Glasgow Camlachie was a burgh constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1885 until 1955.
It elected one Member of Parliament (MP) using the first-past-the-post voting system.
Boundaries
The Redistribution of Seats Act 1885 provided that the constituency was to consist of the second Municipal Ward, and so much of the third Municipal Ward as lies south of a line drawn along the centre of Duke Street.Redistribution of Seats Act 1885, Sixth Schedule
In 1918 the constituency consisted of
The Representation of the People Act 1948 provided that the constituency was to consist of
The Parliamentary Constituencies (Scotland) (Glasgow Bridgeton, Glasgow Provan and Glasgow Shettleston) Order, 1955Statutory Instrument 1955/23 provided for most of the area of the Camlachie constituency to be transferred to the new Glasgow Provan constituency, except for part of the Mile-End ward which was transferred to Glasgow Bridgeton.
Members of Parliament YearMemberParty 1885 Hugh Watt Liberal 1892 Alexander Cross Liberal Unionist 1908 Liberal 1910 Halford Mackinder Liberal Unionist 1912 Unionist 1922 Campbell Stephen Labour 1931 James Stevenson Unionist 1935 Campbell Stephen ILP 1947 Labour 1948 Charles McFarlane Unionist 1950 William Reid Labour 1955 constituency abolished
Election results Elections in the 1880s
Elections in the 1890s
The local Liberal association replaced Watt with Graham, due to the former's opposition to Irish Home Rule, Scottish church disestablishment and the temperance movement. They then replaced Graham with McCulloch, due to the former's attacks on Liberal policy and leadership.
Elections in the 1900s
Elections in the 1910s
Mirrlees was the candidate of the Scottish Federation of Women's Suffrage Societies. His candidacy had the effect of ensuring the election of Mackinder, who opposed women's suffrage at the expense of Hogge, who supported it.
General Election 1914–15:
Another General Election was required to take place before the end of 1915. The political parties had been making preparations for an election to take place and by July 1914, the following candidates had been selected; Unionist: Halford Mackinder Liberal: Robert ShanksPerthshire Advertiser 29 Apr 1914 Labour: James Alston
Elections in the 1920s
Elections in the 1930s
Elections in the 1940s
Elections in the 1950s
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