Inverness (UK Parliament constituency)
Inverness | |
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Former County constituency for the House of Commons | |
1918–1983 | |
Seats | One |
Created from | Inverness-shire and Inverness Burghs |
Replaced by | Inverness, Nairn & Lochaber and Ross, Cromarty & Skye[1] |
Inverness was a
There was also a county constituency called Inverness-shire, 1708 to 1918, and a burgh constituency called Inverness Burghs, 1708 to 1918.
Boundaries
The earlier Inverness-shire constituency covered, nominally, the
In 1918, the
The new Inverness constituency included the burgh of Inverness and was one of three constituencies covering the county of Inverness and the
The Inverness constituency covered the
In 1975, counties and burghs were abolished as local government areas, under the
For the 1983 general election, new boundaries defined three new constituencies to cover the region: Inverness, Nairn and Lochaber, Ross, Cromarty and Skye and Caithness and Sutherland. Each of the new constituencies covered a number of the districts of the region. The Caithness and Sutherland constituency carried forward the name of an older constituency.
Members of Parliament
Election | Member | Party | Notes | |
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1918 | Thomas Brash Morison
|
Coalition Liberal
|
Previously MP for Inverness-shire | |
1922 by-election | Sir Murdoch Macdonald | |||
1922 | National Liberal | |||
1922 | Liberal | |||
1931 | Liberal National | |||
1950 | Lord Malcolm Douglas-Hamilton | Unionist | ||
1954 by-election | Neil McLean
|
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1964 | Russell Johnston | Liberal | Subsequently, MP for Inverness, Nairn and Lochaber | |
1983 | constituency abolished |
Election results
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Elections in the 1910s
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
C | Liberal | Thomas Morison
|
7,991 | 73.2 | N/A |
Highland Land League | George James Bruce | 2,930 | 26.8 | N/A | |
Majority | 5,061 | 46.4 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 10,921 | 37.3 | N/A | ||
Registered electors | 29,263 | ||||
Liberal win (new seat) | |||||
C indicates candidate endorsed by the coalition government. |
Elections in the 1920s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
National Liberal
|
Murdoch Macdonald | 8,340 | 51.0 | New | |
Liberal | Alexander Livingstone
|
8,024 | 49.0 | -24.2 | |
Majority | 316 | 2.0 | −44.4 | ||
Turnout | 16,364 | 50.1 | +13.8 | ||
Registered electors | 32,695 | ||||
National Liberal hold
|
Swing | −22.2 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
National Liberal | Murdoch Macdonald | 9,796 | 52.7 | N/A | |
Liberal | Alexander Livingstone
|
8,785 | 47.3 | -25.9 | |
Majority | 1,011 | 5.4 | −41.0 | ||
Turnout | 18,581 | 54.3 | +17.0 | ||
Registered electors | 34,244 | ||||
National Liberal hold | Swing | −20.5 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Murdoch Macdonald | 10,194 | 65.4 | +12.7 | |
Labour | Andrew D. Kinloch | 5,385 | 34.6 | New | |
Majority | 4,809 | 30.8 | +25.4 | ||
Turnout | 15,579 | 46.9 | −7.4 | ||
Registered electors | 33,230 | ||||
Liberal hold | Swing | +12.7 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Murdoch Macdonald | 11,468 | 62.6 | −2.8 | |
Labour | T. Henderson | 6,863 | 37.4 | +2.8 | |
Majority | 4,605 | 25.2 | −5.6 | ||
Turnout | 18,331 | 54.1 | +7.2 | ||
Registered electors | 33,875 | ||||
Liberal hold | Swing | +2.8 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Murdoch Macdonald | 14,042 | 55.3 | −7.3 | |
Labour | David Norman Mackay | 11,369 | 44.7 | +7.3 | |
Majority | 2,673 | 10.6 | −14.6 | ||
Turnout | 25,411 | 58.6 | +4.5 | ||
Registered electors | 43,387 | ||||
Liberal hold | Swing | −7.3 |
Elections in the 1930s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
National Liberal | Murdoch Macdonald | 18,702 | 65.3 | +10.0 | |
Labour | David Norman Mackay | 5,941 | 20.7 | -24.0 | |
National (Scotland) | John MacCormick | 4,016 | 14.0 | New | |
Majority | 12,761 | 44.6 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 28,659 | 61.9 | +3.3 | ||
National Liberal gain from Liberal | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
National Liberal | Murdoch Macdonald | 14,985 | 56.4 | -8.9 | |
Labour | Hugh Fraser | 7,297 | 27.5 | +6.8 | |
SNP | John MacCormick | 4,273 | 16.1 | +2.1 | |
Majority | 7,688 | 28.9 | -15.7 | ||
Turnout | 26,555 | 57.8 | -4.1 | ||
National Liberal hold | Swing |
Elections in the 1940s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent Liberal | Murdoch Macdonald | 12,090 | 43.26 | -13.1 | |
