Kirkcaldy Burghs (UK Parliament constituency)
Kirkcaldy Burghs | |
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Former Burgh constituency for the House of Commons | |
1950–1974 | |
Number of members | One |
Replaced by | Kirkcaldy |
1832–1950 | |
Number of members | One |
Type of constituency | District of burghs constituency |
Kirkcaldy Burghs was a burgh constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom (Westminster) from 1832 to 1974. It elected one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first-past-the-post voting system. From 1832 to 1950 it was, officially, a district of burghs constituency.
Boundaries
In 1918 the constituency covered the burghs of Kirkcaldy, Buckhaven, Methil and Innerleven, Burntisland, Dysart and Kinghorn.
Members of Parliament
Election | Member | Party | Notes | |
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1832 | Robert Ferguson | |||
1835 | John Fergus | |||
1837 | Robert Ferguson | |||
1841 by-election | Robert Ferguson | |||
1862 by-election | Roger Sinclair Aytoun | |||
1874 | Robert Reid | |||
1875 by-election | Sir George Campbell | Liberal | ||
1892 by-election | Sir James Henry Dalziel | Liberal | later Baron Dalziel of Kirkcaldy | |
1921 by-election | Thomas Kennedy | Labour | ||
1922 | Sir Robert Hutchison | National Liberal | later Baron Hutchison of Montrose | |
1923 | Thomas Kennedy | Labour | ||
1931 | Albert Russell | Unionist | ||
1935 | Thomas Kennedy | Labour | ||
1944 by-election | Thomas Hubbard | Labour | ||
1959 | Harry Gourlay | Labour | subsequently MP for Kirkcaldy | |
Feb. 1974 | constituency abolished: see Kirkcaldy |
Election results
Elections in the 1860s
At the United Kingdom general election, 1868 Roger Sinclair Aytoun was returned unopposed.[1]
Elections in the 1880s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Sir George Campbell | 2,180 | |||
Independent Liberal | John Malcolm Inglis | 1,504 | |||
Conservative | Hugh Thomas Munro | 746 | |||
Majority | 676 | ||||
Turnout | |||||
Liberal hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Sir George Campbell | 2,014 | |||
Liberal Unionist | Thomas Barclay | 911 | |||
Majority | 1,103 | ||||
Turnout | |||||
Liberal hold | Swing | ||||
Elections in the 1890s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | James Henry Dalziel | 2,567 | |||
Liberal Unionist | Robert Cox | 1,531 | |||
Majority | 1,036 | ||||
Turnout | |||||
Liberal hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | James Henry Dalziel | 2,741 | |||
Liberal Unionist | John Chisholm | 939 | |||
Majority | 1,802 | ||||
Turnout | |||||
Liberal hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | James Henry Dalziel | 3,078 | |||
Conservative | Charles Granville Kekewich | 1,122 | |||
Majority | 1,956 | ||||
Turnout | |||||
Liberal hold | Swing | ||||
Elections in the 1900s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | James Henry Dalziel | 3,354 | |||
Liberal Unionist | Michael Barker Nairn | 2,013 | |||
Majority | 1,341 | ||||
Turnout | |||||
Liberal hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | James Henry Dalziel | 4,659 | |||
Conservative | Andrew Henderson Briggs Constable | 1,410 | |||
Majority | 3,249 | ||||
Turnout | |||||
Liberal hold | Swing | ||||
Elections in the 1910s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Rt Hon. Sir James Henry Dalziel | 5,035 | 75.2 | ||
Conservative | Arthur Anthony Baumann | 1,659 | 24.8 | ||
Majority | 3,376 | 50.4 | |||
Turnout | 6,694 | ||||
