534:), and (30 January 1920) thought women voters “hopelessly ignorant, credulous to the last degree, and flickering with gusts of sentiment like a candle in the wind. Then there are some thousands of Irish, who have been ordered by their bosses to vote Labour – as if Labour had ever done or was ever likely to do anything for them”. Asquith directed most of his campaign not against Labour but against the Coalition candidate, whom he thought “a foul-mouthed Tory”. He condemned the Treaty of Versailles and called for moderation over
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was being much criticised, was only narrowly selected as candidate, although after his formal adoption on 21 January 1920 the local
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Initially, it was widely expected that Biggar, who had nearly won the seat in 1918 and who was endorsed by nine former
Liberal MPs, would win. The Liberal Party in the constituency was split between supporters of Asquith and Lloyd George, and Asquith, whose continued leadership of the Liberal Party
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Paisley campaign condemning Lloyd George's opportunism and the
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The by-election provided an opportunity for the return to Parliament of
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who had become an excellent speaker. The “foul-mouthed Tory” lost his
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was currently in progress) and warned of the danger of
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3268:The Life and Times of David Lloyd George
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1032:Jenkins 1964, p486-7
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280:Member of Parliament
263:was a parliamentary
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2426:Glasgow Kelvingrove
2408:Orkney and Shetland
2049:Orkney and Shetland
1622:Orkney and Shetland
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1747:Manchester Clayton
1545:Birmingham Moseley
1169:Victory at Paisley
1014:Joseph Chamberlain
995:, postponed since
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2455:East Renfrewshire
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1306:Dublin University
1273:Oxford University
1268:North Londonderry
1155:978-0-231-06155-1
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2993:
2991:
2987:
2986:
2977:
2975:
2973:
2972:
2967:
2961:
2959:
2955:
2954:
2949:
2947:
2946:
2939:
2932:
2924:
2915:
2914:
2912:
2911:
2906:
2901:
2896:
2891:
2886:
2881:
2876:
2871:
2866:
2861:
2856:
2851:
2846:
2841:
2836:
2831:
2827:
2824:
2823:
2821:
2820:
2814:
2808:
2802:
2796:
2790:
2788:Edinburgh East
2784:
2778:
2773:
2771:Aberdeen South
2767:
2761:
2756:
2754:South Ayrshire
2750:
2748:Edinburgh East
2744:
2739:
2733:
2727:
2721:
2715:
2709:
2703:
2701:Edinburgh West
2698:
2692:
2690:Dunbartonshire
2686:
2680:
2674:
2672:Glasgow Pollok
2669:
2662:
2660:
2656:
2655:
2653:
2652:
2646:
2644:South Ayrshire
2640:
2634:
2628:
2622:
2616:
2610:
2604:
2602:Dunbartonshire
2598:
2592:
2586:
2580:
2574:
2572:Aberdeen South
2569:
2567:Edinburgh West
2563:
2557:
2551:
2545:
2539:
2533:
2531:Dunbartonshire
2527:
2522:
2516:
2510:
2503:
2501:
2497:
2496:
2494:
2493:
2487:
2481:
2479:Aberdeen North
2475:
2469:
2463:
2457:
2452:
2450:Dunbartonshire
2446:
2440:
2434:
2428:
2422:
2416:
2410:
2404:
2402:Glasgow Pollok
2398:
2392:
2387:
2381:
2375:
2368:
2366:
2362:
2361:
2359:
2358:
2352:
2346:
2340:
2334:
2328:
2326:Aberdeen South
2322:
2316:
2310:
2304:
2302:North Ayrshire
2298:
2292:
2286:
2280:
2274:
2268:
2263:
2257:
2251:
2245:
2240:
2238:Edinburgh East
2234:
2229:
2227:North Ayrshire
2223:
2217:
2211:
2205:
2199:
2194:
2187:
2185:
2181:
2180:
2178:
2177:
2171:
2169:Edinburgh West
2165:
2163:Edinburgh East
2159:
2154:
2149:
2143:
2137:
2132:
2127:
2121:
2115:
2110:
2105:
2103:Aberdeen South
2099:
2093:
2087:
2081:
2075:
2069:
2063:
2057:
2051:
2045:
2039:
2032:
2030:
2026:
2025:
1989:
1987:
1986:
1979:
1972:
1964:
1955:
1954:
1952:
1951:
1946:
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1931:
1926:
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1838:
1832:
1827:
1822:
1817:
1812:
1806:
1804:City of London
1801:
1795:
1793:Leicester East
1790:
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1775:
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1764:
1759:
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1619:
1614:
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1598:
1593:
1588:
1583:
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1576:Glasgow Pollok
1573:
1568:
1562:
1557:
1552:
1547:
1542:
1537:
1531:
1525:
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1396:
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1386:
1380:
1373:
1371:
1367:
1366:
1364:
1363:
1358:
1353:
1347:
1342:
1340:Isle of Thanet
1337:
1332:
1326:
1320:
1314:
1308:
1303:
1298:
1292:
1286:
1280:
1275:
1270:
1265:
1259:
1252:
1250:
1246:
1245:
1216:
1214:
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1206:
1199:
1191:
1185:
1184:
1175:
1166:
1160:
1154:
1136:
1112:
1109:
1106:
1105:
1096:
1087:
1078:
1069:
1054:
1034:
1025:
1005:
984:
975:
966:
956:
955:
953:
950:
932:
931:
929:
927:
922:
914:
911:
910:
908:
906:
