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Argyllshire was a county constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of Great Britain from 1708 to 1800 and of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1801 until 1983. The constituency was named Argyll from 1950. The constituency was replaced in 1983 with Argyll and Bute.
It elected one Member of Parliament (MP) using the first-past-the-post voting system.
Creation
The British parliamentary constituency was created in 1708 following the Acts of Union 1707 and replaced the former Parliament of Scotland shire constituency of Argyllshire .
Local government areas
Until Scottish counties were abolished, for most purposes, in 1975, the constituency represented the county of Argyll, except that constituency boundaries may not have coincided at all times with county boundaries, and any parliamentary burgh within the county would have been outside the constituency.
In 1975 most of the county plus the Isle of Bute became the Argyll district of the Strathclyde region. A northern area of the county became part of the Highland region. Until 1975 the Isle of Bute had been part of the county of Bute.
In 1996, 13 years after the abolition of the Argyll constituency and creation of the Argyll and Bute constituency, the Argyll district, plus a portion of the Dumbarton district of Strathclyde, became the Argyll and Bute unitary council area.
Members of Parliament
Argyllshire
Argyll
Election results
Elections in the 1830s
Elections in the 1840s
Campbell resigned by accepting the office of Steward of the Chiltern Hundreds, causing a by-election.
Elections in the 1850s
McNeill resigned after being appointed a Senator of the College of Justice, becoming Lord Colonsay and causing a by-election.
By-election, 6 June 1851: Argyllshire |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Conservative |
Archibald Campbell |
Unopposed |
|
Conservative hold |
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Elections in the 1860s
Finlay resigned, causing a by-election.
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Elections in the 1870s
Campbell resigned after being appointed Governor General of Canada.
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Elections in the 1880s
General election 1885: Argyllshire |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Independent Liberal (Crofters) |
Donald Horne McFarlane |
3,340 |
48.6 |
New |
|
Independent Liberal |
William Mackinnon |
2,856 |
41.6 |
New |
|
Liberal |
John Stuart McCaig |
670 |
9.8 |
−45.2 |
Majority |
484 |
7.0 |
N/A |
Turnout |
6,866 |
68.6 |
−11.7 |
Registered electors |
10,011 |
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[[Independent Liberal|Template:Independent Liberal/meta/shortname]] gain from Liberal |
Swing |
N/A |
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General election 1886: Argyllshire |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Conservative |
John Malcolm |
3,658 |
54.6 |
New |
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Liberal ([[Crofters Party|Template:Crofters Party/meta/shortname]]) |
Donald Horne McFarlane |
3,045 |
45.4 |
−3.2 |
Majority |
613 |
9.2 |
N/A |
Turnout |
6,703 |
67.0 |
−1.6 |
Registered electors |
10,011 |
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Conservative gain from [[Independent Liberal|Template:Independent Liberal/meta/shortname]] |
Swing |
N/A |
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Elections in the 1890s
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Elections in the 1900s
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Elections in the 1910s
General Election 1914–15:
Another General Election was required to take place before the end of 1915. The political parties had been making preparations for an election to take place and by the July 1914, the following candidates had been selected;
- Liberal:
- Unionist: George Hutchison
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Elections in the 1920s
General election 1922: Argyllshire |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
National Liberal |
William Sutherland |
9,848 |
58.8 |
−6.1 |
|
Liberal |
Henry Anderson Watt |
6,897 |
41.2 |
+6.1 |
Majority |
2,591 |
15.6 |
−12.2 |
Turnout |
16,745 |
51.8 |
+1.6 |
|
National Liberal hold |
Swing |
−6.1 |
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General election 1923: Argyllshire |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Liberal |
William Sutherland |
9,020 |
52.7 |
−6.1 |
|
Unionist |
Frederick Alexander Macquisten |
8,100 |
47.3 |
New |
Majority |
920 |
5.4 |
N/A |
Turnout |
17,120 |
53.3 |
+1.5 |
|
Liberal gain from National Liberal |
Swing |
N/A |
|
General election 1924: Argyllshire |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Unionist |
Frederick Alexander Macquisten |
9,240 |
46.2 |
−1.1 |
|
Liberal |
William Sutherland |
6,211 |
31.1 |
−21.6 |
|
Labour |
I.H. MacIver |
4,532 |
22.7 |
New |
Majority |
3,029 |
