Glasgow and Aberdeen Universities
Former parliamentary constituency in the United Kingdom
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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.
Seats1
Replaced byCombined Scottish Universities
| Glasgow and Aberdeen Universities | |
|---|---|
| Former university constituency for the House of Commons | |
| 1868–1918 | |
| Seats | 1 |
| Replaced by | Combined Scottish Universities |
Members of Parliament
| Election | Member[1][2] | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1868 | James Moncreiff | Liberal | |
| 1869 by-election | Edward Gordon | Conservative | |
| 1876 by-election | William Watson | Conservative | |
| 1880 | James Alexander Campbell | Conservative | |
| 1906 | Sir Henry Craik | Unionist | |
| 1918 | constituency abolished: see Combined Scottish Universities | ||
Election results
Elections in the 1910s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Henry Craik | Unopposed | |||
| Conservative hold | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Henry Craik | 4,879 | 58.9 | +9.9 | |
| Free Trader | Frederick Pollock | 3,411 | 41.1 | +24.0 | |
| Majority | 1,468 | 17.8 | +2.7 | ||
| Turnout | 8,290 | 70.8 | +2.2 | ||
| Registered electors | 11,705 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | −7.1 | |||
Elections in the 1900s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Henry Craik | 3,543 | 49.0 | N/A | |
| Liberal | Alexander Murison | 2,450 | 33.9 | New | |
| Free Trader | W.R. Smith | 1,240 | 17.1 | N/A | |
| Majority | 1,093 | 15.1 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 7,233 | 68.6 | N/A | ||
| Registered electors | 10,545 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | N/A | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | James Alexander Campbell | Unopposed | |||
| Conservative hold | |||||
Elections in the 1890s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | James Alexander Campbell | Unopposed | |||
| Conservative hold | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | James Alexander Campbell | Unopposed | |||
| Conservative hold | |||||
Elections in the 1880s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | James Alexander Campbell | Unopposed | |||
| Conservative hold | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | James Alexander Campbell | Unopposed | |||
| Conservative hold | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | James Alexander Campbell | 2,520 | 54.1 | N/A | |
| Liberal | Alexander Asher | 2,139 | 45.9 | N/A | |
| Majority | 381 | 8.2 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 4,659 | 78.1 | N/A | ||
| Registered electors | 5,969 | ||||
| Conservative hold | |||||
Elections in the 1870s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | William Watson | 2,392 | 57.2 | N/A | |
| Liberal | Anderson Kirkwood[7] | 1,788 | 42.8 | New | |
| Majority | 604 | 14.4 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 4,180 | 77.6 | N/A | ||
| Registered electors | 5,389 | ||||
| Conservative hold | |||||
- Caused by Gordon's appointment as a Lord of Appeal, becoming Lord Gordon of Drumearn.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Edward Gordon | Unopposed | |||
| Conservative hold | |||||
- Caused by Gordon's appointment as Lord Advocate.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Edward Gordon | Unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | 4,776 | ||||
| Conservative gain from Liberal | |||||
Elections in the 1860s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Edward Gordon | 2,120 | 56.7 | +7.3 | |
| Liberal | Archibald Smith[8] | 1,616 | 43.3 | −7.3 | |
| Majority | 504 | 13.4 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 3,736 | 85.5 | −8.1 | ||
| Registered electors | 4,368 | ||||
| Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | +7.3 | |||
- Caused by Moncreiff's appointment as Lord Justice Clerk and elevation to the peerage, becoming Lord Moncreiff.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | James Moncreiff | 2,067 | 50.6 | N/A | |
| Conservative | Edward Gordon | 2,020 | 49.4 | N/A | |
| Majority | 47 | 1.2 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 4,087 | 93.6 | N/A | ||
| Registered electors | 4,368 | ||||
| Liberal win (new seat) | |||||