Roxburgh and Selkirk (UK Parliament constituency)
Roxburgh and Selkirk | |
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Former County constituency for the House of Commons | |
1918–1955 | |
Number of members | One |
Replaced by | Roxburgh, Selkirk & Peebles |
Created from |
Roxburghshire Peebles and Selkirk |
Roxburgh and Selkirk was a county constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom (Westminster) from 1918 to 1955. It elected one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post voting system.
Boundaries
The constituency was created by the Representation of the People Act 1918, and first used in the 1918 general election, to cover the counties of Roxburgh and Selkirk.
At least nominally, the counties had been covered previously by the Roxburghshire and Peebles and Selkirk constituencies.
For the 1955 general election, as a result of the First Periodical Review of the Boundary Commission, the Roxburgh and Selkirk constituency was abolished and the Roxburgh, Selkirk and Peebles constituency was created, covering the counties of Roxburgh, Selkirk, and Peebles.
Members of Parliament
Election | Member | Party | Notes | |
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1918 | Robert Munro, later Baron Alness | Coalition Liberal | ||
1922 | Sir Thomas Henderson | National Liberal | ||
1923 | Walter John Montagu Douglas Scott, Earl of Dalkeith | Unionist | later Duke of Buccleuch & Queensberry | |
1935 | Lord William Walter Montagu Douglas Scott | Unionist | ||
1950 | Archibald James Florence Macdonald | Liberal | ||
1951 | Charles Edward McArthur Donaldson | Unionist | subsequently MP for Roxburgh, Selkirk & Peebles | |
1955 | constituency abolished: see Roxburgh, Selkirk & Peebles |
Election results
General Election 1918: Roxburgh & Selkirk [1]
Electorate 33,604 | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Coalition Liberal | Rt Hon. Robert Munro | 13,043 | n/a | ||
Labour | Thomas Hamilton | 5,574 | n/a | ||
Majority | n/a | ||||
Turnout | n/a | ||||
Coalition Liberal win | |||||
Elections in the 1920s
General Election 1922: Roxburgh & Selkirk [2]
Electorate 32,904 | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
National Liberal | Sir Thomas Henderson | 10,356 | 51.7 | ||
Liberal | Sir Alfred Hamilton Grant | 9,698 | 48.3 | n/a | |
Majority | 658 | 3.4 | |||
Turnout | 20,054 | 60.9 | |||
National Liberal hold | Swing | n/a | |||
General Election 1923: Roxburgh & Selkirk [3]
Electorate 33,405 | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Unionist | Earl of Dalkeith | 11,258 | 43.1 | n/a | |
Liberal | Sir Thomas Henderson | 8,046 | 30.8 | n/a | |
Labour | George Dallas | 6,811 | 26.1 | n/a | |
Majority | 3,212 | 12.3 | n/a | ||
Turnout | 26,115 | 78.2 | +17.3 | ||
Unionist gain from Liberal | Swing | n/a | |||
General Election 1924: Roxburgh & Selkirk [4]
Electorate 34,529 | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Unionist | Earl of Dalkeith | 12,684 | |||
Liberal | John M. Wylie | 7,737 | |||
Labour | George Dallas | 7,266 | |||
Majority | 4,947 | ||||
Turnout | |||||
Unionist hold | Swing | ||||
General Election 1929: Roxburgh & Selkirk [5]
Electorate 45,255 | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Unionist | Earl of Dalkeith | 13,510 | 38.0 | ||
Liberal | Arthur Robert McDougal | 12,232 | 34.4 | ||
Labour | Robert Gibson | 9,803 | 27.6 | ||
Majority | 1,278 | 3.6 | |||
Turnout | 35,545 | 78.5 | |||
Unionist hold | Swing | ||||
Elections in the 1930s
General Election 1931: Roxburgh & Selkirk[6]
Electorate 45,975 | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Unionist | Earl of Dalkeith | 21,394 | 55.1 | +17.1 | |
Liberal | David E. Keir | 17,420 | 44.9 | +10.5 | |
Majority | 3,974 | 10.2 | +6.6 | ||
Turnout | 38,814 | 84.4 | +5.9 | ||
Unionist hold | Swing | ||||
General Election 1935: Roxburgh & Selkirk [7]
Electorate 47,037 | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Unionist | Lord William Walter Montagu Douglas Scott | 18,342 | 50.0 | -5.1 | |
Liberal | Arthur Robert McDougal | 12,264 | 33.4 | -11.5 | |
Labour | James Alexander Cuthburt Thomson | 6,099 | 16.6 | n/a | |
Majority | 6,078 | 16.6 | |||
Turnout | 36,705 | 78.0 | |||
Unionist hold | Swing | +3.2 | |||
Elections in the 1940s
A General election was due to take place before the end of 1940, but was postponed due to the Second World War. By 1939, the following candidates had been selected to contest this constituency;
- Unionist Party: Lord William Montagu Douglas Scott
- Liberal Party: Arthur Robert McDougal
General Election 1945: Roxburgh & Selkirk
Electorate 47,407 | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Unionist | Lt-Col. Lord William Montagu Douglas Scott MC | 13,232 | 37.9 | -12.1 | |
Liberal | Archibald James Florence Macdonald | 11,604 | 33.2 | -0.2 | |
Labour | LP Thomas | 10,107 | 28.9 | +12.3 | |
Majority | 1,628 | 4.7 | |||
Turnout | 73.7 | ||||
Unionist hold | Swing | -6.0 | |||
Elections in the 1950s
General Election 1950
Electorate 47,430 | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Liberal | Archibald James Florence Macdonald | 15,347 | 39.4 | +6.2 | |
Unionist | Lord William Montagu Douglas Scott | 14,191 | 36.4 | -1.5 | |
Labour | LP Thomas | 9,413 | 24.2 | -4.7 | |
Majority | 1,156 | 3.0 | -1.7 | ||
Turnout | 82.1 | +8.4 | |||
Liberal gain from Unionist | Swing | +3.9 | |||
General Election 1951
Electorate 47,614 | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Unionist | Charles Edward McArthur Donaldson | 16,438 | 40.6 | +4.2 | |
Liberal | Archibald James Florence Macdonald | 15,609 | 38.6 | -0.8 | |
Labour | Thomas White | 8,395 | 20.8 | -3.4 | |
Majority | 829 | 2.0 | 5.0 | ||
Turnout | 84.9 | +2.8 | |||
Unionist gain from Liberal | Swing | +2.5 | |||
References
Sources
- Craig, F. W. S. (1983) [1969]. British parliamentary election results 1918–1949 (3rd edition ed.). Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. ISBN 0-900178-06-X.
- Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "R" (part 2)
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