Galloway (UK Parliament constituency)

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Galloway was a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1918 until 1983, when its name was changed to Galloway and Upper Nithsdsale. In 2005 it was replaced by Dumfries and Galloway.

Contents 1 Members of Parliament 1.1 Galloway (1918-1983) 1.2 Galloway and Upper Nithsdale (1983-2005) 1.2.1 Members of Parliament 1.2.2 Election results

[edit] Members of Parliament

[edit] Galloway (1918-1983)

Galloway County constituency
Created:	1918
Abolished:	1983
Type:	House of Commons

• 1918 Gilbert McMicking

• 1922 Cecil Randolph Dudgeon

• 1924 Sir Arthur John Hennijer-Hughan

• 1925 Sidney Richard Streatfeild

• 1929 Cecil Randolph Dudgeon

• 1931 John Hamilton Mackie, Conservative

• 1959 John Brewis, Conservative

• 1974 George Thompson, Scottish National Party

• 1979 Ian Lang, later Baron Lang of Monkton, Conservative

[edit] Galloway and Upper Nithsdale (1983-2005)

Galloway and Upper Nithsdale County constituency
Created:	1983
Abolished:	2005
Type:	House of Commons

[edit] Members of Parliament

• 1983: Ian Lang, later Baron Lang of Monkton, Conservative
• 1997: Alasdair Morgan, Scottish National Party
• 2001: Peter Duncan, Conservative

[edit] Election results

General Election 2001: Galloway and Upper Nithsdale
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Peter Duncan	12,222	34.0	+3.5
	Scottish National Party	Malcolm Fleming	12,148	33.8	-10.1
	Labour	Thomas Sloan	7,258	20.2	+3.9
	Liberal Democrats	Neil Wallace	3,698	10.3	+3.9
	Scottish Socialist	Andy Harvey	588	1.6	N/A
Majority			74	0.2
Turnout			35,914	67.4	-12.2
	Conservative gain from Scottish National Party		Swing