Argyllshire (UK Parliament constituency)

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Argyllshire
Former County constituency
for the House of Commons
Subdivisions of Scotland Argyllshire
17081983
Number of members One
Replaced by Argyll and Bute and Inverness, Nairn and Lochaber

Argyllshire was a county constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of Great Britain from 1708 to 1800 and of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1801 until 1950, when it was renamed Argyll. The constituency was replaced in 1983 with Argyll and Bute.

It elected one Member of Parliament (MP) using the first-past-the-post voting system.

Local government areas

Until Scottish counties were abolished, for most purposes, in 1975, the constituency represented the county of Argyll, except that constituency boundaries may not have coincided at all times with county boundaries, and any parliamentary burgh within the county would have been outside the constituency.

In 1975 most of the county plus the Isle of Bute became the Argyll district of the Strathclyde region. A northern area of the county became part of the Highland region. Until 1975 the Isle of Bute had been part of the county of Bute.

In 1996, 13 years after the abolition of the Argyll constituency and creation of the Argyll and Bute constituency, the Argyll district, plus a portion of the Dumbarton district of Strathclyde, became the Argyll and Bute unitary council area.

Members of Parliament

Argyllshire

Election Member [1] Party
1708 Sir James Campbell, 2nd Baronet
1736 by-election Charles Campbell
1742 by-election James Stuart-Mackenzie
1747 Sir Duncan Campbell of Lochnell
1754 Dugald Campbell
1764 by-election Lord William Campbell
1766 by-election Robert Campbell
1772 by-election Adam Livingston
1780 Lord Frederick Campbell
1799 by-election Lord John Campbell Whig
1822 by-election Walter Frederick Campbell Whig
1832 James Henry Callander Whig
1835 Walter Frederick Campbell Whig
1841 Alexander Cameron Campbell Conservative
1843 by-election Duncan McNeill Conservative
1851 by-election Sir Archibald Islay Campbell, 3rd Baronet Conservative
1857 Alexander Struthers Finlay Liberal
1868 Marquess of Lorne Liberal
1878 by-election Lord Colin Campbell Liberal
1885 Donald Horne Macfarlane Crofters' Party
1886 John Wingfield Malcolm Unionist
1892 Sir Donald Horne Macfarlane Liberal
1895 Donald Ninian Nicol Unionist Party
1903 by-election John Stirling Ainsworth Liberal
1918 Sir William Sutherland Coalition Liberal
1922 National Liberal
1918 Liberal
1924 Frederick Alexander Macquisten Unionist
1940 by-election Sir Duncan McCallum Unionist
1950 constituency renamed

Argyll

Election Member [1] Party
1950 Sir Duncan McCallum Unionist
1958 (b) Michael Noble Unionist
Feb 1974 Iain Maccormick Scottish National Party
1979 John Mackay Conservative
1983 constituency abolished

Election results

Elections of the 1860s

General Election 1868: Argyllshire [2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Marquess of Lorne unopposed

Elections of the 1880s

Lord Campbell
General Election 1880: Argyllshire [3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Lord Colin Campbell 1,457
Conservative T.G. Malcolm 1,191
Majority
Turnout
Liberal hold Swing
General Election 1885: Argyllshire[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Liberal 3,336
Liberal William Mackinnon 2,852
Independent Liberal John Stuart McCaig 665
Majority
Turnout
Independent Liberal gain from Liberal Swing
General Election 1886: Argyllshire [4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative John Wingfield Malcolm 3,658
Liberal Donald Horne McFarlane 3,045
Majority
Turnout
Conservative gain from Liberal Swing

Elections of the 1890s

General Election 1892: Argyllshire[5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Donald Horne Macfarlane 3,666
Conservative John Wingfield Malcolm 3,580
Majority
Turnout
Liberal gain from Conservative Swing
General Election 1895: Argyllshire[6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Donald Ninian Nicol 3,970
Liberal Donald Horne Macfarlane 3,835
Majority
Turnout
Conservative gain from Liberal Swing

Elections of the 1900s

General Election 1900: Argyllshire[6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Donald Ninian Nicol 3,834
Liberal John Stirling Ainsworth 3,234
Majority
Turnout
Conservative hold Swing
John Ainsworth
Argyllshire by-election, 1903[7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal John Stirling Ainsworth 4,326
Conservative C. Stewart 2,740
Majority
Turnout
Liberal gain from Conservative Swing
General Election 1906: Argyllshire[8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal John Stirling Ainsworth 4,507 59.9
Conservative George Aitken Clark Hutchison 3,012 40.1
Majority
Turnout
Liberal hold Swing