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893:
890:
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883:
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879:
876:
873:
868:
863:
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859:
854:
849:
844:
837:
830:
827:
826:
821:
818:
815:
812:
796:
793:
790:
789:
776:
775:
773:
770:
765:
757:
754:
753:
750:
747:
744:
738:
737:
734:
731:
728:
724:
723:
718:
715:
712:
709:
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694:
693:
690:
687:
684:
679:
674:
671:
670:
665:
660:
655:
648:
641:
638:
637:
632:
629:
626:
623:
613:
610:
587:Sir John Simon
488:
485:
482:
481:
468:
467:
465:
460:
455:
447:
444:
443:
440:
437:
434:
428:
427:
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414:
413:
408:
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402:
399:
394:
384:
383:
378:
375:
372:
367:
362:
359:
358:
353:
348:
343:
336:
329:
326:
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320:
317:
314:
311:
295:
292:
255:
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235:
211:
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155:
150:
146:
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140:
135:
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126:
125:
124:James MacKean
122:
119:
114:
110:
109:
107:
100:
93:
89:
88:
85:
82:
79:
71:
70:
67:
66:
60:
55:
44:
43:
24:
14:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
3390:
3379:
3378:H. H. Asquith
3376:
3374:
3371:
3369:
3366:
3364:
3361:
3359:
3356:
3354:
3351:
3350:
3348:
3333:
3330:
3328:
3325:
3323:
3320:
3318:
3315:
3313:
3310:
3308:
3305:
3303:
3300:
3299:
3297:
3293:
3286:
3285:
3281:
3278:
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3273:
3270:
3269:
3265:
3262:
3261:
3257:
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3254:
3250:
3243:
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3237:
3234:
3231:
3228:
3225:
3222:
3219:
3216:
3213:
3210:
3207:
3204:
3201:
3200:Cyril Asquith
3198:
3195:
3192:
3189:
3186:
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3180:
3177:
3174:
3172:(second wife)
3171:
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3151:
3148:
3145:
3144:
3142:
3140:Constituenies
3138:
3132:
3129:
3127:
3126:Liberal Party
3124:
3123:
3121:
3117:
3110:
3107:
3104:
3103:Easter Rising
3101:
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3023:
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3018:
3015:
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3008:
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3000:
2998:
2995:
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2988:
2981:
2971:
2968:
2966:
2963:
2962:
2960:
2956:
2952:
2951:H. H. Asquith
2945:
2940:
2938:
2933:
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2925:
2922:
2910:
2907:
2905:
2902:
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2897:
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2870:
2867:
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2609:
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2597:
2593:
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2584:Dumfriesshire
2581:
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2570:
2568:
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2250:
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2222:
2218:
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2212:
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2206:
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2200:
2198:
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2189:
2188:
2186:
2182:
2176:
2172:
2170:
2166:
2164:
2160:
2158:
2157:Hawick Burghs
2155:
2153:
2150:
2148:
2144:
2142:
2138:
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2131:
2128:
2126:
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2100:
2098:
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2092:
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2076:
2074:
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2064:
2062:
2058:
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2046:
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2034:
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1995:
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1900:
1897:
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1882:
1880:
1877:
1875:
1872:
1869:
1868:
1865:
1859:
1855:
1853:
1852:Hackney South
1849:
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1844:
1842:
1839:
1837:
1833:
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1686:Lewisham West
1683:
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1678:
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1546:
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1535:Woolwich East
1532:
1530:
1529:Cardiganshire
1526:
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1521:
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1515:
1514:
1512:
1508:
1502:
1499:
1497:
1493:
1491:
1488:
1486:
1483:
1481:
1477:
1475:
1471:
1469:
1466:
1464:
1463:South Norfolk
1461:
1459:
1455:
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1362:
1359:
1357:
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1352:
1348:
1346:
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1335:Croydon South
1333:
1331:
1327:
1325:
1321:
1319:
1315:
