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The increase in the
Liberal majority was hailed with exultation by Liberals as a triumphant condemnation of 'Carsonism'. Munro's majority of 443 was the largest ever recorded in the history of the constituency. Munro's explanation was that "the election had been fought on Home Rule first and last".
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criticised
Unionists and Carson in particular for acts of treason. Munro received a telegram of support from Lloyd George in which he also took the opportunity to attack Unionist double standards on religious questions: "It is rather sickening to see the upholders of sectarian privileges in England
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Carson was to eventually back down and along with his Irish
Unionist colleagues, supported an amendment to the Home Rule Bill for the "temporary exclusion of Ulster". A General Election was due to take place by the end of 1915. By the autumn of 1914, the following candidates had been adopted to
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123:. Unionist candidates won four consecutive general elections, including 1906 when the Liberal Party swept the country. Against the trend, Munro gained the seat for the Liberals at the January 1910 general election and held it at the December General Election;
72:. The by-election took place during the third anniversary of the Liberal Government's re-election of December 1910. It was thought to be a key indicator to the outcome of the following general election anticipated to take place in 1914–15.
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Robert Munro had quickly established a reputation as a formidable candidate for the
Liberal Party, on the back of his unexpected victory in January 1910. He was born in the Scottish highlands, but just outside the constituency in
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301:. The Unionist dominated House of Lords had rejected the bill for a second time and the Liberals were preparing to introduce it for the third and final time. Leading Ulster Unionist politician
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683:
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3148:
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3128:
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3118:
3113:
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3103:
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2188:
2183:
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2173:
2168:
2163:
2158:
2153:
2148:
2143:
2138:
2133:
709:
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Due to the outbreak of war, the election never took place. By the 1918 general election, Wick Burghs was abolished as part of the boundary review and the burghs split between
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3035:
3001:
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2885:
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96:
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81:
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19:
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group, armed with weapons supplied by
Germany. He called on Unionists to use "all means necessary" to oppose the British Government. Liberals like
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1331:
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1027:
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and Wales profess to be the champions of religious equality for
Ireland. I wish English and Scottish Tories would concede to English and Welsh
33:
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1845:
1432:
1032:
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88:
29:
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2767:
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2308:
2260:
2021:
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1813:
1409:
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The constituency was created in 1832 and returned
Liberals at every election until 1892 when, following a split in the Liberal Party over
2879:
2356:
1851:
1669:
1393:
1098:
994:
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3053:
3024:
2966:
2937:
2855:
2779:
2773:
2714:
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2525:
2502:
2480:
2474:
2468:
2326:
2208:
2111:
1967:
1723:
1647:
1631:
1421:
1373:
1271:
1207:
1190:
946:
875:
828:
823:
807:
41:
3077:
3018:
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2972:
2873:
2655:
1984:
1797:
1728:
1553:
1353:
1315:
1293:
1076:
962:
952:
796:
3065:
2943:
2796:
2732:
2679:
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2644:
2591:
2579:
2573:
2514:
2456:
2434:
2411:
2406:
2394:
2389:
2378:
2314:
2000:
1829:
1786:
1766:
1760:
1706:
1696:
1453:
1437:
1309:
1277:
1169:
1054:
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843:
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2960:
2949:
2931:
2903:
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2826:
2790:
2738:
2709:
2661:
2585:
2561:
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2428:
2422:
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1979:
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1824:
1808:
1691:
1528:
1500:
1459:
1388:
1082:
1071:
983:
941:
913:
902:
833:
758:
2843:
2416:
2106:
2053:
1929:
1897:
1610:
1250:
989:
494:
379:
298:
172:
84:
3163:
2609:
2555:
2543:
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2101:
1973:
1934:
1861:
1674:
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1378:
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1239:
1233:
1158:
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319:
25:
2926:
2400:
2320:
2096:
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1945:
1923:
1733:
1600:
1574:
1368:
1358:
1321:
1114:
1087:
790:
297:
The issue of Irish Home Rule was again at the top of the political agenda as the
Liberal Government had introduced the
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1881:
1866:
1781:
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1615:
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1538:
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1415:
1398:
1383:
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1136:
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302:
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2537:
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1403:
1326:
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1218:
1146:
1120:
1005:
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848:
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There was a swing of 4.5% to the
Liberals, whose candidate Robert Munro increased his majority over the Unionist;
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1179:
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1718:
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1363:
1348:
1260:
1213:
1174:
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1044:
907:
116:
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2016:
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1802:
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1584:
1304:
1228:
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1049:
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774:
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2491:
2451:
2372:
1738:
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1021:
1000:
972:
918:
853:
738:
120:
2264:
2091:
2011:
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1131:
45:
294:
Polling day was set for 8 December. Nominations closed on 1 December to confirm a 2-party contest.