Elections of the 1910s

General Election January 1910: Argyllshire [9]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal John Stirling Ainsworth 4,443
Conservative George Aitken Clark Hutchison 3,617
Majority 4,689 29.8
Turnout 15,685
Liberal hold Swing
General Election December 1910: Argyllshire [9]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal John Stirling Ainsworth 4,280
Conservative George Aitken Clark Hutchison 4,023
Majority 4,689 29.8
Turnout 15,685
Liberal hold Swing

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 the July 1914, the following candidates had been selected;

General Election 1918: Argyllshire [11]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal 11,970 81.4
Labour Lauchlin MacNeill Weir 2,733 18.6 n/a
Majority 9,237 62.8
Turnout 15,685 52.0
Liberal hold Swing n/a
  • endorsed by Coalition Government

Elections of the 1920s

Sir W. Sutherland
Argyll by-election, 1920[12]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Coalition Liberal 10,187 64.9
Labour Malcolm MacCallum 5,498 35.1
Majority 4,689 29.8
Turnout 15,685 50.2
Coalition Liberal hold Swing
  • endorsed by Coalition Government
General Election 1922: Argyllshire [13]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National Liberal Rt Hon. Sir William Sutherland 9,848 58.8 -6.1
Liberal Henry Anderson Watt 6,897 41.2 +6.1
Majority 2,591 15.5 -12.2
Turnout 16,745 51.8 +1.6
National Liberal hold Swing -6.1
General Election 1923: Argyllshire [14]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Rt Hon. Sir William Sutherland 9,020 52.7 -6.1
Unionist Frederick Alexander Macquisten 8,100 47.3 n/a
Majority 920 5.4
Turnout 17,120 53.3
Liberal gain from National Liberal Swing n/a
General Election 1924: Argyllshire[15]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Unionist Frederick Alexander Macquisten 9,240 46.2 −1.1
Liberal Rt Hon. Sir William Sutherland 6,211 31.1 −21.6
Labour Dr I.H. MacIver 4,532 22.7 N/A
Majority 15.1
Turnout 19,983 62.7
Unionist hold Swing
General Election 1929: Argyllshire[16]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Unionist Frederick Alexander Macquisten 11,108 44.1 −2.1
Liberal Basil Andrew Murray 8,089 32.1 +1.0
Labour James Laird Kinloch 6,001 23.8 +1.1
Majority 3,019 12.0
Turnout 25,198 62.7 0.0
Unionist hold Swing -1.6

Elections of the 1930s

General Election 1931: Argyllshire[17]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Unionist Frederick Alexander Macquisten unopposed N/A N/A
Unionist hold Swing N/A
General Election 1935: Argyllshire [18]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Unionist Frederick Alexander Macquisten 13,260 53.6 N/A
Liberal Basil Andrew Murray 11,486 46.4 N/A
Majority 1,774 7.2
Turnout 24,746 56.6 N/A
Unionist hold Swing N/A

Elections of the 1940s

Argyllshire by-election, 1940 [19]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Unionist Duncan McCallum 12,317 62.8 +9.2
SNP William Power 7,308 37.2 N/A
Majority 5,009 25.5
Turnout 19,625
Unionist hold Swing
General Election 1945: Argyllshire
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Unionist Duncan McCallum 15,791 56.6 +3.0
Labour A. MacNeill Weir 8,889 31.9 N/A
Liberal John MacDonald Bannerman 3,228 11.6 −34.8
Majority 6,902 24.7
Turnout 27,908 63.9
Unionist hold Swing

