Forfar (UK Parliament constituency)
Forfarshire | |
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Former County constituency for the House of Commons | |
Subdivisions of Scotland | Forfarshire |
1708–1950 | |
Number of members | One |
Replaced by |
North Angus & Mearns South Angus |
Created from | Forfarshire |
Forfarshire was a county constituency represented in the House of Commons of Great Britain of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1708 until 1800, and then in the House of Commons of the United Kingdom until 1950.
It elected one Member of Parliament (MP) using the first-past-the-post voting system.
Boundaries
The Representation of the People Act 1918 defined the constituency as consisting of the county of Forfar, except the county of the city of Dundee and the burghs of Montrose, Arbroath, Brechin, and Forfar. The four excepted burghs formed part of the Montrose District of Burghs.[1]
The county of Forfarshire was renamed Angus in 1928.[2] However, no change was made in the name of the constituency prior to its abolition.
Redistribution
The constituency was abolished under the Representation of the People Act 1948, which reorganised parliamentary boundaries throughout the United Kingdom. The seat was divided between North Angus and Mearns (which also included Kincardineshire) and South Angus.[3] The new constituencies were first contested in the 1950 general election.
Members of Parliament
Election results
Elections in the 1850s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Whig | Lauderdale Maule | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 2,873 | ||||
Whig hold |
Maule was appointed Surveyor-General of the Ordnance, requiring a by-election.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Whig | Lauderdale Maule | Unopposed | |||
Whig hold |
Maule's death caused a by-election.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Whig | Adam Haldane-Duncan | Unopposed | |||
Whig hold |
Haldane-Duncan was appointed a Lord Commissioner of the Treasury, requiring a by-election.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Whig | Adam Haldane-Duncan | Unopposed | |||
Whig hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Whig | Adam Haldane-Duncan | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 3,288 | ||||
Whig hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Adam Haldane-Duncan | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 3,421 | ||||
Liberal hold |
Elections in the 1860s
Haldane-Duncan succeeded to the peerage, becoming Earl of Camperdown, and causing a by-election.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Charles Carnegie | Unopposed | |||
Liberal hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Charles Carnegie | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 2,108 | ||||
Liberal hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Charles Carnegie | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 3,379 | ||||
Liberal hold |
Elections in the 1870s
Carnegie resigned after being appointed Inspector of Constabulary for Scotland.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | James William Barclay | 1,481 | 56.8 | N/A | |
Conservative | James Ramsay | 1,128 | 43.2 | N/A | |
Majority | 353 | 13.5 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 2,609 | 72.4 | N/A | ||
Registered electors | 3,603 | ||||
Liberal hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | James William Barclay | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 3,619 | ||||
Liberal hold |
Elections in the 1880s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | James William Barclay | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 3,634 | ||||
Liberal hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | James William Barclay | 6,157 | 76.9 | N/A | |
Conservative | William Alexander Lindsay | 1,851 | 23.1 | N/A | |
Majority | 4,306 | 53.8 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 8,008 | 71.3 | N/A | ||
Registered electors | 11,232 | ||||
Liberal hold | 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 Unionist gain from Liberal | Swing | +29.7 | |||
Elections in the 1890s
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 | ||||
Liberal gain from Liberal Unionist | Swing | +7.6 | |||
Rigby is appointed Solicitor General for England and Wales, requiring a by-election.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | John Rigby | Unopposed | |||
Liberal hold |
Rigby resigns after being appointed a Lord 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 | ||||
Conservative gain from Liberal | 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 | ||||
Liberal hold | 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 | ||||
Liberal hold | Swing | +0.0 |
Elections in the 1900s
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 | ||||
Liberal hold | 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 | ||||
Liberal hold | 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 | ||||
Liberal hold | Swing | −5.7 |
Elections in the 1910s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | James Falconer | 6,789 | 61.3 | -0.5 | |
Conservative | Robert Blackburn | 4,284 | 38.7 | +0.5 | |
Majority | 2,505 | 21.4 | -1.0 | ||
Turnout | |||||
Liberal hold | 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 | |||||
Liberal hold | 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 | ||||
Unionist gain from Liberal | Swing | +11.9 | |||
Elections in the 1920s
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 | ||||
Liberal gain from Unionist | 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 | ||||
Liberal hold | 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 | n/a | |
Majority | 3,441 | 21.1 | n/a | ||
Turnout | 16,339 | 68.3 | +8.0 | ||
Registered electors | 23,916 | ||||
Unionist gain from Liberal | 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 | ||||
Unionist hold | Swing | −5.9 |
Elections in the 1930s
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 | 75.2 | +4.5 | |||
Unionist hold | 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 | 71.5 | -3.7 | |||
Unionist hold | Swing | -1.2 |
Elections in the 1940s
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 | n/a | |
Liberal | Philip Fothergill | 4,575 | 17.3 | -22.5 | |
Majority | 5,416 | 20.5 | +0.1 | ||
Turnout | 69.1 | -2.4 | |||
Unionist hold | Swing | n/a |
References
- ↑ Representation of the People Act 1918, Ninth Schedule, Part II, Parliamentary Counties in Scotland
- ↑ "Angus - What's in a name". Angus Council. Retrieved 2008-03-19.
- ↑ Representation of the People Act 1948, First Schedule, Parliamentary Constituencies, Part III: Scotland
- ↑ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "F"
- 1 2 3 4 Smith, Henry Stooks (1842). The Register of Parliamentary Contested Elections (Second ed.). Simpkin, Marshall & Company. p. 202. Retrieved 11 September 2018 – via Google Books.
- ↑ "Forfarshire". Bell's Weekly Messenger. 19 June 1841. p. 4–5. Retrieved 11 September 2018 – via British Newspaper Archive. (Subscription required (help)).
- ↑ "County of Forfar". Edinburgh Evening Courant. 17 July 1852. p. 3. Retrieved 14 September 2018 – via British Newspaper Archive. (Subscription required (help)).
- ↑ "South Eastern Gazette". 17 October 1854. p. 2. Retrieved 14 September 2018 – via British Newspaper Archive. (Subscription required (help)).
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Craig, F. W. S., ed. (1977). British Parliamentary Election Results 1832-1885 (e-book)
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(help) (1st ed.). London: Macmillan Press. ISBN 978-1-349-02349-3. - ↑ The Times, April 1880.
- 1 2 Debrett's House of Commons and the Judicial Bench, 1889
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Craig, FWS, ed. (1974). British Parliamentary Election Results: 1885-1918. London: Macmillan Press. ISBN 9781349022984.
- ↑ Whitaker's Almanack, 1893
- ↑ "Election Intelligence: Forfarshire". The Times. 20 November 1894. p. 6.
- 1 2 3 Debrett's House of Commons and the Judicial Bench
- ↑ Whitaker's Almanack, 1907
- ↑ The Times, 2 March 1909 p8
- 1 2 Debrett's House of Commons and the Judicial Bench illustrated with 500 armorial engravings (PDF). London: Dean & Son. 1918. p. 221. Retrieved 12 May 2009.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 British Parliamentary Election Results 1918-1949, FWS Craig
- ↑ Whitaker's Almanack, 1920
- ↑ The Times, 17 November 1922
- ↑ The Times, 8 December 1923
- ↑ Oliver & Boyd's Edinburgh Almanac, 1927
- ↑ The Times, 1 June 1929
- ↑ Whitaker's Almanack, 1934
- ↑ Whitaker's Almanack, 1939