Sutherland_(UK_Parliament_constituency)
Sutherland (UK Parliament constituency)
Parliamentary constituency in the United Kingdom, 1801–1918
Sutherland was a Scottish constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of Great Britain from 1708 to 1801 and of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1801 to 1918.
Quick Facts Subdivisions of Scotland, 1708–1918 ...
| Sutherland | |
|---|---|
| Former County constituency for the House of Commons | |
| Subdivisions of Scotland | Sutherland |
| 1708–1918 | |
| Seats | One |
| Created from | Sutherland |
| Replaced by | Caithness & Sutherland |
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The British parliamentary constituency was created in 1708 following the Acts of Union, 1707 and replaced the former Parliament of Scotland shire constituency of Sutherlandshire.
The constituency represented essentially the traditional county of Sutherland. The county town of Dornoch, however, was represented as a component of the Tain Burghs constituency, from 1708 to 1832, and of the Wick Burghs constituency, from 1832 to 1918.
The constituency elected one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system until the seat was abolished in 1918.[1] [2] [3] [4] [5] In 1918 the Sutherland constituency and Dornoch were merged into the then new constituency of Caithness and Sutherland. In 1997 Caithness and Sutherland was merged into Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross.
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Elections in the 1830s
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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| Tory | Francis Leveson-Gower | Unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | 20 | ||||
| Tory hold | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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| Whig | Hugh Innes | Unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | 20 | ||||
| Whig gain from Tory | |||||
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Innes' death caused a by-election.
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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| Whig | Roderick Macleod | Unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | 20 | ||||
| Whig hold | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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| Whig | Roderick Macleod | Unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | 84 | ||||
| Whig hold | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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| Whig | Roderick Macleod | Unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | 108 | ||||
| Whig hold | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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| Conservative | William Howard | Unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | 128 | ||||
| Conservative gain from Whig | |||||
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Elections in the 1840s
Howard resigned by accepting the office of Steward of the Chiltern Hundreds, causing a by-election.
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Whig | David Dundas | Unopposed | |||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Whig | David Dundas | Unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | 137 | ||||
| Whig gain from Conservative | |||||
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Dundas was appointed Solicitor General for Scotland, requiring a by-election.
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Whig | David Dundas | Unopposed | |||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Whig | David Dundas | Unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | 184 | ||||
| Whig hold | |||||
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Dundas was appointed Judge Advocate General of the Armed Forces, requiring a by-election.
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Whig | David Dundas | Unopposed | |||
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Elections in the 1850s
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Whig | George Sutherland-Leveson-Gower | Unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | 207 | ||||
| Whig hold | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Whig | George Sutherland-Leveson-Gower | Unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | 264 | ||||
| Whig hold | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Liberal | George Sutherland-Leveson-Gower | Unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | 298 | ||||
| Liberal hold | |||||
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Elections in the 1860s
Sutherland-Leveson-Gower succeeded to the peerage, becoming 3rd Duke of Sutherland, and causing a by-election.
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Liberal | David Dundas | Unopposed | |||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Liberal | David Dundas | Unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | 180 | ||||
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Dundas resigned, causing a by-election.
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Liberal | Ronald Gower | Unopposed | |||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Liberal | Ronald Gower | Unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | 358 | ||||
| Liberal hold | |||||
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Elections in the 1870s
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Liberal | Marquess of Stafford | Unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | 324 | ||||
| Liberal hold | |||||
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Elections in the 1880s
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Liberal | Marquess of Stafford | Unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | 326 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Liberal | Marquess of Stafford | 1,701 | 61.7 | N/A | |
| Independent Liberal (Crofters) | Angus Sutherland | 1,058 | 38.3 | New | |
| Majority | 643 | 23.4 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 2,759 | 86.6 | N/A | ||
| Registered electors | 3,185 | ||||
| Liberal hold | Swing | N/A | |||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Liberal (Crofters) | Angus Sutherland | 1,463 | 71.5 | +9.8 | |
| Liberal Unionist | Ralph Wardlaw McLeod Fullarton | 583 | 28.5 | New | |
| Majority | 880 | 43.0 | +19.6 | ||
| Turnout | 2,046 | 64.2 | −22.4 | ||
| Registered electors | 3,185 | ||||
| Liberal hold | |||||
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Elections in the 1890s
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Liberal (Crofters) | Angus Sutherland | 1,453 | 70.5 | -1.0 | |
| Liberal Unionist | John MacKay | 607 | 29.5 | +1.0 | |
| Majority | 846 | 41.0 | -2.0 | ||
| Turnout | 2,060 | 75.0 | +10.8 | ||
| Registered electors | 2,745 | ||||
| Liberal hold | Swing | -1.0 | |||
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Sutherland was appointed Chairman of the Fishery Board for Scotland, causing a by-election.
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Liberal (Crofters) | John MacLeod | Unopposed | |||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Liberal | John MacLeod | 1,085 | 64.8 | −5.7 | |
| Liberal Unionist | John Alexander Swanston | 590 | 35.2 | +5.7 | |
| Majority | 495 | 29.6 | −11.4 | ||
| Turnout | 1,675 | 67.2 | −7.8 | ||
| Registered electors | 2,493 | ||||
| Liberal hold | Swing | −5.7 | |||
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Elections in the 1900s
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Liberal Unionist | Frederick Leveson-Gower | 1,224 | 61.9 | +26.7 | |
| Liberal | John MacLeod | 752 | 38.1 | -26.7 | |
| Majority | 472 | 23.8 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 1,977 | 76.3 | +9.1 | ||
| Registered electors | 2,589 | ||||
| Liberal Unionist gain from Liberal | Swing | +26.7 | |||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Liberal | Alpheus Morton | 1,383 | 59.7 | +21.6 | |
| Liberal Unionist | Frederick Leveson-Gower | 933 | 40.3 | -21.6 | |
| Majority | 450 | 19.4 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 2,316 | 82.3 | +6.0 | ||
| Registered electors | 2,814 | ||||
| Liberal gain from Liberal Unionist | Swing | +21.6 | |||
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Elections in the 1910s
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Liberal | Alpheus Morton | 1,607 | 62.8 | +3.1 | |
| Conservative | Donald Cameron | 951 | 37.2 | -3.1 | |
| Majority | 656 | 25.6 | +6.2 | ||
| Turnout | 2,558 | 83.7 | +1.4 | ||
| Registered electors | 3,055 | ||||
| Liberal hold | Swing | +3.1 | |||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Liberal | Alpheus Morton | 1,464 | 53.4 | -9.4 | |
| Liberal Unionist | Marquess of Stafford | 1,277 | 46.6 | +9.4 | |
| Majority | 187 | 6.8 | -18.8 | ||
| Turnout | 2,741 | ||||
| Liberal hold | Swing | -9.4 | |||
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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 July 1914, the following candidates had been selected;
- Liberal: Alpheus Morton
- Unionist: Theodore Gervase Chambers[20]
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