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568:
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The local
Unionists selected a new candidate for this election, in Alexander George Mackenzie.
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opposed the bill and sought to rally opposition in Ulster through the creation of the
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the same measure of religious equality and fair play as will be guaranteed to Ulster
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100:
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held on 8 December 1913. It was a Scottish Highland constituency that returned one
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539:. Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. p. 108.
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Chronology of British Parliamentary By-elections 1833–1987
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1340:
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1063:
927:
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514:. Munro was elected for the lowland seat of
8:
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677:
669:
340:
133:
2898:Kincardineshire and Western Aberdeenshire
2616:Aberdeenshire and Kincardineshire Central
125:
2910:Clackmannanshire and East Stirlingshire
1893:Edinburgh & St Andrews Universities
1744:Edinburgh & St Andrews Universities
527:
2269:House of Commons of the United Kingdom
40:voting system. The constituency was a
34:House of Commons of the United Kingdom
2604:Edinburgh and St Andrews Universities
2568:Edinburgh and St Andrews Universities
2297:Edinburgh and St Andrews Universities
714:30th Parliament of the United Kingdom
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349:
231:
142:
7:
3235:Politics of the county of Sutherland
3190:1913 elections in the United Kingdom
615:Asgard (yacht)#cite note-ring95-99-1
3210:Politics of the county of Caithness
549:For the burghs included see Craig,
3215:Politics of the county of Cromarty
662:Digital Archive. Web. 3 Mar. 2014.
633:Digital Archive. Web. 3 Mar. 2014.
14:
572:. 19 December 1913. p. 9333.
518:. Mackenzie did not stand again.
95:. In 1913 Munro was sworn of the
592:. 4 November 1913. p. 7676.
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367:
193:
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2985:Midlothian and Peebles Northern
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138:: Wick Burghs Electorate 3,037
3225:Politics of the county of Ross
3036:Combined Scottish Universities
3002:Combined Scottish Universities
2892:Kinross and Western Perthshire
2886:Combined Scottish Universities
2850:Combined Scottish Universities
2838:Combined Scottish Universities
2815:Combined Scottish Universities
2727:Combined Scottish Universities
343:1913 Wick District by-election
136:General election December 1910
1:
82:January 1910 general election
3205:1910s elections in Scotland
2087:St George's, Hanover Square
1534:St George's, Hanover Square
1153:St George's, Hanover Square
409:Alexander George Mackenzie
330:under the Home Rule Bill."
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2801:February 1933:
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2702:November 1925:
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2631:February 1920:
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2566:December 1916:
2542:February 1915:
2530:February 1914:
2519:December 1913:
2513:November 1913:
2496:February 1912:
2485:December 1911:
2399:February 1909:
2361:February 1907:
2355:February 1906:
2313:February 1903:
2307:November 1902:
2126:
454:
422:
361:
358:
355:
352:
249:
217:
154:
151:
148:
145:
26:Parliamentary by-election
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2848:January 1936:
2743:January 1929:
2708:January 1926:
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2130:Lists of UK by-elections
1544:North West Staffordshire
1224:Bethnal Green South West
864:Bethnal Green South West
625:"Unionism In Scotland."
535:Craig, F. W. S. (1987).
