West Lothian (UK Parliament constituency)
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| West Lothian County constituency |
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| Created: | 1945 |
| Abolished: | 1983 |
| Type: | House of Commons |
| Members: | One |
West Lothian was a county constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1945 to 1983. It elected one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post voting system.
The constituency is best known for its third and final MP, Tam Dalyell of the Labour Party, whose concerns about Scottish devolution were labelled "the West Lothian question".
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[edit] History
West Lothian was created for the 1945 general election, partly replacing the previous Linlithgowshire constituency.
With effect from the 1983 general election, its name was changed to Linlithgow.
[edit] Boundaries
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[edit] Member of Parliament
| Election | Member | Party | Notes | |
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| 1945 | George Mathers | Labour | later Baron Mathers | |
| 1951 | John Taylor | Labour | ||
| 1962 | Tam Dalyell | Labour | re-elected in 1983 for Linlithgow | |
| 1983 | constituency abolished: see Linlithgow | |||
[edit] Election results
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