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1309:
1307:
1304:
1302:
1299:
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1198:
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1176:
1174:
1170:
1167:
1164:
1161:
1157:
1151:
1147:
1146:
1141:
1140:Koss, Stephen
1137:
1133:
1129:
1125:
1124:
1119:
1115:
1114:
1110:
1100:
1097:
1091:
1088:
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1079:
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1070:
1065:
1061:
1057:
1051:
1047:
1046:
1038:
1035:
1029:
1026:
1023:
1019:
1018:Tariff Reform
1015:
1009:
1006:
1002:
998:
994:
988:
985:
979:
976:
970:
967:
961:
958:
951:
949:
947:
943:
942:1924 election
939:
938:1923 election
930:
928:
926:
923:
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918:
913:
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869:
867:
864:
862:
858:
855:
853:
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848:
845:
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842:
841:H. H. Asquith
838:
836:
835:
831:
829:
809:
805:
800:
794:
786:
781:
777:
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771:
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748:
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683:
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669:
666:
664:
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652:H. H. Asquith
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620:
611:
609:
607:
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592:
588:
584:
580:
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572:
568:
564:
563:John Campbell
559:
557:
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541:
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533:
529:
524:
520:
518:
514:
513:Conservatives
510:
506:
505:Liberal Party
502:
498:
494:
493:H. H. Asquith
486:
478:
473:
469:
466:
464:
461:
459:
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244:
243:H. H. Asquith
239:
238:Subsequent MP
236:
234:
233:
229:
228:John McCallum
224:
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117:H. H. Asquith
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98:
94:
91:
90:
86:
84:Second party
83:
80:
77:
72:
65: →
64:
61:
59:
56:
54:
51:←
50:
49:
45:
33:
27:
19:
3316:
3282:
3274:
3266:
3258:
3220:(son-in-law)
3097:Shell Crisis
2997:January 1910
2899:2010–present
2372:
2350:Elgin Burghs
2296:Berwickshire
2284:Wigtownshire
2272:Leith Burghs
2091:Elgin Burghs
2019:1950–present
2017:
2001:By-elections
1992:
1939:2010–present
1697:Westhoughton
1571:Bristol West
1501:Rhondda West
1388:
1296:Swansea East
1278:Hull Central
1237:
1228:By-elections
1219:
1177:
1168:
1162:
1144:
1122:
1118:Jenkins, Roy
1099:
1090:
1081:
1072:
1044:
1037:
1028:
1008:
987:
978:
969:
960:
935:
919:
866:Labour Co-op
856:
851:
846:
839:
832:
798:
779:
762:
720:
697:
677:Labour Co-op
667:
662:
657:
650:
643:
603:
560:
538:, immediate
525:
521:
490:
471:
462:
452:
410:
401:John Taylor
387:
380:
355:
350:
345:
338:
331:
297:
260:
258:
241:
237:
226:
219:
168:
152:
121:John Biggar
87:Third party
81:First party
57:
26:
3155:(1920-1924)
3149:(1886-1918)
3080:July Crisis
2958:Premiership
2667:Argyllshire
2261:Wick Burghs
2141:Forfarshire
2061:Argyllshire
1684:September:
1581:East Dorset
1496:Abertillery
1472:September:
1426:Northampton
1415:Basingstoke
1361:Spen Valley
1316:September:
1290:East Antrim
1263:Leyton West
871:John Biggar
806:: Paisley
682:John Biggar
577:condemning
546:(where the
370:John Biggar
265:by-election
165:Percentage
3347:Categories
3287:(TV, 2003)
3279:(TV, 1983)
3271:(TV, 1981)
3263:(TV, 1975)
3208:(daughter)
3196:(daughter)
2782:Kilmarnock
2737:Motherwell
2549:Kilmarnock
2525:Rutherglen
2491:Kilmarnock
2438:Ayr Burghs
2249:Midlothian
2108:Banffshire
2073:Ayr Burghs
1846:Pontypridd
1841:North Down
1757:North Down
1740:February:
1707:December:
1701:November:
1670:Caerphilly
1638:North Down
1633:Mid Armagh
1601:Chichester
1527:February:
1494:December:
1485:The Wrekin
1478:November:
1468:Woodbridge
1441:Sunderland
1394:Horncastle
1384:The Wrekin
1382:February:
1349:December:
1328:November:
1318:Pontefract
1255:February:
952:References
814:Candidate
783:indicates
625:Candidate
475:indicates
313:Candidate
305:: Paisley
113:Candidate
3276:Number 10
3147:East Fife
2894:1979–2010
2889:1950–1979
2884:1931–1950
2879:1918–1931
2874:1900–1918
2869:1885–1900
2864:1868–1885
2859:1857–1868
2854:1847–1857
2849:1832–1847
2844:1818–1832
2839:1806–1818
2834:1801–1806
2543:East Fife
2414:Inverness
2278:East Fife
2085:Buteshire
2012:1900–1949
1994:1868–1899
1934:1979–2010
1929:1950–1979
1924:1931–1950
1919:1918–1931
1914:1900–1918
1909:1885–1900
1904:1868–1885
1899:1857–1868
1894:1847–1857
1889:1832–1847
1884:1818–1832
1879:1806–1818
1874:1801–1806
1856:October:
1783:Inverness
1778:Cambridge
1742:West Down
1724:January:
1695:October:
1643:West Down
1591:Eddisbury
1555:Penistone
1516:January:
1458:Ebbw Vale
1410:Stockport
1376:January:
1351:St Albans
1322:October:
1132:243906913
1064:489636152
993:Home Rule
886:Majority
795:Aftermath
727:Majority
497:East Fife
417:Majority
2719:Hamilton
2696:Greenock
2608:Greenock
2444:Galloway
2005:Scotland
1850:August:
1788:Chertsey
1731:Tamworth
1668:August:
1664:Hertford
1649:Mid Down
1617:Abingdon
1607:Hastings
1518:Hereford
1405:Dartford
1310:August:
1301:Bothwell
1142:(1985).