508:Caithness and Sutherland
119:, the seat was won by a
3023:August 1946:
2737:August 1928:
2602:August 1917:
2337:August 1904:
2319:August 1903:
486:contest that election;
2995:April 1945:
2971:April 1942:
2925:April 1940:
2902:April 1939:
2896:March 1939:
2860:March 1936:
2819:April 1935:
2813:March 1934:
2789:March 1932:
2731:April 1928:
2725:April 1927:
2719:March 1927:
2672:March 1922:
2660:April 1921:
2654:March 1921:
2643:April 1920:
2637:March 1920:
2614:April 1919:
2584:April 1917:
2536:April 1914:
2463:North East Lanarkshire
2461:March 1911:
2450:April 1910:
2421:April 1909:
2405:March 1909:
2377:April 1908:
2343:March 1905:
2339:North East Lanarkshire
2303:North East Lanarkshire
1570:Liverpool East Toxteth
765:North East Lanarkshire
654:"Wick Burghs Result."
131:
2954:July 1941:
2942:July 1940:
2872:June 1937:
2836:June 1935:
2795:June 1932:
2766:June 1930:
2696:June 1925:
2678:June 1922:
2596:July 1917:
2554:July 1916:
2473:July 1911:
2467:June 1911:
2433:July 1909:
2059:Manchester North East
1332:Sheffield Attercliffe
1256:North East Derbyshire
1028:Manchester North West
129:
3072:Stirling and Falkirk
2936:May 1940:
2825:May 1935:
2778:May 1931:
2684:May 1924:
2666:May 1921:
2608:May 1918:
2590:May 1917:
2548:May 1915:
2427:May 1909:
2383:May 1908:
2295:May 1900:
1846:Liverpool Abercromby
1433:Dublin College Green
1033:East Carmarthenshire
744:Cambridge University
516:Roxburgh and Selkirk
89:Member of Parliament
46:parliamentary burghs
30:Member of Parliament
2768:Glasgow Shettleston
2686:Glasgow Kelvingrove
2668:Orkney and Shetland
2309:Orkney and Shetland
2022:Newcastle-upon-Tyne
1872:South Monmouthshire
1410:Carmarthen Boroughs
1374:Thirsk & Malton
1283:East Worcestershire
936:Carmarthen District
808:Ross & Cromarty
346:
139:
38:first past the post
3220:Politics of Orkney
2880:Glasgow Springburn
2357:East Aberdeenshire
1670:Berwick-upon-Tweed
1394:Liverpool Kirkdale
1099:Houghton-le-Spring
995:North West Norfolk
589:The London Gazette
569:The London Gazette
341:
315:David Lloyd George
134:
132:
42:district of burghs
3177:
3176:
3054:Glasgow Camlachie
3025:Glasgow Bridgeton
2967:Edinburgh Central
2938:East Renfrewshire
2856:Ross and Cromarty
2780:Glasgow St Rollox
2774:East Renfrewshire
2715:East Renfrewshire
2550:Kilmarnock Burghs
2526:South Lanarkshire
2503:Glasgow St Rollox
2481:Kilmarnock Burghs
2475:Glasgow Tradeston
2469:Ross and Cromarty
2327:St Andrews Burghs
2217:
2216:
1909:Dublin University
1772:Dublin University
1724:Ashton-under-Lyne
1648:South Londonderry
1632:Dublin University
1422:Kilmarnock Burghs
1272:Oxford University
1208:North West Durham
1191:South Lanarkshire
1055:Bow & Bromley
947:Glasgow St Rollox
876:Kilmarnock Burghs
824:Glasgow Tradeston
658:10 Dec. 1913: 5.
629:8 Dec. 1913: 12.
