Forfarshire (UK Parliament constituency)
Forfarshire | |
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Formercounty constituency for theHouse of Commons | |
Subdivisions of Scotland | Forfarshire |
1708–1950 | |
Seats | One |
Created from | Forfarshire |
Replaced by | North Angus & Mearns South Angus |
Forfarshirewas a Scottishcounty constituencyrepresented in theHouse of Commons of Great Britainfrom 1708 until 1800, and then in theHouse of Commons of the United Kingdomuntil 1950.
It elected oneMember of Parliament(MP) using thefirst-past-the-postvoting system.
Creation
[edit]The British parliamentary constituency was created in 1708 following theActs of Union, 1707and replaced the formerParliament of Scotlandshire constituency ofForfarshire.
Boundaries
[edit]TheRepresentation of the People Act 1918defined the constituency as consisting of the county ofForfar,except the county of the city ofDundeeand the burghs ofMontrose,Arbroath,Brechin,andForfar.The four excepted burghs formed part of theMontroseDistrict of Burghs.[1]
The county of Forfarshire was renamedAngusin 1928.[2]However, no change was made in the name of the constituency prior to its abolition.
History
[edit]The constituency elected oneMember of Parliament (MP)by thefirst-past-the-postsystem until the seat was abolished for the1950 general election.[3][4][5][6][7]
The constituency was abolished under theRepresentation of the People Act 1948,which reorganised parliamentary boundaries throughout theUnited Kingdom.The seat was divided betweenNorth Angus and Mearns(which also includedKincardineshire) andSouth Angus.[8]
Members of Parliament
[edit]Election results
[edit]Elections in the 1830s
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Whig | William Maule | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 124 | ||||
Whighold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Whig | William Maule | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 124 | ||||
Whighold |
Maule was elevated to the peerage, becoming 1stBaron Panmureand causing a by-election.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Whig | Donald Ogilvy | 46 | 51.1 | ||
Whig | Douglas Gordon-Hallyburton | 44 | 48.9 | ||
Majority | 2 | 2.2 | |||
Turnout | 90 | 72.6 | |||
Registered electors | 124 | ||||
Whighold |
- On petition, Ogilvy was unseated in favour of Gordon-Hallyburton
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Whig | Douglas Gordon-Hallyburton | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 1,241 | ||||
Whighold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Whig | Douglas Gordon-Hallyburton | 625 | 58.4 | ||
Conservative | John Stuart-Wortley | 446 | 41.6 | ||
Majority | 179 | 16.8 | |||
Turnout | 1,071 | 75.4 | |||
Registered electors | 1,421 | ||||
Whighold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Whig | Douglas Gordon-Hallyburton | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 1,790 | ||||
Whighold |
Elections in the 1840s
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Whig | Frederick Gordon | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 1,979 | ||||
Whighold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Whig | Frederick Gordon-Hallyburton | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 2,540 | ||||
Whighold |
Elections in the 1850s
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Whig | Lauderdale Maule | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 2,873 | ||||
Whighold |
Maule was appointedSurveyor-General of the Ordnance,requiring a by-election.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Whig | Lauderdale Maule | Unopposed | |||
Whighold |
Maule's death caused a by-election.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Whig | Adam Haldane-Duncan | Unopposed | |||
Whighold |
Haldane-Duncan was appointed aLord Commissioner of the Treasury,requiring a by-election.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Whig | Adam Haldane-Duncan | Unopposed | |||