Elections of the 1950s

General Election 1950: Argyll
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Unionist Duncan McCallum 19,259 66.5 +9.9
Labour I. Nicholson 9,215 31.8 −0.1
Scottish Home Rule M S McP Holt 490 1.7 N/A
Majority 10,044 34.7
Turnout 28,964 75.1 +11.2
Unionist hold Swing
General Election 1951: Argyll
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Unionist Duncan McCallum 21,191 68.1 +1.6
Labour Robert M. Young 9,925 31.9 +0.1
Majority 11,266 36.2
Turnout 28,210 67.1 −8.0
Unionist hold Swing
General Election 1955: Argyll
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Unionist Duncan McCallum 19,119 67.8 −0.3
Labour Robert M. Young 9,091 32.2 +0.3
Majority 10,028 35.6
Turnout 28,210 66.9 −0.2
Unionist hold Swing −0.3
Argyll by-election, 1958
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Unionist Michael Antony Cristobal Noble 12,541 46.8 −21.0
Liberal William D. McKean 7,375 27.5 N/A
Labour Robert M. Young 6,884 25.7 −6.5
Majority 5,166 19.3
Turnout 26,800
Unionist hold Swing
General Election 1959: Argyll [20]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Unionist Michael Antony Cristobal Noble 16,599 58.4 −9.4
Labour D. Nisbet 7,356 25.9 −6.3
Liberal Hon. Gerard Eyre Wriothesley Noel 4,469 15.7 N/A
Majority 9,243 32.5
Turnout 28,424 71.0 +4.1
Unionist hold Swing

Elections of the 1960s

General Election 1964: Argyll
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Unionist Michael Antony Cristobal Noble 13,277 47.2 −11.2
Labour Duncan L. MacMillan 8,120 28.9 +3.0
Liberal John Jackson MacKay 6,707 23.9 +8.2
Majority 5,157 18.4
Turnout 28,104 70.3 −0.7
Unionist hold Swing
General Election 1966: Argyll
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Michael Antony Cristobal Noble 12,178 43.2 −4.0
Labour John McFadden 8,486 30.1 +1.2
Liberal John Jackson MacKay 7,512 26.7 +2.8
Majority 3,692 13.1
Turnout 28,176 72.3 +2.0
Conservative hold Swing

Elections of the 1970s

General Election 1970: Argyll
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Michael Antony Cristobal Noble 13,521 44.8 +1.6
SNP Iain Somerled MacDonald MacCormick 9,039 29.9 N/A
Labour John McFadden 7,633 25.3 −4.8
Majority 4,482 14.8
Turnout 30,193 73.9 +1.6
Conservative hold Swing
General Election February 1974: Argyll
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
SNP Iain Somerled MacDonald MacCormick 15,646 48.9 +19.0
Conservative Peter Craft Hutchison 12,358 38.6 −6.2
Labour M.J.N. MacGregor 4,027 12.6 −12.7
Majority 3,288 10.3
Turnout 32,031 77.3 +3.4
SNP gain from Conservative Swing
General Election October 1974: Argyll [21]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
SNP Iain Somerled MacDonald MacCormick 14,967 49.7 +0.8
Conservative John Jackson MacKay 11,036 36.7 −1.9
Labour M.J.N. MacGregor 4,103 13.6 +1.0
Majority 3,931 13.1
Turnout 30,106 72.0 −5.3
SNP hold Swing
General Election 1979: Argyll
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative John Jackson MacKay 12,191 36.8 +0.1
SNP Iain Somerled MacDonald MacCormick 10,545 31.8 −17.9
Labour M.J.N. MacGregor 5,283 16.0 +2.4
Liberal Janet Ray Michie 5,113 15.4 N/A
Majority 1,646 5.0
Turnout 33,132 76.1 +4.1
Conservative gain from SNP Swing

See also

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "A" (part 2)[self-published source][better source needed]
  2. Debrett's House of Commons, 1870
  3. The Times,29 April 1880
  4. 4.0 4.1 Debrett's House of Commons and the Judicial Bench, 1889
  5. Whitaker's Almanack, 1893
  6. 6.0 6.1 Debrett's House of Commons and the Judicial Bench, 1901
  7. The Times, 29 August 1903
  8. Whitaker's Almanack, 1907
  9. 9.0 9.1 Debrett's House of Commons and the Judicial Bench, 1916
  10. Edinburgh Evening News 19 Sep 1914
  11. Whitaker's Almanack, 1920
  12. British parliamentary election results 1918-1949, FWS Craig
  13. British parliamentary election results 1918-1949, FWS Craig
  14. The Times, 11 December 1923
  15. Oliver & Boyd's Edinburgh Almanac, 1927
  16. The Times, 3 June 1929
  17. Whitaker's Almanack, 1934
  18. Whitaker's Almanack, 1939
  19. Whitaker's Almanack, 1944
  20. Whitaker's Almanack 1963
  21. Whitaker's Almanack 1977