |
Conservative | John Charteris | 11,996 | 28.2 | +0.2 | |
Liberal Democrats | John Scott | 4,955 | 11.6 | +0.5 | |
SNP | Gerard Fisher | 4,103 | 9.6 | −2.5 | |
Scottish Socialist | John Dennis | 702 | 1.6 | New | |
Majority | 8,834 | 20.7 | +1.2 | ||
Turnout | 42,586 | 67.0 | −11.2 | ||
Labour hold | Swing |
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