15.1 |
+9.7 |
Turnout |
19,983 |
62.7 |
+9.4 |
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[[Unionist Party (Scotland)|Template:Unionist Party (Scotland)/meta/shortname]] hold |
Swing |
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General election 1929: Argyllshire |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Unionist |
Frederick Alexander Macquisten |
11,108 |
44.1 |
−2.1 |
|
Liberal |
Basil Murray |
8,089 |
32.1 |
+1.0 |
|
Labour |
John L. Kinloch |
6,001 |
23.8 |
+1.1 |
Majority |
3,019 |
12.0 |
-3.1 |
Turnout |
25,198 |
62.7 |
0.0 |
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[[Unionist Party (Scotland)|Template:Unionist Party (Scotland)/meta/shortname]] hold |
Swing |
−1.6 |
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Elections in the 1930s
General election 1931: Argyllshire |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Unionist |
Frederick Alexander Macquisten |
Unopposed |
N/A |
N/A |
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[[Unionist Party (Scotland)|Template:Unionist Party (Scotland)/meta/shortname]] hold |
Swing |
N/A |
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General election 1935: Argyllshire |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Unionist |
Frederick Alexander Macquisten |
13,260 |
53.6 |
N/A |
|
Liberal |
Basil Murray |
11,486 |
46.4 |
New |
Majority |
1,774 |
7.2 |
N/A |
Turnout |
24,746 |
56.6 |
N/A |
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[[Unionist Party (Scotland)|Template:Unionist Party (Scotland)/meta/shortname]] hold |
Swing |
N/A |
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Elections in the 1940s
1940 Argyllshire by-election |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Unionist |
Duncan McCallum |
12,317 |
62.8 |
+9.2 |
|
SNP |
William Power |
7,308 |
37.2 |
New |
Majority |
5,009 |
25.5 |
+17.3 |
Turnout |
19,625 |
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General election 1945: Argyllshire |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Unionist |
Duncan McCallum |
15,791 |
56.6 |
+3.0 |
|
Labour |
A. MacNeill Weir |
8,889 |
31.9 |
New |
|
Liberal |
John Bannerman |
3,228 |
11.6 |
−34.8 |
Majority |
6,902 |
24.7 |
+17.5 |
Turnout |
27,908 |
63.9 |
+7.3 |
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Elections in the 1950s
General election 1950: Argyll |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Unionist |
Duncan McCallum |
19,259 |
66.5 |
+9.9 |
|
Labour |
I. Nicholson |
9,215 |
31.8 |
−0.1 |
|
Scottish Home Rule |
M S McP Holt |
490 |
1.7 |
New |
Majority |
10,044 |
34.7 |
+10.0 |
Turnout |
28,964 |
75.1 |
+11.2 |
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General election 1951: Argyll |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Unionist |
Duncan McCallum |
21,191 |
68.1 |
+1.6 |
|
Labour |
Robert M. Young |
9,925 |
31.9 |
+0.1 |
Majority |
11,266 |
36.2 |
+1.5 |
Turnout |
28,210 |
67.1 |
−8.0 |
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General election 1955: Argyll |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Unionist |
Duncan McCallum |
19,119 |
67.8 |
−0.3 |
|
Labour |
Robert M. Young |
9,091 |
32.2 |
+0.3 |
Majority |
10,028 |
35.6 |
-0.6 |
Turnout |
28,210 |
66.9 |
−0.2 |
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[[Unionist Party (Scotland)|Template:Unionist Party (Scotland)/meta/shortname]] hold |
Swing |
−0.3 |
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1958 Argyll by-election |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Unionist |
Michael Noble |
12,541 |
46.8 |
−21.0 |
|
Liberal |
William D. McKean |
7,375 |
27.5 |
New |
|
Labour |
Robert M. Young |
6,884 |
25.7 |
−6.5 |
Majority |
5,166 |
19.3 |
-16.3 |
Turnout |
26,800 |
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General election 1959: Argyll |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Unionist |
Michael Noble |
16,599 |
58.4 |
−9.4 |
|
Labour |
D. Nisbet |
7,356 |
25.9 |
−6.3 |
|
Liberal |
Gerard Noel |
4,469 |
15.7 |
New |
Majority |
9,243 |
32.5 |
-3.1 |
Turnout |
28,424 |
71.0 |
+4.1 |
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Elections in the 1960s
General election 1964: Argyll |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Unionist |
Michael Noble |
13,277 |
47.2 |
−11.2 |
|
Labour |
Duncan L. MacMillan |
8,120 |
28.9 |
+3.0 |
|
Liberal |
John MacKay |
6,707 |
23.9 |
+8.2 |
Majority |
5,157 |
18.4 |
-14.1 |
Turnout |
28,104 |
70.3 |
−0.7 |
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General election 1966: Argyll |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Conservative |
Michael Noble |
12,178 |
43.2 |
−4.0 |
|
Labour |
John McFadden |
8,486 |
30.1 |
+1.2 |
|
Liberal |
John MacKay |
7,512 |
26.7 |
+2.8 |
Majority |
3,692 |
13.1 |
-5.3 |
Turnout |
28,176 |
72.3 |
+2.0 |
|
Conservative hold |
Swing |
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Elections in the 1970s
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See also