Whighold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Whig | Adam Haldane-Duncan | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 3,288 | ||||
Whighold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Adam Haldane-Duncan | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 3,421 | ||||
Liberalhold |
Elections in the 1860s
[edit]Haldane-Duncan succeeded to the peerage, becoming Earl of Camperdown, and causing a by-election.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Charles Carnegie | Unopposed | |||
Liberalhold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Charles Carnegie | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 2,108 | ||||
Liberalhold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Charles Carnegie | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 3,379 | ||||
Liberalhold |
Elections in the 1870s
[edit]Carnegie resigned after being appointedInspector of Constabulary for Scotland.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | James William Barclay | 1,481 | 56.8 | N/A | |
Conservative | James Ramsay | 1,128 | 43.2 | New | |
Majority | 353 | 13.6 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 2,609 | 72.4 | N/A | ||
Registered electors | 3,603 | ||||
Liberalhold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | James William Barclay | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 3,619 | ||||
Liberalhold |
Elections in the 1880s
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | James William Barclay | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 3,634 | ||||
Liberalhold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | James William Barclay | 6,157 | 76.9 | N/A | |
Conservative | William Alexander Lindsay | 1,851 | 23.1 | New | |
Majority | 4,306 | 53.8 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 8,008 | 71.3 | N/A | ||
Registered electors | 11,232 | ||||
Liberalhold | Swing | N/A |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Unionist | James William Barclay | 3,839 | 52.8 | +29.7 | |
Liberal | David Charles Guthrie | 3,432 | 47.2 | −29.7 | |
Majority | 407 | 5.6 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 7,271 | 64.7 | −6.6 | ||
Registered electors | 11,232 | ||||
Liberal UnionistgainfromLiberal | Swing | +29.7 |
Elections in the 1890s
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | John Rigby | 4,943 | 54.8 | +7.6 | |
Liberal Unionist | James William Barclay | 4,077 | 45.2 | −7.6 | |
Majority | 866 | 9.6 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 9,020 | 79.8 | +15.1 | ||
Registered electors | 11,307 | ||||
LiberalgainfromLiberal Unionist | Swing | +7.6 |
Rigby is appointedSolicitor General for England and Wales,requiring a by-election.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | John Rigby | Unopposed | |||
Liberalhold |
Rigby resigns after being appointed aLord Justice of Appeal,triggering a by-election.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Charles Maule Ramsay | 5,145 | 51.4 | +6.2 | |
Liberal | Henry Robson | 4,859 | 48.6 | −6.2 | |
Majority | 286 | 2.8 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 10,004 | 83.3 | +3.5 | ||
Registered electors | 12,010 | ||||
ConservativegainfromLiberal | Swing | +6.2 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Martin White | 5,159 | 52.2 | −2.6 | |
Conservative | Charles Maule Ramsay | 4,718 | 47.8 | +2.6 | |
Majority | 441 | 4.4 | −5.2 | ||
Turnout | 9,877 | 82.2 | +2.4 | ||
Registered electors | 12,010 | ||||
Liberalhold | Swing | −2.6 |
White resigns, triggering a by-election.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | John Sinclair | 5,423 | 52.2 | 0.0 | |
Conservative | Charles Maule Ramsay | 4,965 | 47.8 | 0.0 | |
Majority | 458 | 4.4 | 0.0 | ||
Turnout | 10,388 | 85.1 | +2.9 | ||
Registered electors | 12,200 | ||||
Liberalhold | Swing | 0.0 |
Elections in the 1900s
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | John Sinclair | 4,962 | 51.3 | −0.9 | |
Conservative | Charles Maule Ramsay | 4,714 | 48.7 | +0.9 | |
Majority | 248 | 2.6 | −1.8 | ||
Turnout | 9,676 | 78.6 | −3.6 | ||