512:Ross and Cromarty
474:
473:
345:Electorate 3,094
307:Ulster Volunteers
303:Sir Edward Carson
269:
268:
111:Electoral history
44:representing the
36:, elected by the
3242:
3200:1913 in Scotland
3169:Hereditary peers
3164:Northern Ireland
3078:Glasgow Hillhead
3019:Glasgow Cathcart
2991:Kirkcaldy Burghs
2973:Glasgow Cathcart
2874:Glasgow Hillhead
2656:Kirkcaldy Burghs
2283:
2274:
2273:
2258:
2244:
2237:
2230:
2221:
2209:Hereditary peers
2204:Northern Ireland
1985:Manchester South
1729:Sheffield Hallam
1554:Bradford Central
1354:Swansea District
1316:Londonderry City
1294:Swansea District
1077:Londonderry City
963:South East Essex
953:Manchester South
797:Birmingham South
725:
716:
707:
693:
686:
679:
670:
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646:
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634:
623:
617:
612:
606:
603:
594:
593:
580:
574:
573:
560:
554:
547:
541:
540:
532:
364:
347:
157:
140:
121:Liberal Unionist
3250:
3249:
3245:
3244:
3243:
3241:
3240:
3239:
3180:
3179:
3178:
3173:
3082:
3066:Glasgow Gorbals
2944:Montrose Burghs
2914:
2797:Montrose Burghs
2755:
2733:Linlithgowshire
2680:Moray and Nairn
2650:Edinburgh South
2645:Edinburgh North
2620:
2592:Edinburgh South
2580:West Perthshire
2574:Inverness-shire
2515:Linlithgowshire
2457:Edinburgh South
2439:
2435:Dumfries Burghs
2412:Edinburgh South
2407:Glasgow Central
2395:Montrose Burghs
2390:Stirling Burghs
2379:Kincardineshire
2315:East Perthshire
2284:
2275:
2271:
2259:
2250:
2248:
2218:
2213:
2122:
2001:Birmingham West
1950:
1830:Edinburgh South
1787:West Perthshire
1767:North Roscommon
1761:Inverness-shire
1748:
1707:North Fermanagh
1697:St Pancras West
1516:
1454:Glasgow Central
1438:North Tipperary
1336:
1310:The Hartlepools
1278:Birmingham West
1195:
1170:Linlithgowshire
1059:
979:Nottingham East
923:
844:North East Cork
781:Haddingtonshire
726:
721:31st Parliament
717:
708:
703:29th Parliament
699:
697:
667:
666:
653:
649:
641:
637:
624:
620:
613:
609:
604:
597:
582:
581:
577:
562:
561:
557:
548:
544:
534:
533:
529:
524:
483:
336:
292:
274:
117:Irish Home Rule
113:
78:
12:
11:
5:
3248:
3246:
3238:
3237:
3232:
3227:
3222:
3217:
3212:
3207:
3202:
3197:
3192:
3182:
3181:
3175:
3174:
3172:
3171:
3166:
3161:
3156:
3151:
3146:
3141:
3136:
3131:
3126:
3121:
3116:
3111:
3106:
3101:
3096:
3091:
3087:
3084:
3083:
3081:
3080:
3074:
3068:
3062:
3056:
3050:
3048:Edinburgh East
3044:
3038:
3033:
3031:Aberdeen South
3027:
3021:
3016:
3014:South Ayrshire
3010:
3008:Edinburgh East
3004:
2999:
2993:
2987:
2981:
2975:
2969:
2963:
2961:Edinburgh West
2958:
2952:
2950:Dunbartonshire
2946:
2940:
2934:
2932:Glasgow Pollok
2929:
2922:
2920:
2916:
2915:
2913:
2912:
2906:
2904:South Ayrshire
2900:
2894:
2888:
2882:
2876:
2870:
2864:
2862:Dunbartonshire
2858:
2852:
2846:
2840:
2834:
2832:Aberdeen South
2829:
2827:Edinburgh West
2823:
2817:
2811:
2805:
2799:
2793:
2791:Dunbartonshire
2787:
2782:
2776:
2770:
2763:
2761:
2757:
2756:
2754:
2753:
2747:
2741:
2739:Aberdeen North
2735:
2729:
2723:
2717:
2712:
2710:Dunbartonshire
2706:
2700:
2694:
2688:
2682:
2676:
2670:
2664:
2662:Glasgow Pollok
2658:
2652:
2647:
2641:
2635:
2628:
2626:
2622:
2621:
