Linlithgowshire (UK Parliament constituency)

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Linlithgowshire was a constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1708 to 1945, when its name was changed to West Lothian. As such it gave its name to the West Lothian question.

The name reverted to Linlithgow from 1983. The constituency was largely replaced by Linlithgow and East Falkirk for the 2005 general election, with the remainder of the constituency joining Livingston.

The Scottish Parliament constituency of Linlithgow was created in 1999 with the same boundaries as the UK Parliament constituency.

Contents 1 Member of Parliament 1.1 Linlithgowshire (1708-1945) 1.2 West Lothian (1945-1983) 1.3 Linlithgow (1983-2005) 2 Election results 3 Politics and history of the constituency

[edit] Member of Parliament

[edit] Linlithgowshire (1708-1945)

Linlithgowshire County constituency
Created:	1708
Abolished:	1945
Type:	House of Commons

• 1708 James Johnstone, Lord Johnstone, later Marquess of Annandale

• 1708 John Houstoun
• 1713 Sir James Carmichael
• 1714 John Houstoun
• 1715 Sir James Cunynghame
• 1722 George Dundas
• 1727 Alexander Hamilton
• 1741 George Dundas
• 1743 Charles Hope-Weir
• 1768 John Hope
• 1770 James Dundas
• 1774 Sir William Augustus Cunynghame
• 1790 John Hope, later Earl of Hopetoun
• 1800 Sir Alexander Hope
• 1835 James Hope
• 1838 Charles Hope
• 1845 William Baillie
• 1847 George Dundas
• 1859 Charles Baillie
• 1859 Walter Ferrier Hamilton
• 1865 Peter McLagan
• 1893 Thomas Hope
• 1895 Alexander Ure, later Baron Strathclyde
• 1913 John William Pratt
• 1918 James Kidd
• 1922 Emanuel Shinwell, later Baron Shinwell
• 1924 James Kidd
• 1928 Emanuel Shinwell, later Baron Shinwell
• 1931 Sir Adrian William Maxwell Baillie
• 1935 George Mathers, later Baron Mathers Labour

[edit] West Lothian (1945-1983)

West Lothian County constituency
Created:	1945
Abolished:	1983
Type:	House of Commons

• 1945 George Mathers, later Baron Mathers
• 1951 John Taylor
• 1962 Tam Dalyell

[edit] Linlithgow (1983-2005)

Linlithgow County constituency
Created:	1983
Abolished:	2005
Type:	House of Commons

• 1983 Sir Tam Dalyell

[edit] Election results

General Election 2001: Linlithgow
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Tam Dalyell	17,207	54.4	+0.2
	Scottish National Party	Sibbald, J.G.M.	8,078	25.5	-1.3
	Conservative	Lindhurst, G.	2,836	9.0	-3.6
	Liberal Democrats	Oliver, W.M.	2,628	8.3	+2.4
	Scottish Socialist	Cornoch, E.	695	2.2	N/A
	RRL	Cronin, H.D.	211	0.7	N/A
Majority			9,129	28.9
Turnout			31,655	58.0

General Election 1931: Linlithgowshire
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Sir Adrian William Maxwell Baillie Bt	20,476
	Labour	Emanuel Shinwell	16,956

General Election 1906: Linlithgowshire
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Alexander Ure KC	5,282	65.7
	Conservative	Patrick Rose-Innes	2,761	34.3

[edit] Politics and history of the constituency