North East Lanarkshire (UK Parliament constituency)
{{Short description|Parliamentary constituency in the United Kingdom, 1885–1918}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}}
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{{Infobox UK constituency
|name = North East Lanarkshire
|type = county
|parliament = uk
|year = 1885
|abolished = 1918
|elects_howmany = One
|previous = North Lanarkshire
|next = North Lanarkshire, Motherwell, Bothwell, and Coatbridge
|}}
North East Lanarkshire was a county constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom (Westminster) from 1885 to 1918. It elected one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post voting system.
Boundaries
The name relates the constituency to the county of Lanark. The Redistribution of Seats Act 1885 provided that the North-East division was to consist of "the parishes of New Monkland, Shotts, Dalziel, Bothwell, and so much of the parish of Hamilton as lies north and east of the River Clyde".Redistribution of Seats Act, 1885, Seventh Schedule, Part II
Members of Parliament
| class="wikitable" | ||
| colspan="2"|Election | Member{{Rayment-hc|l|1|date=March 2012}} | Party |
|---|---|---|
| style="color:inherit;background-color: {{party color|Liberal Party (UK)}}" |
| 1885 | Liberal | ||
| style="color:inherit;background-color: {{party color|Liberal Party (UK)}}" |
| 1895 | Liberal | ||
| style="color:inherit;background-color: {{party color|Liberal Unionist Party}}" |
| Sir William Henry Rattigan | ||
| style="color:inherit;background-color: {{party color|Liberal Party (UK)}}" |
| Liberal | ||
| style="color:inherit;background-color: {{party color|Liberal Party (UK)}}" |
| Liberal | ||
| style="color:inherit;background-color: {{party color|Liberal Party (UK)}}" |
| Liberal | ||
| |1918
|colspan="2"|constituency abolished |
Election results
= Elections in the 1880s =
{{Election box begin | title=General election 1885: North East LanarkshireDebrett's House of Commons and Judicial Bench, 1889}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Party (UK)
|candidate = Donald Crawford
|votes = 4,564
|percentage = 50.9
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = John Charles Cunninghame
|votes = 4,405
|percentage = 49.1
|change =
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 159
|percentage = 1.8
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 8,969
|percentage = 82.9
|change =
}}
{{Election box registered electors|
|reg. electors = 10,814
}}
{{Election box new seat win
|winner = Liberal Party (UK)
|swing =
}}
{{election box end}}
{{Election box begin | title=General election 1886: North East LanarkshireDebrett's House of Commons and Judicial Bench, 1889}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Party (UK)
|candidate = Donald Crawford
|votes = 4,269
|percentage = 51.7
|change = +0.8
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Unionist Party
|candidate = Edward Colebrooke
|votes = 3,990
|percentage = 48.3
|change = −0.8
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 279
|percentage = 3.4
|change = +1.6
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 8,259
|percentage = 76.4
|change = −6.5
}}
{{Election box registered electors|
|reg. electors = 10,814
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Liberal Party (UK)
|swing = +0.8
}}
{{election box end}}
= Elections in the 1890s =
{{Election box begin | title=General election 1892: North East LanarkshireWhitaker's Almanack, 1893{{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 with party link|
|party = Liberal Party (UK)
|candidate = Donald Crawford
|votes = 5,281
|percentage = 50.5
|change = −1.2
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Alexander Whitelaw
|votes = 5,184
|percentage = 49.5
|change = +1.2
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 97
|percentage = 1.0
|change = −2.4
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 10,465
|percentage = 82.8
|change = +6.4
}}
{{Election box registered electors|
|reg. electors = 12,645
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Liberal Party (UK)
|swing = −1.2
}}
{{election box end}}
{{Election box begin | title=General election 1895: North East LanarkshireDebrett's House of Commons and the Judicial Bench, 1901
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Party (UK)
|candidate = John Colville
|votes = 6,288
|percentage = 52.2
|change = +1.7
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Alexander Whitelaw
|votes = 5,751
|percentage = 47.8
|change = −1.7
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 537
|percentage = 4.4
|change = +3.4
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 12,039
|percentage = 85.5
|change = +2.7
}}
{{Election box registered electors|
|reg. electors = 14,083
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Liberal Party (UK)
|swing = +1.7
}}
{{election box end}}
= Elections in the 1900s =
{{Election box begin | title=General election 1900: North East LanarkshireDebrett's House of Commons and the Judicial Bench, 1901{{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 with party link|
|party = Liberal Party (UK)
|candidate = John Colville
|votes = 7,120
|percentage = 56.1
|change = +3.9
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Unionist Party
|candidate = William Henry Rattigan
|votes = 5,567
|percentage = 43.9
|change = −3.9
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 1,553
|percentage = 12.2
|change = +7.8
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes =12,687
|percentage = 79.3
|change =−6.2
}}
{{Election box registered electors|
|reg. electors = 16,001
