Kinross and Western Perthshire (UK Parliament Constituency) - Election Results

Election Results

General Election 1979: Kinross and Western Perthshire
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Sir Nicholas Fairbairn 15,523 50.5
SNP I. Smith 9,045 29.4
Liberal J. Chapman 3,572 11.6
Labour D.R. Macleod 2,593 8.4
Majority 6,478 21.1
Turnout 30,733 79.5
Conservative hold Swing
General Election October 1974: Kinross and Western Perthshire
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Sir Nicholas Fairbairn 11,034 41.68
SNP D. Cameron 10,981 41.48
Liberal D.A. Barrie 2,427 9.17
Labour D.G. Skene 2,028 7.66
Majority 53 0.20
Turnout 75.12
Conservative hold Swing
General Election February 1974: Kinross and Western Perthshire
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Sir Alec Douglas-Home 14,356 52.91
SNP D.C. Murray 6,274 23.12
Liberal D. Barrie 3,807 14.03
Labour D.G. Skene 2,694 9.93
Majority 8,082 29.79
Turnout 77.47
Conservative hold Swing
General Election 1970: Kinross and Western Perthshire
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Sir Alec Douglas-Home 14,434 57.37
SNP E.Y. Whitley 4,670 18.56
Labour D.F. Leach 3,827 15.21
Liberal J.M. Calder 2,228 8.86
Majority 9,764 38.81
Turnout 74.05
Conservative hold Swing
General Election 1966: Kinross and Western Perthshire
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Sir Alec Douglas-Home 14,466 60.75
SNP A. Donaldson 4,884 20.51
Labour B.K. Parnell 4,461 18.74
Majority 9,582 40.24
Turnout 73.46
Conservative hold Swing
General Election 1964: Kinross and Western Perthshire
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Sir Alec Douglas-Home 16,659 66.65
Labour A. Forrester 4,687 18.75
SNP A. Donaldson 3,522 14.09
Communist C.M. Grieve 127 0.51
Majority 11,972 47.90
Turnout 75.91
Conservative hold Swing
Kinross and West Perthshire by-election, 1963
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Sir Alec Douglas-Home 14,147 57.4 -10.8
Liberal Alistair Duncan Millar 4,819 19.5 N/A
Labour Andrew Forrester 3,752 15.2 -1.6
SNP Arthur Donaldson 1,801 7.3 -7.7
Independent Unionist Ian Smith 78 0.3 N/A
Independent Willie Rushton 45 0.2 N/A
Light and Dark Blue Conservative Party Richard Wort 23 0.1 N/A
Majority 9,328 37.9
Turnout 24,665 76.1 +5.1
Conservative hold Swing
General Election 1959: Kinross and Western Perthshire
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Unionist Gilmour Leburn 16,256 68.21
Labour J.G. Mackenzie 4,008 16.82
SNP A. Donaldson 3,568 14.97
Majority 12,248 51.39
Turnout 70.97
Unionist hold Swing
General Election 1955: Kinross and Western Perthshire
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Unionist Gilmour Leburn 18,133 75.22
Labour J. Bayne 5,975 24.78
Majority 12,158
Turnout 70.45
Unionist hold Swing
General Election 1951: Kinross and Western Perthshire
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Unionist William McNair Snadden 19,625 76.22
Labour I. McGregor 6,124 23.78
Majority 13,501 52.43
Turnout 73.18
Unionist hold Swing
General Election 1950: Kinross and Western Perthshire
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Unionist William McNair Snadden 15,299 55.42
Liberal A.D. Millar 7,183 26.02
Labour D. McLaren 5,124 18.56
Majority 8,116 29.40
Turnout 76.90
Unionist hold Swing
General Election 1945: Kinross and Western Perthshire
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Unionist William McNair Snadden 16,536 68.00
Labour C. McKinnon 7,782 32.00
Majority 8,754 36.00
Turnout 67.62
Unionist hold Swing
Kinross and Western Perthshire by-election, 1938
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Unionist William McNair Snadden 11,808 52.94
Independent The Duchess of Atholl 10,495 47.06
Majority
Turnout
Unionist hold Swing
General Election 1935: Kinross and Western Perthshire
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Unionist The Duchess of Atholl 15,238 60.21
Liberal Mrs Coll A. MacDonald 10,069 39.79
Majority
Turnout
Unionist hold Swing
General Election 1931: Kinross and Western Perthshire
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Unionist The Duchess of Atholl 16,228
Liberal Thomas Atholl Robertson 10,553
Majority
Turnout
Unionist hold Swing
General Election 1929: Kinross and Western Perthshire
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Unionist The Duchess of Atholl 12,245
Liberal Dr George Freeland Barbour 9,128
Labour Rev. W.D. Stewart 3,834
Majority
Turnout
Unionist hold Swing
General Election 1924: Kinross and Western Perthshire
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Unionist The Duchess of Atholl 13,565
Labour J. McDiarmid 5,286
Majority
Turnout
Unionist hold Swing
General Election 1923: Kinross and Western Perthshire
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Unionist The Duchess of Atholl 9,235
Liberal Percy Alport Molteno 9,085
Majority
Turnout
Unionist gain from Liberal Swing
General Election 1922: Kinross and Western Perthshire
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal James Gardiner unopposed
General Election 1918: Kinross and Western Perthshire
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal James Gardiner 7,579
Coalition Conservative Col. Archibald Stirling 6,975

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