Glasgow and Aberdeen Universities (UK Parliament constituency)
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{{Use British English|date=April 2017}}
{{Infobox UK constituency main
|name = Glasgow and Aberdeen Universities
|parliament = uk
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|year = 1868
|abolished = 1918
|type = University
|seats = 1
|previous =
|next = Combined Scottish Universities
|region = Scotland
|county =
|towns =
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Glasgow and Aberdeen Universities, in Scotland, was a university constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1868 until 1918. It was merged with the Edinburgh and St Andrews Universities constituency to form the Combined Scottish Universities constituency.
Members of Parliament
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colspan="2"|Election
!Member{{Rayment-hc|g|1|date=March 2012}}{{cite book |last=Craig |first=F. W. S. |author-link= F. W. S. Craig |title=British parliamentary election results 1832–1885 |orig-year=1977 |edition= 2nd |year=1989 |publisher= Parliamentary Research Services |location=Chichester |isbn= 0-900178-26-4 |page=616 }} !Party |
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| 1868 | Liberal |
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style="color:inherit;background-color: {{party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}" |
| 1880 |
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| 1906 | Sir Henry Craik | Unionist |
colspan="2" align="center"| 1918
|colspan="2"| constituency abolished: see Combined Scottish Universities |
Election results
=Elections in the 1910s=
{{Election box begin | title=General election December 1910: Glasgow and Aberdeen Universities Debrett's House of Commons and the Judicial Bench 1916{{cite book|editor1-last=Craig|editor1-first=FWS|title=British Parliamentary Election Results: 1885-1918|date=1974|publisher=Macmillan Press|location=London|isbn=9781349022984}}}}
{{Election box winning candidate unopposed with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Henry Craik
}}
{{Election box hold with party link no swing|
|winner = Conservative Party (UK)
}}
{{election box end}}
{{Election box begin | title=General election January 1910: Glasgow and Aberdeen Universities }}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Henry Craik
|votes = 4,879
|percentage = 58.9
|change = +9.9
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Free Trader
|candidate = Frederick Pollock
|votes = 3,411
|percentage = 41.1
|change = +24.0
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 1,468
|percentage = 17.8
|change = +2.7
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 8,290
|percentage = 70.8
|change = +2.2
}}
{{Election box registered electors|
|reg. electors = 11,705
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Conservative Party (UK)
|swing = −7.1
}}
{{election box end}}
=Elections in the 1900s=
{{Election box begin | title=General election 1906: Glasgow and Aberdeen Universities Whitaker's Almanack, 1907}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Henry Craik
|votes = 3,543
|percentage = 49.0
|change = N/A
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Party (UK)
|candidate = Alexander Murison
|votes = 2,450
|percentage = 33.9
|change = New
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Free Trader
|candidate = W.R. Smith
|votes = 1,240
|percentage = 17.1
|change = N/A
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 1,093
|percentage = 15.1
|change = N/A
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 7,233
|percentage = 68.6
|change = N/A
}}
{{Election box registered electors|
|reg. electors = 10,545
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Conservative Party (UK)
|swing = N/A
}}
{{election box end}}
{{Election box begin | title=General election 1900: Glasgow and Aberdeen Universities Whitaker's Almanack, 1907}}
{{Election box winning candidate unopposed with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = James Alexander Campbell
}}
{{Election box hold with party link no swing|
|winner = Conservative Party (UK)
}}
{{election box end}}
=Elections in the 1890s=
{{Election box begin | title=General election 1895: Glasgow and Aberdeen Universities Whitaker's Almanack, 1907}}
{{Election box winning candidate unopposed with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = James Alexander Campbell
}}
{{Election box hold with party link no swing|
|winner = Conservative Party (UK)
}}
{{election box end}}
{{Election box begin | title=General election 1892: Glasgow and Aberdeen Universities Whitaker's Almanack, 1907}}
{{Election box winning candidate unopposed with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = James Alexander Campbell
}}
{{Election box hold with party link no swing|
|winner = Conservative Party (UK)
}}
{{election box end}}
=Elections in the 1880s=
{{Election box begin | title=General election 1886: Glasgow and Aberdeen Universities Whitaker's Almanack, 1907}}
{{Election box winning candidate unopposed with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = James Alexander Campbell
}}
{{Election box hold with party link no swing|
|winner = Conservative Party (UK)
}}
{{election box end}}
{{Election box begin | title=General election 1885: Glasgow and Aberdeen Universities Whitaker's Almanack, 1907}}
