Linlithgowshire was a Scottish county constituency of Great Britain and after 1801 the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1708 to 1950. It elected one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post voting system. It was replaced in 1950 by an equivalent constituency named West Lothian.
Creation The British parliamentary constituency was created in 1708 following the Acts of Union, 1707 and replaced the former Parliament of Scotland shire constituency of Linlithgowshire.
History The constituency elected one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system until 1950.
For the 1950 general election, the constituency was abolished and replaced by West Lothian.
Members of Parliament Election Member Party1708 Lord Johnstone 1708 John Houston 1713 Sir James Carmichael 1714 John Houston 1715 Sir James Cunynghame 1722 George Dundas 1727 Alexander Hamilton 1741 George Dundas 1743 Charles Hope-Weir 1768 John Hope 1770 James Dundas 1774 Sir William Cunynghame 1790 John Hope Tory1800 Sir Alexander Hope Tory 1834 Conservative 1835 James Hope Conservative 1838 Charles Hope Conservative 1845 William Baillie Conservative 1847 George Dundas Conservative Feb. 1859 Charles Baillie Conservative May 1859 Walter Ferrier Hamilton Liberal 1865 Peter McLagan Liberal 1893 Thomas Hope Conservative 1895 Alexander Ure Liberal 1913 John Pratt Liberal 1916 Coalition Liberal 1918 James Kidd Unionist 1922 Manny Shinwell Labour 1924 James Kidd Unionist 1928 Manny Shinwell Labour 1931 Sir Adrian Baillie Unionist 1935 George Mathers Labour 1950 constituency abolished
Election results Elections in the 1830s
Hope resigned, causing a by-election.
Elections in the 1840s
Hope was appointed a commissioner of Greenwich Hospital, London, requiring a by-election.
Hope resigned after being appointed Lieutenant Governor of the Isle of Man, causing a by-election.
Elections in the 1850s
Dundas resigned upon his appointment as Lieutenant Governor of Prince Edward Island, causing a by-election.
Elections in the 1860s
Elections in the 1870s
Elections in the 1880s
Elections in the 1890s
Elections in the 1900s
Elections in the 1910s
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; Liberal: John Pratt Unionist: James Kidd Labour: (George Dallas ?)
Elections in the 1920s
Elections in the 1930s
Election in the 1940s
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