1120:(1964).
707:Unionist
581:and the
143:Unionist
3153:Paisley
3119:Parties
2800:Paisley
2373:Paisley
2016:»
2007:to the
1991:«
1858:Newport
1825:Banbury
1815:Newbury
1799:Clapham
1766:March:
1703:Hornsey
1596:Bedford
1586:Bewdley
1566:Taunton
1564:April:
1533:March:
1424:April:
1398:March:
1389:Paisley
1356:Bromley
1282:April:
1261:March:
1236:»
1230:to the
1218:«
1145:Asquith
1123:Asquith
917:Liberal
905:29,694
901:Turnout
875:14,689
847:15,005
834:Liberal
760:Liberal
746:30,433
742:Turnout
686:11,902
658:14,736
645:Liberal
599:deposit
552:tariffs
544:Ireland
450:Liberal
436:22,179
432:Turnout
333:Liberal
277:Liberal
273:Paisley
247:Liberal
232:Liberal
157:11,902
133:Liberal
92:
78:
3163:Family
3111:(1918)
3105:(1916)
3099:(1915)
3093:(1915)
3082:(1914)
3076:(1914)
3070:(1914)
3064:(1914)
3058:(1912)
3052:(1910)
3046:(1909)
3040:(1905)
3031:Career
2432:Dundee
2379:Argyll
2338:Dundee
2125:Dundee
2022:»
1997:«
1834:July:
1808:June:
1762:Bodmin
1726:Ludlow
1647:July:
1626:June:
1540:Dudley
1474:Ilford
1456:July:
1445:June:
1400:Argyll
1312:Widnes
1294:July:
1242:»
1224:«
1152:
1130:
1062:
1052:
881:+10.4
817:Votes
811:Party
752:+20.0
730:2,834
717:12.47
714:3,795
668:+14.4
628:Votes
622:Party
612:Result
606:Labour
595:Violet
442:−17.3
426:−28.1
404:7,201
374:7,436
356:−30.3
346:7,542
316:Votes
310:Party
205:12.5%
189:14.4%
181:Swing
176:12.5%
173:39.1%
160:3,795
153:14,736
138:Labour
129:Party
3214:(son)
3202:(son)
3190:(son)
3184:(son)
3178:(son)
2659:1940s
2561:Perth
2500:1930s
2461:Leith
2365:1920s
2232:Govan
2192:Govan
2184:1910s
2113:Perth
2029:1900s
1836:Gower
1797:May:
1691:Louth
1605:May:
1523:Dover
1447:Louth
1288:May:
925:Swing
895:−8.3
878:49.5
857:+2.1
852:50.5
772:+4.4
768:Swing
749:77.6
736:+8.8
692:+5.6
689:39.1
663:48.4
507:over
458:Swing
439:57.6
407:32.5
377:33.5
351:34.0
197:5.6%
169:48.4%
3022:1924
3017:1923
3012:1922
3007:1918
1718:1922
1510:1921
1370:1920
1249:1919
1150:ISBN
1128:OCLC
1060:OCLC
1050:ISBN
1022:1906
997:1914
920:hold
892:1.0
889:316
763:hold
733:9.3
589:and
542:for
453:hold
423:0.5
420:106
282:Sir
259:The
63:1922
53:1918
2003:in
721:New
573:'s
569:to
463:N/A
411:New
381:New
3349::
1058:.
948:.
824:±%
820:%
635:±%
631:%
558:.
323:±%
319:%
221:MP
2943:e
2936:t
2929:v
1983:e
1976:t
1969:v
1210:e
1203:t
1196:v
1158:.
1134:.
1066:.
787:.
780:C
700:C
479:.
472:C
390:C
20:)
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