2619:
2618:
2612:
2606:
2600:
2594:
2588:
2586:Aberdeen South
2582:
2576:
2570:
2564:
2562:North Ayrshire
2558:
2552:
2546:
2540:
2534:
2528:
2523:
2517:
2511:
2505:
2500:
2498:Edinburgh East
2494:
2489:
2487:North Ayrshire
2483:
2477:
2471:
2465:
2459:
2454:
2447:
2445:
2441:
2440:
2438:
2437:
2431:
2429:Edinburgh West
2425:
2423:Edinburgh East
2419:
2414:
2409:
2403:
2397:
2392:
2387:
2381:
2375:
2370:
2365:
2363:Aberdeen South
2359:
2353:
2347:
2341:
2335:
2329:
2323:
2317:
2311:
2305:
2299:
2292:
2290:
2286:
2285:
2249:
2247:
2246:
2239:
2232:
2224:
2215:
2214:
2212:
2211:
2206:
2201:
2196:
2191:
2186:
2181:
2176:
2171:
2166:
2161:
2156:
2151:
2146:
2141:
2136:
2131:
2127:
2124:
2123:
2121:
2120:
2114:
2109:
2104:
2099:
2094:
2089:
2083:
2077:
2071:
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3159:2010–present
2610:Elgin Burghs
2556:Berwickshire
2544:Wigtownshire
2532:Leith Burghs
2520:
2351:Elgin Burghs
2279:1950–present
2277:
2261:By-elections
2252:
2199:2010–present
2102:Elgin Burghs
1974:South Armagh
1935:North Armagh
1862:South Dublin
1675:Colne Valley
1659:Berwickshire
1580:South Tyrone
1379:Wigtownshire
1299:West Wicklow
1288:North Galway
1240:Belfast East
1234:Leith Burghs
1185:
1159:Chesterfield
893:Bristol East
882:North Tyrone
839:East Wicklow
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114:
87:was elected
85:Robert Munro
79:
32:(MP) to the
17:
15:
2927:Argyllshire
2521:Wick Burghs
2401:Forfarshire
2321:Argyllshire
2097:Mid Norfolk
2079:September:
1991:East Tyrone
1946:Southampton
1924:Basingstoke
1734:Whitechapel
1684:September:
1601:Cockermouth
1575:North Louth
1369:Howdenshire
1359:Scarborough
1322:East Galway
1303:September:
1186:Wick Burghs
1115:Whitechapel
1088:East Antrim
1037:September:
874:September:
791:East Dorset
584:"No. 28770"
564:"No. 28783"
93:Wick Burghs
22:by-election
20:Wick Burghs
3184:Categories
3042:Kilmarnock
2997:Motherwell
2809:Kilmarnock
2785:Rutherglen
2751:Kilmarnock
2698:Ayr Burghs
2509:Midlothian
2368:Banffshire
2333:Ayr Burghs
2116:November:
2075:Canterbury
2043:East Cavan
2038:Bridgwater
1972:February:
1963:Mid Armagh
1939:December:
1928:November:
1882:Chesterton
1867:East Clare
1782:Rossendale
1765:February:
1717:December:
1711:November:
1702:Winchester
1643:Tewkesbury
1616:Harborough
1568:February:
1549:Chesterton
1539:Portsmouth
1510:December:
1496:St Austell
1469:November:
1416:Mid Durham
1399:Mid Antrim
1384:Chesterton
1347:February:
1320:December:
1314:November:
1212:February:
1184:December:
1165:North Cork
1163:November:
1137:Wandsworth
1126:Altrincham
1110:Shrewsbury
1081:February:
1043:November:
1039:Midlothian
968:Leominster
940:February:
912:December:
891:November:
859:Wellington
802:Barnstaple
786:Cheltenham
749:Horncastle
737:February:
522:References
353:Candidate
272:Candidates
146:Candidate
3154:1979–2010
3149:1950–1979
3144:1931–1950
3139:1918–1931
3134:1900–1918
3129:1885–1900
3124:1868–1885
3119:1857–1868
3114:1847–1857
3109:1832–1847
3104:1818–1832
3099:1806–1818
3094:1801–1806
2803:East Fife
2674:Inverness
2538:East Fife
2345:Buteshire
2272:1900–1949
2254:1868–1899
2194:1979–2010
2189:1950–1979
2184:1931–1950
2179:1918–1931
