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Combined Scottish Universities Former University constituency for the House of Commons 1918–1950 Number of members Three Created from Glasgow & Aberdeen Universities
Edinburgh and St Andrews UniversitiesThe Combined Scottish Universities was a university constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1918 until 1950. It was created by merging the constituencies of Glasgow and Aberdeen Universities and Edinburgh and St Andrews Universities.
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Boundaries
The constituency was not a physical area but was rather elected by the graduates of the Scottish Universities of St Andrews, Edinburgh, Glasgow and Aberdeen.
The constituency returned three Members of Parliament to Westminster, elected by Single Transferable Vote. The by-elections used the first past the post voting system.
This University constituency was created by the Representation of the People Act 1918 and abolished in 1950 by the Representation of the People Act 1948.
Members of Parliament
Election 1st Member 1st Party 2nd Member 2nd Party 3rd Member 3rd Party 1918 Sir William Cheyne Coalition Conservative Dugald McCoig Cowan Coalition Liberal Sir Henry Craik Coalition Conservative 1922 Sir George Berry Unionist Liberal Apr 1927 John Buchan Unionist 1931 Noel Skelton Unionist Mar 1934 George Alexander Morrison Liberal Jun 1935 National Liberal Sir John Kerr Unionist Jan 1936 Ramsay MacDonald National Labour Feb 1938 Sir John Anderson National Apr 1945 Sir John Boyd-Orr Independent Nov 1946 Walter Elliot Unionist 1950 University constituencies abolished Election results
Elections in the 1910s
General Election, November 1918: Combined Scottish Universities [1] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Coalition Conservative Sir William Cheyne, 1st Baronet 3,719 Coalition Liberal Dugald McCoig Cowan 3,499 Coalition Conservative Sir Henry Craik 3,286 Labour Dr P. Macdonald 1,581 Independent Prof W.R. Smith 850 Elections in the 1920s
General Election, November 1922: Combined Scottish Universities Party Candidate Votes % ±% Unionist Sir George Andreas Berry unopposed Liberal Dugald McCoig Cowan unopposed Unionist Sir Henry Craik unopposed General Election, December 1923: Combined Scottish Universities Party Candidate Votes % ±% Unionist Sir George Andreas Berry unopposed Liberal Dugald McCoig Cowan unopposed Unionist Sir Henry Craik unopposed General Election, 1924: Combined Scottish Universities [2] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Unionist Sir Henry Craik 7,188 Liberal Dugald McCoig Cowan 5,011 Unionist Sir George Andreas Berry 3,781 Labour Rev J.M. Munro 1,639 Combined Scottish Universities by-election, 26–29 April 1927 Party Candidate Votes % ±% Unionist John Buchan 16,963 87.7 Labour Hugh B. Guthrie 2,378 12.3 Majority 14,585 75.4 Turnout 19,341 55.1 +0.0 Unionist hold Swing General Election, 1929: Combined Scottish Universities [3] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Unionist John Buchan 9,959 Unionist Sir George Andreas Berry 9,262 Liberal Dugald McCoig Cowan 6,698 Labour Dr J. Kerr 2,867 Labour Rev J.M. Munro 1,639 Elections in the 1930s
General Election, October 1931: Combined Scottish Universities Party Candidate Votes % ±% Unionist John Buchan unopposed Liberal Dugald McCoig Cowan unopposed Unionist Noel Skelton unopposed Combined Scottish Universities by-election, 7–12 March 1934 Party Candidate Votes % ±% Liberal George Alexander Morrison 18,070 79.2 Labour Robert Gibson 4,750 20.8 Majority 13,320 58.4 Turnout 44.3 Liberal hold Swing Combined Scottish Universities by-election, 17–22 June 1935 Party Candidate Votes % ±% Unionist Prof. John Graham Kerr 20,507 82.7 N/A Labour Naomi Mitchison 4,293 17.3 N/A Majority 16,214 65.4 N/A Turnout 24,800 48.1 N/A Unionist hold Swing N/A General Election, November 1935: Combined Scottish Universities [4] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Unionist John Graham Kerr 8,252 Liberal National George Alexander Morrison 7,529 Unionist Noel Skelton[5] 7,479 Independent Andrew Dewar Gibb 3,865 Combined Scottish Universities by-election, 27–31 January 1936 Party Candidate Votes % ±% National Labour Ramsay MacDonald 16,393 56.5 N/A SNP Andrew Dewar Gibb 9,034 31.1 +16.9 Labour David Cleghorn Thompson 3,597 12.4 N/A Majority 7,359 37.4 Turnout 54.8 +3.6 National Labour gain from Unionist Swing N/A Combined Scottish Universities by-election, 21–25 February 1938 Party Candidate Votes % ±% National Independent Sir John Anderson 14,042 48.8 −7.7 Independent Frances H. Melville 5,618 19.5 N/A SNP Andrew Dewar Gibb 5,246 18.2 −12.9 Independent Sir Peter Chalmers Mitchell 3,868 13.5 N/A Majority 8,424 29.3 +3.9 Turnout 52.1 −2.7 National hold Swing Elections in the 1940s
General Election, 5 July 1945: Combined Scottish Universities Party Candidate Votes % ±% National John Anderson 16,011 48.8 Independent John Boyd Orr 10,685 32.6 Labour H. G. Sutherland 2,860 8.7 Liberal R. S. Weir 1,872 5.7 Unionist John Graham Kerr 1,361 4.2 Turnout 32,789 51.6 National hold Swing N/A Independent hold Swing N/A Unionist hold Swing N/A Combined Scottish Universities by-election, 22–27 November 1946 Party Candidate Votes % ±% Unionist Walter Elliot 22,152 68.2 +64.0 Labour C. E. M. Joad 3,731 11.5 +2.8 Liberal J. M. Bannerman 2,593 8.0 +2.3 Independent J. G. Jameson 2,080 6.4 N/A Liberal National Dr R. S. Stevenson 1,938 5.9 N/A Majority 18,421 56.7 Turnout 32,494 50.7 −0.9 Unionist gain from National Swing N/A References
- Craig, F. W. S. (1983) [1969]. British parliamentary election results 1918-1949 (3rd edition ed.). Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. ISBN 0-900178-06-X.
- Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "S" (part 2)
Parliament of the United Kingdom Preceded by
Woolwich WestConstituency represented by the Chancellor of the Exchequer
1943–1945Succeeded by
Bishop AucklandUniversity constituencies of the Parliament of the United Kingdom Cambridge University (1603–1950) • Combined English Universities (1918–1950) • Combined Scottish Universities (1918–1950) • Edinburgh and St Andrews Universities (1918–1950) • Glasgow and Aberdeen Universities (1868–1918) • London University (1868–1950) • National University of Ireland (1918–1922) • Oxford University (1603–1950) • Queen's University of Belfast (1918–1950) • University of Dublin (1801–1922) • University of Wales (1918–1950)
Categories:- Historic parliamentary constituencies in Scotland (Westminster)
- University constituencies in the United Kingdom
- Universities in Scotland
- United Kingdom Parliamentary constituencies established in 1918
- United Kingdom Parliamentary constituencies disestablished in 1950
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