Ross and Cromarty (UK Parliament constituency)
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| Ross and Cromarty County constituency |
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|---|---|
| Created: | 1832 |
| Abolished: | 1983 |
| Type: | House of Commons |
| Members: | one |
Ross and Cromarty was a county constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1832 to 1983. The constituency elected one Member of Parliament (MP).
When created in 1832 by the Scottish Reform Act 1832 it combined in one constituency the former constituencies of Ross-shire and Cromartyshire.
In 1918 Lewis was taken from the constituency and merged into the then new Western Isles consituency, and the Fortrose component of the former Inverness Burghs constituency and the Dingwall and Cromarty components of the former Northern Burghs constituency were merged into the Ross and Cromarty constituency.
In 1983 the area of the Ross and Cromarty constituency was merged with the Isle of Skye and Isle of Raasay areas of the former Inverness constituency to form the then new Ross, Cromarty and Skye constituency.
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[edit] Local government areas
1890 to 1918
County councils were created in Scotland in 1890, and so the constituency area became also the county council area of Ross and Cromarty, minus the Fortrose, Dingwall and Cromarty parliamentary burghs.
1918 to 1975
When reformed in 1918 the constituency covered the county of Ross and Cromarty (including the former parliamentary burghs) minus Lewis.
1975 to 1983
County councils were abolished in 1975 and replaced with regions and districts and island council areas. The constituency area was then that of the district of Ross and Cromarty plus the Lochalsh area of Skye and Lochalsh. Both districts were within the Highland region.
See also
[edit] Member of Parliament
| Period | Member of Parliament | Party |
|---|---|---|
| 1832 to 1837 |
James Alexander Stewart-Mackenzie | Liberal |
| 1837 to 1847 |
Thomas Mackenzie | Conservative |
| 1847 to 1868 |
Sir James Matheson | Liberal |
| 1868 to 1884 |
Alexander Matheson | Liberal |
| 1884 to 1885 |
Ronald Crauford Munro-Ferguson Later Viscount Novar |
Liberal |
| 1885 to 1892 |
Roderick Macdonald | Crofters' Party |
| 1892 to 1911 |
James Galloway Weir | Liberal |
| 1911 to 1936 |
Ian Macpherson Later Baron Strathcarron |
Liberal 1911 to 1931 National Liberal 1931 to 1936 |
| 1936 to 1945 |
Malcolm MacDonald | National Labour |
| 1945 to 1964 |
Sir John MacLeod | Independent Liberal 1945-47; National Liberal 1947 to 1964 |
| 1964 1970 |
Alasdair Mackenzie | Liberal |
| 1970 to 1983 |
James Hector Northey Gray Later Baron Gray of Contin |
Conservative |
[edit] Election results
| Ross and Cromarty by-election, 1936 | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| National Labour | Malcolm MacDonald | 8,949 | 49.5 | ||
| Labour | Hector McNeil | 5,967 | 33.0 | ||
| Unionist | Randolph Churchill | 2,427 | 13.4 | ||
| Liberal | Russell Thomas | 738 | 4.1 | ||
| Majority | 2,982 | 16.5 | |||
| National Labour gain from National Liberal | Swing | n/a | |||
| General Election 1931: Ross and Cromarty | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| National Liberal | Rt Hon Sir James Ian Macpherson Bt KC | unopposed | |||
| General Election 1906: Ross and Cromarty Shire [1] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Liberal | James Galloway Weir | 3,883 | |||
| Conservative | J.C. Watt KC | 1,773 | |||
| General Election 1886: Ross and Cromarty Shire [2] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Liberal | Roderick Macdonald MD | 4,263 | |||
| Liberal Unionist | John Peter Grant | 1,197 | |||
| General Election 1886: Ross and Cromarty Shire [3] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Liberal | Roderick Macdonald MD | 4,942 | |||
| Liberal | Ronald Munro-Fegruson | 2,925 | |||
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[edit] References
- ^ Whitaker's Almanack, 1907
- ^ Debrett's House of Commons and Judicial Bench, 1889
- ^ Debrett's House of Commons and Judicial Bench, 1889