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Liberal Party (UK)
|swing = +3.9
}}
{{election box end}}
File:Cecil Harmsworth, 1st Baron Harmsworth.jpg
{{Election box begin | title=1901 North East Lanarkshire by-election
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Unionist Party (UK)
|candidate = William Henry Rattigan
|votes = 5,673
|percentage = 42.6
|change = −1.3
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Party (UK)
|candidate = Cecil Harmsworth
|votes = 4,769
|percentage = 35.7
|change = −20.4
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Scottish Workers' Representation Committee
|candidate = Robert Smillie
|votes = 2,900
|percentage = 21.7
|change = New
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 904
|percentage =6.9
|change = N/A
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 13,342
|percentage =79.0
|change = −0.3
}}
{{Election box registered electors|
|reg. electors = 16,894
}}
{{Election box gain with party link|
|winner = Liberal Unionist Party (UK)
|loser = Liberal Party (UK)
|swing = +9.6
}}
{{Election box end}}
File:Sir George Alexander Touche, 1st Baronet in 1915.jpg
{{Election box begin | title=1904 North East Lanarkshire by-electionResults compared to 1900 election
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Party (UK)
|candidate =Alexander Findlay
|votes =5,619
|percentage =39.3
|change = −16.8
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate =George Touche
|votes = 4,677
|percentage =32.8
|change = −11.1
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Scottish Workers' Representation Committee
|candidate = John Robertson
|votes = 3,984
|percentage = 27.9
|change = N/A
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes =942
|percentage =6.5
|change = −5.7
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes =14,280
|percentage =75.5
|change = −3.8
}}
{{Election box registered electors|
|reg. electors = 18,922
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Liberal Party (UK)
|swing = −2.9
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin | title=General election 1906: North East Lanarkshire
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Party (UK)
|candidate = Alexander Findlay
|votes = 6,436
|percentage = 40.4
|change = −15.7
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Unionist Party
|candidate = Hugh Elliot
|votes = 4,838
|percentage = 30.4
|change = −13.5
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Scottish Workers' Representation Committee
|candidate = John Robertson
|votes = 4,658
|percentage = 29.2
|change = N/A
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 1,598
|percentage =10.0
|change = −2.2
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 15,932
|percentage = 80.8
|change = +1.5
}}
{{Election box registered electors|
|reg. electors = 19,728
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Liberal Party (UK)
|swing = −1.1
}}
{{Election box end}}
= Elections in the 1910s =
{{Election box begin | title=General election January 1910: North East LanarkshireDebrett'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 with party link|
|party = Liberal Party (UK)
|candidate = Thomas Fleming Wilson
|votes = 9,105
|percentage = 49.8
|change = +9.4
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = James Robertson Wilson
|votes = 7,012
|percentage = 38.4
|change = +8.0
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Joseph Sullivan
|votes = 2,160
|percentage = 11.8
|change = −17.4
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 2,093
|percentage = 11.4
|change = +1.4
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 18,277
|percentage = 83.8
|change = +3.0
}}
{{Election box registered electors|
|reg. electors = 21,811
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Liberal Party (UK)
|swing = +0.7
}}
{{election box end}}
{{Election box begin | title=General election December 1910: North East LanarkshireDebrett's House of Commons and the Judicial Bench, 1916}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Party (UK)
|candidate = Thomas Fleming Wilson
|votes = 9,848
|percentage = 58.0
|change = +8.2
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = John Peers Boyd-Carpenter
|votes = 7,142
|percentage = 42.0
|change = +3.6
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 2,706
|percentage = 16.0
|change = +4.6
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 16,990
|percentage = 75.3
|change = −8.5
}}
{{Election box registered electors|
|reg. electors = 22,554
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Liberal Party (UK)
|swing =+2.3
}}
{{election box end}}
{{Election box begin | title=1911 North East Lanarkshire by-electionDebrett's House of Commons and the Judicial Bench, 1916}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Party (UK)
|candidate = James Duncan Millar
|votes = 7,976
|percentage = 45.3
|change = −12.7
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Park Goff
|votes = 6,776
|percentage = 38.4
|change = −3.6
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = John Robertson
|votes = 2,879
|percentage = 16.3
|change = New
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 1,200
|percentage = 6.9
|change = −9.1
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 17,631
|percentage = 78.2
|change = +2.9
}}
{{Election box registered electors|
|reg. electors = 22,554
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Liberal Party (UK)
|swing = −4.6
}}
{{election box end}}
Notes and references
Notes
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References
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