2174:1900–1918
2169:1885–1900
2164:1868–1885
2159:1857–1868
2154:1847–1857
2149:1832–1847
2144:1818–1832
2139:1806–1818
2134:1801–1806
2112:Prestwich
2085:October:
2033:Gravesend
1996:Tullamore
1968:Prestwich
1961:January:
1907:October:
1877:Cambridge
1777:Rotherham
1759:January:
1713:West Cork
1690:October:
1686:Mansfield
1627:Wimbledon
1595:Droitwich
1564:Rotherham
1527:January:
1512:Cleveland
1491:St Helens
1458:October:
1404:Maidstone
1327:Tullamore
1245:East Fife
1219:Cork City
1206:January:
1147:Leicester
1121:Newmarket
1070:January:
1006:Holmfirth
934:January:
880:October:
870:Middleton
849:East Cork
770:Brentford
660:The Times
656:The Times
631:The Times
627:The Times
481:Aftermath
423:Majority
218:Majority
2979:Hamilton
2956:Greenock
2868:Greenock
2704:Galloway
2265:Scotland
2073:August:
2027:Wansbeck
2006:Keighley
1919:Spalding
1891:August:
1798:Stockton
1792:Tamworth
1680:Abingdon
1663:August:
1606:Hertford
1559:Mile End
1506:Tiverton
1486:Kingston
1476:Uxbridge
1443:Keighley
1292:August:
1267:Brighton
1180:Keighley
1157:August:
1026:August:
1012:Ilkeston
958:Hereford
887:Keighley
868:August:
813:Brighton
754:Westbury
405:Unionist
290:Campaign
198:Unionist
62:Kirkwall
54:Dingwall
50:Cromarty
3060:Paisley
2633:Paisley
2276:»
2267:to the
2251:«
2081:Banbury
2064:Fareham
2048:Clapham
1989:April:
1978:March:
1941:Wisbech
1903:Norwich
1807:April:
1796:March:
1719:Hornsey
1625:April:
1599:March:
1590:Chester
1481:Cardiff
1471:Heywood
1465:Appleby
1428:Preston
1414:April:
1408:March:
1364:Shipley
1349:Norwich
1261:Ipswich
1238:April:
1214:Wycombe
1175:Reading
1108:April:
1097:March:
1093:Chorley
1045:Taunton
977:April:
951:March:
908:Hitchin
779:April:
763:March:
718:»
712:to the
700:«
456:Liberal
438:Turnout
373:Liberal
251:Liberal
233:Turnout
166:Liberal
80:At the
76:Vacancy
58:Dornoch
2692:Dundee
2639:Argyll
2598:Dundee
2385:Dundee
2282:»
2257:«
2118:Wilton
2052:July:
2031:June:
2017:Exeter
1887:Dundee
1857:Fulham
1850:July:
1841:Henley
1836:Epping
1834:June:
1819:Ealing
1803:Oxford
1665:Bodmin
1657:July:
1653:Widnes
1637:Ossory
1585:Bolton
1447:July:
1426:June:
1305:Bolton
1276:July:
1265:June:
1229:Poplar
1151:July:
1130:June:
1104:Kendal
1050:Bolton
1017:Hanley
1010:July:
999:June:
898:Oldham
817:July:
806:June:
775:Bootle
724:»
706:«
442:2,711
412:1,134
386:1,577
356:Votes
350:Party
334:Result
280:Alness
237:2,819
207:1,304
179:1,515
149:Votes
143:Party
24:was a
2919:1940s
2821:Perth
2760:1930s
2721:Leith
2625:1920s
2492:Govan
2452:Govan
2444:1910s
2373:Perth
2289:1900s
2010:May:
1823:May:
1739:Derby
1641:May:
1449:Arfon
1420:May:
1249:May:
1142:Dover
1119:May:
1022:Crewe
1001:Hythe
988:May:
973:Epsom
919:Govan
854:Luton
795:May:
739:Arfon
468:+4.5
464:Swing
448:−5.2
445:87.6
432:+9.0
429:16.4
418:−4.5
415:41.8
396:+4.5
391:58.2
263:-1.2
259:Swing
243:+0.1
240:92.8
227:−2.4
213:+1.2
210:46.3
189:−1.2
184:53.7
18:1913
2092:Bath
2012:Ross
1955:1918
1753:1917
1621:Hyde
1521:1916
1341:1915
1200:1914
1132:Leix
1064:1913
928:1912
731:1911
510:and
459:hold
426:443
326:and
254:hold
224:7.4
221:211
91:for
70:Wick
68:and
66:Tain
16:The
2263:in
103:by
48:of
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