Registered electors | 12,313 | ||||
Liberalhold | Swing | −0.9 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | John Sinclair | 6,796 | 67.5 | +16.2 | |
Liberal Unionist | J. Mackay Bernard | 3,277 | 32.5 | −16.2 | |
Majority | 3,519 | 35.0 | +32.4 | ||
Turnout | 10,073 | 79.7 | +1.1 | ||
Registered electors | 12,644 | ||||
Liberalhold | Swing | +16.2 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | James Falconer | 6,422 | 61.8 | −5.7 | |
Conservative | Robert Blackburn | 3,970 | 38.2 | +5.7 | |
Majority | 2,452 | 23.6 | −11.4 | ||
Turnout | 10,392 | 81.3 | +1.6 | ||
Registered electors | 12,778 | ||||
Liberalhold | Swing | −5.7 |
Elections in the 1910s
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | James Falconer | 6,789 | 61.3 | −6.2 | |
Conservative | Robert Blackburn | 4,284 | 38.7 | +6.2 | |
Majority | 2,505 | 22.6 | −12.4 | ||
Turnout | 11,073 | ||||
Liberalhold | Swing | -0.5 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | James Falconer | 6,449 | 59.5 | −1.8 | |
Conservative | James B Duncan | 4,397 | 40.5 | +1.8 | |
Majority | 2,052 | 19.0 | −3.6 | ||
Turnout | 10,846 | ||||
Liberalhold | Swing | -1.8 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Unionist | William T. Shaw | 5,697 | 52.4 | +11.9 | |
Liberal | James Falconer | 5,179 | 47.6 | −11.9 | |
Majority | 518 | 4.8 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 10,876 | 44.2 | |||
Registered electors | 24,611 | ||||
UnionistgainfromLiberal | Swing | +11.9 |
Elections in the 1920s
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | James Falconer | 8,567 | 54.8 | +7.2 | |
Unionist | William T. Shaw | 7,071 | 45.2 | −7.2 | |
Majority | 1,496 | 9.6 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 15,638 | 65.0 | +20.8 | ||
Registered electors | 24,040 | ||||
LiberalgainfromUnionist | Swing | +7.2 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | James Falconer | 7,605 | 52.9 | −1.9 | |
Unionist | William T. Shaw | 6,758 | 47.1 | +1.9 | |
Majority | 847 | 5.8 | −3.8 | ||
Turnout | 14,363 | 60.3 | −4.7 | ||
Registered electors | 23,828 | ||||
Liberalhold | Swing | −1.9 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Unionist | Harry Hope | 8,022 | 49.1 | +2.0 | |
Liberal | James Falconer | 4,581 | 28.0 | −24.9 | |
Labour | Charles Gallie | 3,736 | 22.9 | New | |
Majority | 3,441 | 21.1 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 16,339 | 68.3 | +8.0 | ||
Registered electors | 23,916 | ||||
UnionistgainfromLiberal | Swing | +13.5 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Unionist | Harry Hope | 8,852 | 42.2 | −6.9 | |
Liberal | William Scott | 6,901 | 32.8 | +4.8 | |
Labour | Charles Gallie | 5,257 | 25.0 | +2.1 | |
Majority | 1,951 | 9.4 | −11.7 | ||
Turnout | 21,010 | 70.7 | +2.4 | ||
Registered electors | 29,737 | ||||
Unionisthold | Swing | −5.9 |
Elections in the 1930s
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Unionist | William T. Shaw | 13,912 | 61.4 | +19.2 | |
Liberal | William Scott | 8,731 | 38.6 | +5.8 | |
Majority | 5,181 | 22.8 | +13.4 | ||
Turnout | 22,643 | 75.2 | +4.5 | ||
Unionisthold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Unionist | William T. Shaw | 13,505 | 60.2 | −1.2 | |
Liberal | William Scott | 8,922 | 39.8 | +1.2 | |
Majority | 4,583 | 20.4 | −2.4 | ||
Turnout | 22,427 | 71.5 | −3.7 | ||
Unionisthold | Swing | -1.2 |
Elections in the 1940s
[edit]General Election 1939–40:
Another General Election was required to take place before the end of 1940. The political parties had been making preparations for an election to take place from 1939 and by the end of this year, the following candidates had been selected;
- Unionist:William T. Shaw
- Liberal:
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Unionist | Simon Ramsay | 13,615 | 51.6 | −8.6 | |
Labour | E Douglas | 8,199 | 31.1 | New | |
Liberal | Philip Fothergill | 4,575 | 17.3 | −22.5 | |
Majority | 5,416 | 20.5 | +0.1 | ||
Turnout | 26,389 | 69.1 | −2.4 | ||
Unionisthold | Swing |
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