{{Election box winning candidate unopposed with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = James Alexander Campbell
}}
{{Election box hold with party link no swing|
|winner = Conservative Party (UK)
}}
{{election box end}}
{{Election box begin | title=General election 1880: Glasgow and Aberdeen Universities {{cite book|editor1-last=Craig|editor1-first=F. W. S.|editor-link=F. W. S. Craig|title=British Parliamentary Election Results 1832-1885|date=1977|publisher=Macmillan Press|location=London|isbn=978-1-349-02349-3|edition=1st|type=e-book}}}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = James Alexander Campbell
|votes = 2,520
|percentage = 54.1
|change = N/A
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Party (UK)
|candidate = Alexander Asher
|votes = 2,139
|percentage = 45.9
|change = N/A
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 381
|percentage = 8.2
|change = N/A
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 4,659
|percentage = 78.1
|change = N/A
}}
{{Election box registered electors|
|reg. electors = 5,969
}}
{{Election box hold with party link no swing|
|winner = Conservative Party (UK)
}}
{{election box end}}
=Elections in the 1870s=
{{Election box begin | title=By-election, 14 Nov 1876: Glasgow and Aberdeen Universities }}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = William Watson
|votes = 2,392
|percentage = 57.2
|change = N/A
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Party (UK)
|candidate = Anderson Kirkwood{{cite news|title=The Representation of the Glasgow and Aberdeen Universities|url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000162/18760922/013/0003|access-date=30 December 2017|work=Dundee Courier|date=22 September 1876|page=3|via = British Newspaper Archive|url-access=subscription }}
|votes = 1,788
|percentage = 42.8
|change = New
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 604
|percentage = 14.4
|change = N/A
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 4,180
|percentage = 77.6
|change = N/A
}}
{{Election box registered electors|
|reg. electors = 5,389
}}
{{Election box hold with party link no swing|
|winner = Conservative Party (UK)
}}
{{election box end}}
- Caused by Gordon's appointment as a Lord of Appeal, becoming Lord Gordon of Drumearn.
{{Election box begin | title=By-election, 14 Mar 1874: Glasgow and Aberdeen Universities }}
{{Election box winning candidate unopposed with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Edward Gordon
}}
{{Election box hold with party link no swing|
|winner = Conservative Party (UK)
}}
{{election box end}}
- Caused by Gordon's appointment as Lord Advocate.
{{Election box begin | title=General election 1874: Glasgow and Aberdeen Universities }}
{{Election box winning candidate unopposed with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Edward Gordon
}}
{{Election box registered electors|
|reg. electors = 4,776
}}
{{Election box gain with party link no swing|
|winner = Conservative Party (UK)
|loser = Liberal Party (UK)
}}
{{election box end}}
=Elections in the 1860s=
{{Election box begin | title=By-election, 22 November 1869: Glasgow and Aberdeen Universities }}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Edward Gordon
|votes = 2,120
|percentage = 56.7
|change = +7.3
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Party (UK)
|candidate = Archibald Smith{{cite news|title=Universities of Glasgow and Aberdeen|url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0001195/18691109/002/0001|access-date=13 February 2018|work=Banffshire Journal and General Advertiser|date=9 November 1869|page=1|via = British Newspaper Archive|url-access=subscription }}
|votes = 1,616
|percentage = 43.3
|change = −7.3
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 504
|percentage = 13.4
|change = N/A
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 3,736
|percentage = 85.5
|change = −8.1
}}
{{Election box registered electors|
|reg. electors = 4,368
}}
{{Election box gain with party link|
|winner = Conservative Party (UK)
|loser = Liberal Party (UK)
|swing = +7.3
}}
{{election box end}}
- Caused by Moncreiff's appointment as Lord Justice Clerk and elevation to the peerage, becoming Lord Moncreiff.
{{Election box begin | title=General election 1868: Glasgow and Aberdeen Universities }}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Party (UK)
|candidate = James Moncreiff
|votes = 2,067
|percentage = 50.6
|change = N/A
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Edward Gordon
|votes = 2,020
|percentage = 49.4
|change = N/A
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 47
|percentage = 1.2
|change =N/A
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 4,087
|percentage = 93.6
|change =N/A
}}
{{Election box registered electors|
|reg. electors = 4,368
}}
{{Election box new seat win|
|winner = Liberal Party (UK)
}}
{{election box end}}
References
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{{University constituencies of the Parliament of the United Kingdom}}
{{University of Glasgow}}
{{University of Aberdeen}}
Category:Historic parliamentary constituencies in Scotland (Westminster)
Category:Constituencies of the Parliament of the United Kingdom disestablished in 1918
Category:Constituencies of the Parliament of the United Kingdom established in 1868
Category:University constituencies of the Parliament of the United Kingdom