Glasgow College (UK Parliament constituency)

Glasgow College was a parliamentary constituency in Glasgow. It returned one Member of Parliament (MP) to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, elected by the plurality voting system.

History

The constituency was created by the Redistribution of Seats Act 1885 for the 1885 general election, and abolished for the 1918 general election.

Boundaries The Redistribution of Seats Act 1885 provided that the constituency was to consist of the Tenth and Eleventh Municipal Wards.Redistribution of Seats Act 1885, Sixth Schedule

Members of Parliament

ElectionMemberParty 1885 Charles Cameron Liberal 1895 Sir John Stirling-Maxwell Conservative 1906 Harry Watt Liberal 1918 constituency abolished

Elections 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: Harry Watt Unionist:

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