Paisley (UK Parliament constituency)

UK former constituency infobox
Name = Paisley
Type = Burgh
Year = 1832
Abolition = 1983

Paisley was a parliamentary constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1832 until 1983, when it was divided into Paisley North and Paisley South. These were in turn amalgamated into Paisley and Renfrewshire South and Paisley and Renfrewshire North in 2005.

Boundaries

The constituency covered the burgh of Paisley.

Members of Parliament

*1832 – 1834: Sir John Maxwell
*1834 – 1835: Sir Daniel Keyte Sandford
*1835 – 1836: Alexander Graham Speirs
*1836 – 1857: Archibald Hastie
*1857 – 1874: Humphrey Ewing Crum-Ewing
*1874 – 1884: William Holms
*1884 – 1885: Stewart Clark
*1885 – 1891: William Boyle Barbour
*1891 – 1906: Sir William Dunn
*1906 – 1920: Sir John Mills McCallum, Liberal
*1920 – 1924: H. H. Asquith, Liberal
*1924 – 1929: Edward Rosslyn Mitchell, Labour
*1929 – 1931: James Welsh, Labour
*1931 – 1945: Joseph Maclay, Liberal
*1945 – 1947: Viscount Corvedale, Labour
*1948 – 1961: Douglas Johnston, Labour
*1961 – 1979: John Robertson, Labour (1961-76), Scottish Labour Party (1976-79)
*1979 – 1983: Allen Adams, Labour

Election results

Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Oliver Baldwin, Viscount Corvedale
votes = 25,156
percentage = 55.6
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party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Tam Galbraith
votes = 14,826
percentage = 32.7
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Party (UK)
candidate = Lady Glen-Coats
votes = 4,532
percentage = 10.0
change =Election box candidate with party link
party = Independent (politician)
candidate = A R Eagles
votes = 765
percentage = 1.7
change =Election box majority
votes = 10,330
percentage =
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party = Liberal Party (UK)
candidate = Hon Joseph Paton Maclay
votes = 22,466
percentage = 50.4
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Oliver Baldwin
votes = 22,077
percentage = 49.6
change = Election box majority
votes = 389
percentage =
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Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Party (UK)
candidate = Hon Joseph Paton Maclay
votes = 26,187
percentage = 61.8
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = James Welsh
votes = 16,183
percentage = 38.2
change = Election box majority
votes = 10,004
percentage =
change =Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = James Welsh
votes = 22,425
percentage = 55.8
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Party (UK)
candidate = J Mc Cullough
votes = 10,640
percentage = 26.5
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Miss M G Cowan
votes = 7,094
percentage = 17.7
change =Election box majority
votes = 11,785
percentage =
change =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = E R Mitchell
votes = 17,057
percentage = 53.5
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Party (UK)
candidate = H H Asquith
votes = 14,829
percentage = 46.5
change = Election box majority
votes = 2,228
percentage =
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party = Liberal Party (UK)
candidate = H H Asquith
votes = 9,723
percentage = 33.4
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = J M Biggar
votes = 7,977
percentage = 27.4
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = A D M Shaw
votes = 7,758
percentage = 26.6
change =Election box candidate with party link
party = Independent Labour
candidate = D D Cormack
votes = 3,685
percentage = 12.6
change =Election box majority
votes = 1,746
percentage =
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party = Liberal Party (UK)
candidate = H H Asquith
votes = 15,005
percentage = 50.5
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = J M Biggar
votes = 14,689
percentage = 49.5
change = Election box majority
votes = 316
percentage =
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Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Party (UK)
candidate = H H Asquith
votes = 14,736
percentage = 48.4
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = J M Biggar
votes = 11,902
percentage = 39.1
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = J A D MacKean
votes = 3,795
percentage = 12.5
change = Election box majority
votes = 2,834
percentage =
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party = Liberal Party (UK)
candidate = Sir J M McCallum
votes = 7,542
percentage = 34.0
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = J M Biggar
votes = 7,436
percentage = 33.5
change = Election box candidate
party = National Democratic Party (UK)
candidate = J Taylor
votes = 7,201
percentage = 32.5
change =Election box majority
votes = 106
percentage =
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party = Liberal Party (UK)
candidate = Sir J M McCallum
votes = 6,039
percentage = 64.3
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = A R Jephcott
votes = 3,350
percentage = 35.7
change = Election box majority
votes = 2,689
percentage =
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party = Liberal Party (UK)
candidate = Sir J M McCallum
votes = 6,812
percentage = 63.7
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = D F Campbell
votes = 3,890
percentage = 36.3
change = Election box majority
votes = 2,922
percentage =
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Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Party (UK)
candidate = John Mills MacCallum
votes = 5,664
percentage = 52.7
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = J.A.D. McKean
votes = 2,594
percentage = 24.2
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Robert Smillie
votes = 2,482
percentage = 23.1
change = Election box majority
votes = 3,070
percentage =
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Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Party (UK)
candidate = William Dunn
votes = 4,532
percentage = 56.6
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = G S C Swinton
votes = 3,474
percentage = 43.4
change = Election box majority
votes = 1,058
percentage =
change =Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Party (UK)
candidate = William Dunn
votes = 4,404
percentage = 59.0
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = A Moffat
votes = 3,063
percentage = 41.0
change = Election box majority
votes = 1,342
percentage =
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Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Party (UK)
candidate = William Dunn
votes = 4,262
percentage = 63.6
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = C N Johnston
votes = 2,441
percentage = 36.4
change = Election box majority
votes = 1,821
percentage =
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Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Party (UK)
candidate = William Dunn
votes = 4,145
percentage = 59.6
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Robert Mure McKerrell
votes = 2,807
percentage = 40.4
change = Election box majority
votes = 1,338
percentage =
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party = Liberal Party (UK)
candidate = William Boyle Barbour
votes = 3,057
percentage = 55.1
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Unionist Party
candidate = James Parker Smith
votes = 2,491
percentage = 44.9
change = Election box majority
votes = 566
percentage =
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Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Party (UK)
candidate = William Boyle Barbour
votes = 3,390
percentage = 57.3
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Robert Mure McKerrell
votes = 2,523
percentage = 42.7
change = Election box majority
votes = 867
percentage =
change =Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Party (UK)
candidate = S Clark
votes = 3,049
percentage = 62.8
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Lord Ernest Hamilton
votes = 1,806
percentage = 37.2
change = Election box majority
votes = 1,243
percentage =
change =

See also