Lanarkshire (UK Parliament constituency)

Coordinates: 55°35′N 3°50′W / 55.583°N 3.833°W / 55.583; -3.833

Lanarkshire
Former County constituency
for the House of Commons
Subdivisions of Scotland county of Lanark
1708–1868
Number of members One
Replaced by North Lanarkshire
South Lanarkshire

Lanarkshire was a county constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom (Westminster) from 1708 to 1868. It elected one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post voting system.

Boundaries

The name relates the constituency to the county of Lanark.

The North Lanarkshire and South Lanarkshire constituencies were created when the Lanarkshire constituency was abolished in 1868.

Members of Parliament

YearMemberParty
1708 Lord Archibald Hamilton Whig
1710 Sir James Hamilton of Rosehall
1713
1715 James Lockhart
1718 Lord Archibald Hamilton Whig
1722
1727
1734 Lord William Hamilton
1735 Sir James Hamilton of Rosehall
1741
1747
1750Patrick Stuart
1754 James Vere Pro-Administration Whig
1760 Daniel Campbell
1761
1768 John Lockhart-Ross
1774 Andrew Stuart
1780
1784 Sir James Denham-Steuart, Bt Pittite
1790
1796
1801
1802 Lord Archibald Hamilton Whig
1806
1807
1812
1818
1820
1826
1827Sir Michael Shaw-Stewart of Greenock and Blackhall
1830 Charles Douglas, 1st Baron Douglas Tory
1831
1832 Sir John Maxwell of Pollok Whig
1835
1837 Alexander Macdonald Lockhart Conservative
1841 William Lockhart Conservative
1847
1852
1857 Alexander Baillie-Cochrane Conservative
1857 Sir Thomas Colebrooke Whig[1][2]
1859 Liberal
1865

Election results

Elections in the 1850s

General Election 1852: Lanarkshire[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative William Lockhart Unopposed
Registered electors 3,471
Conservative hold

Lockhart's death caused a by-election.

By-election, 5 January 1857: Lanarkshire[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative Alexander Baillie-Cochrane Unopposed
Conservative hold
General Election 1857: Lanarkshire[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Whig Edward Colebrooke 1,233 50.7 N/A
Conservative Alexander Baillie-Cochrane 1,197 49.3 N/A
Majority 36 1.5 N/A
Turnout 2,430 77.8 N/A
Registered electors 3,826
Whig gain from Conservative Swing N/A
General Election 1859: Lanarkshire[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Edward Colebrooke Unopposed
Registered electors 3,826
Liberal hold

Elections in the 1860s

General Election 1865: Lanarkshire[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Edward Colebrooke Unopposed
Registered electors 5,183
Liberal hold

References

  1. ↑ "The Scotsman". 12 February 1842. p. 2. Retrieved 14 July 2018 – via British Newspaper Archive. (Subscription required (help)).
  2. ↑ "Taunton Election - Final Close of the Poll". Leeds Intelligencer. 19 February 1842. p. 4. Retrieved 14 July 2018 – via British Newspaper Archive. (Subscription required (help)).
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 Craig, F. W. S., ed. (1977). British Parliamentary Election Results 1832-1885 (e-book)|format= requires |url= (help) (1st ed.). London: Macmillan Press. ISBN 978-1-349-02349-3.
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