Liberal hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Rt Hon. Sir James Henry Dalziel | unopposed | n/a | n/a | |
Liberal hold | Swing | n/a | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Coalition Liberal | Rt Hon. Sir James Henry Dalziel | unopposed | n/a | n/a | |
Coalition Liberal hold | Swing | n/a | |||
Elections in the 1920s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Thomas Kennedy | 11,674 | 53.4 | n/a | |
Coalition Liberal | Sir Robert Cook Lockhart | 10,199 | 46.6 | n/a | |
Majority | 1,475 | 6.8 | n/a | ||
Turnout | 65.6 | n/a | |||
Labour gain from Coalition Liberal | Swing | n/a | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
National Liberal | Sir Robert Hutchison | 12,762 | 51.4 | +4.8 | |
Labour | Thomas Kennedy | 12,089 | 48.6 | -4.8 | |
Majority | 673 | 2.8 | 9.6 | ||
Turnout | 79.3 | +13.7 | |||
National Liberal gain from Labour | Swing | +4.8 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Thomas Kennedy | 14,221 | 54.4 | +5.8 | |
Liberal | Sir Robert Hutchison | 11,937 | 45.6 | -5.8 | |
Majority | 2,284 | 8.8 | 11.6 | ||
Turnout | 81.7 | +2.4 | |||
Labour gain from Liberal | Swing | +5.8 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Thomas Kennedy | 14,038 | 52.7 | -1.7 | |
Liberal | John Murray | 12,607 | 47.3 | +1.7 | |
Majority | 1,431 | 5.4 | -3.4 | ||
Turnout | 81.8 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | -1.7 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Thomas Kennedy | 17,410 | 59.6 | +6.9 | |
Unionist | Henry James Scrymgeour-Wedderburn | 11,805 | 40.4 | n/a | |
Majority | 5,605 | 19.2 | +13.8 | ||
Turnout | 72.2 | -9.6 | |||
Labour hold | Swing | n/a | |||
Elections in the 1930s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Unionist | Albert Russell | 19,132 | 56.9 | +16.5 | |
Labour | Rt Hon. Thomas Kennedy | 14,492 | 43.1 | -16.5 | |
Majority | 33.0 | ||||
Turnout | 81.1 | +8.9 | |||
Unionist gain from Labour | Swing | +16.5 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Rt Hon. Thomas Kennedy | 19,457 | 56.3 | +13.2 | |
Unionist | Albert Russell | 15,086 | 43.7 | -13.2 | |
Majority | 4,371 | 12.6 | 26.4 | ||
Turnout | 79.9 | ||||
Labour gain from Unionist | Swing | +13.2 | |||
Elections in the 1940s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Thomas Frederick Hubbard | ||||
SNP | Douglas Cuthbert Colquhoun Young | ||||
Majority | |||||
Turnout | |||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Thomas Frederick Hubbard | 15,401 | 45.0 | -11.3 | |
Unionist | Christopher William Graham Guest | 10,099 | 29.5 | -14.2 | |
SNP | Douglas Cuthbert Colquhoun Young | 5,811 | 17.0 | n/a | |
Communist | John McArthur | 2,898 | 8.47 | n/a | |
Majority | 5,302 | 15.5 | +2.9 | ||
Turnout | 34,209 | 76.4 | -3.5 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | +1.4 | |||
Elections in the 1950s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Thomas Frederick Hubbard | 25,756 | 59.97 | +14.95 | |
Unionist | R Bell | 17,192 | 40.03 | +10.51 | |
Majority | 8,564 | 19.94 | +4.44 | ||
Turnout | 42,948 | 84.80 | +8.40 | ||
Registered electors | 50,645 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | +2.22 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Thomas Frederick Hubbard | 26,885 | 60.59 | +0.62 | |
Unionist (National Liberal) | Ralph Harris | 17,484 | 39.41 | -0.62 | |
Majority | 9,401 | 21.19 | +1.24 | ||
Turnout | 44,369 | 84.63 | -0.17 | ||