Labour | Neil George Maclean | 9,655 | 34.55 | +7.0 | |
Liberal | John MacCormick | 6,200 | 22.19 | New | |
Majority | 2,435 | 8.71 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 27,945 | 59.40 | +1.6 | ||
Independent Liberal gain from National Liberal | Swing |
Elections in the 1950s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Unionist | Malcolm Douglas-Hamilton
|
16,056 | 45.47 | New | |
Labour | Desmond Nethersole-Thompson | 11,236 | 31.82 | −2.73 | |
Liberal | John Bannerman | 8,023 | 22.72 | +0.53 | |
Majority | 4,820 | 13.65 | +4.94 | ||
Turnout | 35,315 | 68.52 | +9.12 | ||
Unionist gain from National Liberal | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Unionist | Malcolm Douglas-Hamilton
|
22,497 | 64.54 | +19.07 | |
Labour | Thomas Alexander MacNair | 12,361 | 35.46 | +3.64 | |
Majority | 10,136 | 29.08 | +15.43 | ||
Turnout | 34,858 | 69.30 | +0.78 | ||
Unionist hold | Swing | +21.37 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Unionist | Neil McLean
|
10,329 | 41.4 | -23.1 | |
Liberal | John Bannerman | 8,998 | 36.0 | New | |
Labour | William Paterson | 5,642 | 22.6 | -12.9 | |
Majority | 1,331 | 5.4 | -23.7 | ||
Turnout | 24,969 | 49.2 | -20.1 | ||
Unionist hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Unionist | Neil McLean
|
14,352 | 41.5 | −23.0 | |
Liberal | John Bannerman | 13,386 | 38.7 | N/A | |
Labour | Desmond Nethersole-Thompson | 6,891 | 19.9 | −15.6 | |
Majority | 966 | 2.8 | −26.3 | ||
Turnout | 34,629 | 67.49 | −1.8 | ||
Unionist hold | Swing | −9.1 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Unionist | Neil McLean
|
15,728 | 44.4 | +2.9 | |
Liberal | John Bannerman | 11,653 | 32.9 | −5.8 | |
Labour | Ian John Forgan Coulter | 8,073 | 22.77 | +2.9 | |
Majority | 4,075 | 11.49 | +8.70 | ||
Turnout | 35,454 | 71.56 | +4.07 | ||
Unionist hold | Swing | +5.75 |
Elections in the 1960s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Russell Johnston | 14,235 | 39.8 | +6.9 | |
Unionist | Neil McLean
|
12,099 | 33.9 | −10.5 | |
Labour | Allan Campbell McLean | 9,402 | 26.3 | +3.5 | |
Majority | 2,136 | 5.9 | −5.6 | ||
Turnout | 35,736 | 71.4 | −0.2 | ||
Liberal gain from Unionist | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Russell Johnston | 14,356 | 39.4 | −0.4 | |
Conservative
|
David Anthony Wathen | 11,961 | 32.9 | −1.0 | |
Labour | Allan Campbell McLean | 10,069 | 27.7 | +1.4 | |
Majority | 2,395 | 6.5 | +0.6 | ||
Turnout | 36,386 | 72.1 | +0.7 | ||
Liberal hold | Swing |
Elections in the 1970s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Russell Johnston | 15,052 | 38.4 | −1.0 | |
Conservative
|
David Anthony Wathen | 12,378 | 31.5 | −1.4 | |
Labour | Donald Macauley | 9,038 | 23.0 | −4.7 | |
SNP | Athole Christina Cameron | 2,781 | 7.1 | New | |
Majority | 2,674 | 6.9 | +0.4 | ||
Turnout | 39,248 | 72.3 | +0.2 | ||
Liberal hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Russell Johnston | 16,903 | 38.7 | +0.3 | |
Conservative
|
Robert Ewart Henderson | 11,680 | 26.8 | −4.7 | |
SNP | Rob Gibson | 7,816 | 17.9 | +10.8 | |
Labour | David James Cameron | 7,258 | 16.6 | -6.4 | |
Majority | 5,223 | 11.9 | +5.0 | ||
Turnout | 43,657 | 76.1 | +3.8 | ||
Liberal hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Russell Johnston | 13,128 | 32.4 | −6.3 | |
SNP | Donald Barr | 11,994 | 29.6 | +11.7 | |
Conservative
|
Robert Ewart Henderson | 8,922 | 22.0 | −4.8 | |
Labour | J.W.L. Cumming | 6,332 | 15.6 | −1.0 | |
Fine Gael (Scotland) | Uilleam Bell | 155 | 0.4 | New | |
Majority | 1,134 | 2.8 | −9.1 | ||
Turnout | 40,531 | 70.5 | −5.6 | ||
Liberal hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Russell Johnston | 15,716 | 33.7 | +1.3 | |
Conservative
|
Richard Hunter Gordon | 11,559 | 24.8 | +2.8 | |
SNP | Donald Barr | 9,603 | 20.6 | −9.0 | |
Labour | Brian David Henderson Wilson | 9,586 | 20.6 | +5.0 | |
Fine Gael (Scotland) | Uilleam Bell | 112 | 0.2 | −0.2 | |
Majority | 4,157 | 8.9 | +6.1 | ||
Turnout | 46,576 | 74.4 | −4.1 | ||
Liberal hold | Swing |
Notes and references
- ^ "'Inverness', Feb 1974 - May 1983". ElectionWeb Project. Cognitive Computing Limited. Retrieved 23 March 2016.
- ISBN 0-900178-09-4), F. W. S. Craig 1972
- ^ Whitaker's Almanack, 1920
- ^ The Times, 20 November 1922
- ^ The Times, 11 December 1923
- ^ Oliver & Boyd's Edinburgh Almanac, 1927
- ^ The Times, 3 June 1929
- ^ Whitaker's Almanack, 1934
- ^ Whitaker's Almanack, 1939
- ISBN 978-0-900178-01-6.
- ^ .
- ^ The Times' Guide to the House of Commons. 1950.
- ^ The Times' Guide to the House of Commons. 1955.