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Parliamentary constituency in the United Kingdom, 1832–1918 From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Falkirk Burghs was a district of burghs constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1832 to 1918. The constituency comprised the burghs of Falkirk, Airdrie, Hamilton, Lanark and Linlithgow, lying in Stirlingshire, Lanarkshire and Linlithgowshire.
Falkirk Burghs | |
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Former district of Burghs constituency for the House of Commons | |
Major settlements | Falkirk, Airdrie, Hamilton, Lanark and Linlithgow |
1832–1918 | |
Seats | One |
Created from | Lanarkshire,[1] Linlithgow Burghs,[2] and Stirlingshire[3] |
Replaced by | Stirling & Falkirk Burghs, Hamilton, Lanark and Linlithgowshire |
In 1918, Falkirk became part of Stirling and Falkirk Burghs, Hamilton and Lanark formed the core of new Hamilton and Lanark constituencies, and Linlithgow was represented as part of Linlithgowshire.
Election | Member [4] | Party[5][6] | |
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1832 | William Downe Gillon | Radical[6][7][8] | |
1841 | William Baird | Conservative[6] | |
1846 by-election | Henry Pelham-Clinton, Earl of Lincoln, later Duke of Newcastle | Conservative | |
1851 by-election | James Baird | Conservative | |
1857 | James Merry | Radical[9][10] | |
1857 by-election | John Hamilton, later Baron Hamilton of Dalzell | Radical[11] | |
1859 | James Merry | Liberal | |
1874 | John Ramsay | Liberal | |
1886 | William Pirrie Sinclair | Liberal Unionist Party | |
1892 | Harry Smith | Liberal | |
1895 | John Wilson | Liberal Unionist Party | |
1906 | John Macdonald | Liberal | |
1918 | constituency abolished |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Radical | William Downe Gillon | 505 | 58.3 | ||
Whig | Charles Murray[13] | 361 | 41.7 | ||
Majority | 144 | 16.6 | |||
Turnout | 866 | 89.4 | |||
Registered electors | 969 | ||||
Radical win (new seat) |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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Radical | William Downe Gillon | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 1,046 | ||||
Radical hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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Radical | William Downe Gillon | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 1,177 | ||||
Radical hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | William Baird | 484 | 52.8 | New | |
Radical | William Downe Gillon | 433 | 47.2 | N/A | |
Majority | 51 | 5.6 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 917 | 67.0 | N/A | ||
Registered electors | 1,369 | ||||
Conservative gain from Radical | Swing | N/A |
Baird resigned by accepting the office of Steward of the Chiltern Hundreds, causing a by-election.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Henry Pelham-Clinton | 506 | 50.5 | −2.3 | |
Whig | John Wilson[14][15] | 495 | 49.5 | +2.3 | |
Majority | 11 | 1.0 | −4.4 | ||
Turnout | 1,001 | 75.2 | +8.2 | ||
Registered electors | 1,332 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | −2.3 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Henry Pelham-Clinton | 522 | 51.5 | −1.3 | |
Whig | William Sprott Boyd[16] | 491 | 48.5 | +1.3 | |
Majority | 31 | 3.0 | −2.6 | ||
Turnout | 1,013 | 70.5 | +3.5 | ||
Registered electors | 1,437 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | −1.3 |
Pelham-Clinton succeeded to the peerage, becoming 5th Duke of Newcastle and causing a by-election.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | James Baird | 590 | 52.0 | +0.5 | |
Whig | George Loch[17][18] | 544 | 48.0 | −0.5 | |
Majority | 46 | 4.0 | +1.0 | ||
Turnout | 1,134 | 64.8 | −5.7 | ||
Registered electors | 1,749 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | +0.5 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | James Baird | 579 | 52.3 | +0.8 | |
Whig | James Anderson[19] | 529 | 47.7 | −0.8 | |
Majority | 50 | 4.6 | +1.6 | ||
Turnout | 1,108 | 58.2 | −12.3 | ||
Registered electors | 1,905 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | +0.8 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Radical | James Merry | 770 | 61.1 | +13.4 | |
Conservative | George Baird[20] | 491 | 38.9 | −13.4 | |
Majority | 279 | 22.2 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 1,261 | 85.6 | +27.4 | ||
Registered electors | 1,473 | ||||
Radical gain from Conservative | Swing | +13.4 |
Merry's election was declared void on petition due to bribery by "injudicious partisans",[21] causing a by-election.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Radical | John Hamilton | Unopposed | |||