Registered electors | 52,427 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | +0.62 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Thomas Frederick Hubbard | 23,861 | 59.28 | -1.31 | |
Unionist (National Liberal) | Duncan Drummond Young | 16,392 | 40.72 | +1.31 | |
Majority | 7,469 | 18.56 | -2.62 | ||
Turnout | 40,253 | 75.31 | -9.32 | ||
Registered electors | 53,450 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | -1.31 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Harry Philip Heggie Gourlay | 25,428 | 58.28 | -1.00 | |
Unionist | James Law | 14,186 | 32.51 | -8.21 | |
Liberal | David Blyth | 4,020 | 9.21 | N/A | |
Majority | 11,242 | 25.76 | +7.20 | ||
Turnout | 43,634 | 80.46 | +5.15 | ||
Registered electors | 54,232 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | +3.61 | |||
Elections in the 1960s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Harry Philip Heggie Gourlay | 24,263 | 59.99 | +1.71 | |
Unionist (National Liberal) | Neil Gow | 11,756 | 29.07 | N/A | |
SNP | James Corson Lees | 4,423 | 10.94 | N/A | |
Majority | 12,507 | 30.93 | +5.17 | ||
Turnout | 40,442 | 77.25 | -3.21 | ||
Registered electors | 52,355 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Harry Philip Heggie Gourlay | 23,273 | 59.62 | -0.37 | |
Conservative | Neil Gow | 10,539 | 27.00 | -2.07 | |
SNP | James Corson Lees | 4,423 | 13.38 | +2.44 | |
Majority | 12,734 | 32.62 | +1.59 | ||
Turnout | 39,035 | 75.41 | -1.84 | ||
Registered electors | 52,355 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | +0.85 | |||
Elections in the 1970s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Harry Philip Heggie Gourlay | 22,986 | 56.01 | -3.61 | |
Conservative | A Myles Hogg | 13,193 | 32.15 | +5.15 | |
SNP | James Corson Lees | 4,863 | 11.85 | -1.53 | |
Majority | 9,793 | 23.86 | -8.76 | ||
Turnout | 41,042 | 71.87 | -3.54 | ||
Registered electors | 52,355 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | -4.38 | |||
References
- ↑ Debrett's House of Commons, 1870
- ↑ Debrett's House of Commons and the Judicial Bench, 1889
- ↑ Debrett's House of Commons and the Judicial Bench, 1889
- ↑ Whitaker's Almanack, 1893
- ↑ Debrett's House of Commons and the Judicial Bench, 1901
- ↑ Debrett's House of Commons and the Judicial Bench, 1901
- ↑ Whitaker's Almanack, 1907
- ↑ Debrett's House of Commons and the Judicial Bench, 1916
- ↑ Debrett's House of Commons and the Judicial Bench, 1916
- ↑ Whitaker's Almanack, 1920
- ↑ The Times, 7 March 1921
- ↑ The Times, 8 December 1923
- ↑ Oliver & Boyd's Edinburgh Almanac, 1927
- ↑ Whitaker's Almanack, 1934
- ↑ Whitaker's Almanack, 1939
- ↑ Kimber, Richard. "UK General Election results July 1945". Political Science Resources. Retrieved 11 April 2016.
- ↑ Kimber, Richard. "UK General Election results 1950". Political Science Resources. Retrieved 11 April 2016.
- ↑ Kimber, Richard. "UK General Election results 1951". Political Science Resources. Retrieved 11 April 2016.
- ↑ Kimber, Richard. "UK General Election results 1955". Political Science Resources. Retrieved 11 April 2016.
- ↑ Kimber, Richard. "UK General Election results 1959". Political Science Resources. Retrieved 11 April 2016.
- ↑ Kimber, Richard. "UK General Election results 1964". Political Science Resources. Retrieved 11 April 2016.
- ↑ Kimber, Richard. "UK General Election results 1966". Political Science Resources. Retrieved 11 April 2016.
- ↑ Kimber, Richard. "UK General Election results 1970". Political Science Resources. Retrieved 11 April 2016.
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