Radical hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | James Merry | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 1,540 | ||||
Liberal hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | James Merry | 683 | 62.0 | N/A | |
Conservative | Frederick James Halliday | 419 | 38.0 | New | |
Majority | 264 | 24.0 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 1,102 | 73.0 | N/A | ||
Registered electors | 1,510 | ||||
Liberal hold | Swing | N/A |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | James Merry | 1,724 | 99.1 | +37.1 | |
Independent Liberal | Edward Horsman[23] | 16 | 0.9 | New | |
Majority | 1,708 | 98.2 | +74.2 | ||
Turnout | 1,740 | 37.0 | −36.0 | ||
Registered electors | 4,704 | ||||
Liberal hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | John Ramsay | 2,583 | 56.9 | −42.2 | |
Conservative | Alexander Baird[24] | 1,958 | 43.1 | New | |
Majority | 625 | 13.8 | −84.4 | ||
Turnout | 4,541 | 87.9 | +50.9 | ||
Registered electors | 5,165 | ||||
Liberal hold | Swing |
Ramsay was disqualified from office, due to his holding of a Government contract at the time of the election. He stood again unopposed at a by-election.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | John Ramsay | Unopposed | |||
Liberal hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | John Ramsay | 3,270 | 74.1 | +17.2 | |
Conservative | William Bell McTaggart[25] | 1,140 | 25.9 | −17.2 | |
Majority | 2,130 | 48.2 | +34.4 | ||
Turnout | 4,410 | 82.7 | −5.2 | ||
Registered electors | 5,333 | ||||
Liberal hold | Swing | +17.2 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | John Ramsay | 3,104 | 50.6 | −23.5 | |
Conservative | Samuel Leck Mason | 2,204 | 35.9 | +10.0 | |
Independent Liberal | James Galloway Weir | 814 | 13.3 | N/A | |
Hamilton Liberal Association | John Roskill | 14 | 0.2 | N/A | |
Majority | 900 | 14.7 | −33.6 | ||
Turnout | 6,136 | 85.9 | +3.2 | ||
Registered electors | 7,142 | ||||
Liberal hold | Swing | −16.8 |
The Hamilton Liberal Association nominated Roskill in protest against Ramsay. However, arbitration later led to their support for Ramsay and Roskill's withdrawal from the race. Weir did not agree to take part in the arbitration.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Unionist | William Pirrie Sinclair | 2,712 | 50.2 | +14.3 | |
Liberal | Harry Smith | 2,693 | 49.8 | −0.8 | |
Majority | 19 | 0.4 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 5,405 | 75.7 | −10.2 | ||
Registered electors | 7,142 | ||||
Liberal Unionist gain from Liberal | Swing | +7.5 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Harry Smith | 3,816 | 54.6 | +4.8 | |
Liberal Unionist | William Pirrie Sinclair | 3,177 | 45.4 | −4.8 | |
Majority | 639 | 9.2 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 6,993 | 83.1 | +7.4 | ||
Registered electors | 8,412 | ||||
Liberal gain from Liberal Unionist | Swing | +4.8 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Unionist | John Wilson | 4,075 | 51.6 | +6.2 | |
Liberal | Harry Smith | 3,822 | 48.4 | −6.2 | |
Majority | 253 | 3.2 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 7,897 | 84.3 | +1.2 | ||
Registered electors | 9,363 | ||||
Liberal Unionist gain from Liberal | Swing | +6.2 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Unionist | John Wilson | 4,222 | 51.2 | −0.4 | |
Liberal | John Macdonald | 4,022 | 48.8 | +0.4 | |
Majority | 200 | 2.4 | −0.8 | ||
Turnout | 8,244 | 79.4 | −4.9 | ||
Registered electors | 10,388 | ||||
Liberal Unionist hold | Swing | −0.4 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | John Macdonald | 5,158 | 51.0 | +2.2 | |
Conservative | Henry Keith | 3,176 | 31.5 | −19.7 | |
Scottish Workers | David Gilmour | 1,763 | 17.5 | New | |
Majority | 1,982 | 19.5 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 10,097 | 83.7 | +4.3 | ||
Registered electors | 12,068 | ||||
Liberal gain from Liberal Unionist | Swing | +5.9 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | John Macdonald | 6,524 | 59.9 | +8.9 | |
Conservative | Henry Keith | 4,375 | 40.1 | +8.6 | |
Majority | 2,149 | 19.8 | +0.3 | ||
Turnout | 10,899 | 84.6 | +0.9 | ||
Liberal hold | Swing | +0.2 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | John Macdonald | 6,276 | 59.7 | −0.2 | |
Conservative | Daniel Young | 4,245 | 40.3 | +0.2 | |
Majority | 2,031 | 19.4 | −0.4 | ||
Turnout | 10,521 | 80.0 | −4.6 | ||
Liberal hold | Swing | -0.2 |
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;
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