the parishes of Biggar, Carluke, Carmichael, Carnwath, Carstairs, Covington and Thankerton, Crawford, Crawfordjohn, Culter, Dolphinton, Douglas, Dunsyre, Lamington and Wandel, Lanark, Lesmahagow, Liberton, Pettinain, Symington, Walston, Wiston and Roberton, Moffat, Avondale, Stonehouse, Glasford, and East Kilbride; so much of the parish of Cathcart as adjoins East Kilbride, and so much of the parish of Kirkpatrick-Juxta as may be in the county of Lanark.
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;
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South Lanarkshire was a county constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom Westminster from 1868 to 1918 It elected one Member of Parliament MP by the first past the post voting system South LanarkshireFormer County constituencyfor the House of CommonsSubdivisions of ScotlandCounty of Lanark1868 1918SeatsOneReplaced byLanark Contents 1 Boundaries 2 Members of Parliament 3 Elections 3 1 Elections in the 1860s 3 2 Elections in the 1870s 3 3 Elections in the 1880s 3 4 Elections in the 1890s 3 5 Elections in the 1900s 3 6 Elections in the 1910s 4 ReferencesBoundaries editThe Representation of the People Scotland Act 1868 provided that the South Lanarkshire constituency was to consist of the parishes of Biggar Cambusnethan Carluke Carmichael Carnwath Carstairs Covington and Thankerton Crawford Crawfordjohn Dalserf Dolphinton Douglas Dunsyre Lanark Lesmahagow Libberton Pitinain Shotts Stonehouse Walston Wandell and Lamington Wiston and Roberton and so much of the parishes of Culter and Moffat as is situated in the County of Lanark The Redistribution of Seats Act 1885 provided that the constituency was to consist of the parishes of Biggar Carluke Carmichael Carnwath Carstairs Covington and Thankerton Crawford Crawfordjohn Culter Dolphinton Douglas Dunsyre Lamington and Wandel Lanark Lesmahagow Liberton Pettinain Symington Walston Wiston and Roberton Moffat Avondale Stonehouse Glasford and East Kilbride so much of the parish of Cathcart as adjoins East Kilbride and so much of the parish of Kirkpatrick Juxta as may be in the county of Lanark Members of Parliament editElection Member 1 Party 1868 John Hamilton Liberal 1874 Sir Windham Carmichael Anstruther Conservative 1880 John Hamilton Liberal 1886 James Hozier Conservative 1906 Walter Menzies Liberal 1913 b e Hon William Watson Unionist 1918 Constituency abolishedElections editElections in the 1860s edit General election 1868 South Lanarkshire 2 Party Candidate Votes Liberal John Hamilton 1 328 54 5 Conservative Sir Norman Macdonald Lockhart 4th Baronet 1 107 45 5 Majority 221 9 0 Turnout 2 435 84 8 Registered electors 2 871 Liberal win new seat Elections in the 1870s edit General election 1874 South Lanarkshire 2 Party Candidate Votes Conservative Windham Carmichael Anstruther 1 347 50 4 4 9 Liberal John Hamilton 1 326 49 6 4 9 Majority 21 0 8 N A Turnout 2 673 83 2 1 6 Registered electors 3 214 Conservative gain from Liberal Swing 4 9 Elections in the 1880s edit General election 1880 South Lanarkshire 2 Party Candidate Votes Liberal John Hamilton 1 808 55 8 6 2 Conservative Windham Carmichael Anstruther 1 430 44 2 6 2 Majority 378 11 6 N A Turnout 3 238 88 3 5 1 Registered electors 3 666 Liberal gain from Conservative Swing 6 2 General election 1885 South Lanarkshire 3 4 Party Candidate Votes Liberal John Hamilton 4 583 58 5 2 7 Conservative James Hozier 3 245 41 5 2 7 Majority 1 338 17 0 5 4 Turnout 7 828 87 2 1 1 Registered electors 8 981 Liberal hold Swing 2 7 General election 1886 South Lanarkshire 3 4 Party Candidate Votes Conservative James Hozier 3 577 50 1 8 6 Liberal John Hamilton 3 559 49 9 8 6 Majority 18 0 2 N A Turnout 7 136 79 5 7 7 Registered electors 8 981 Conservative gain from Liberal Swing 8 6 Elections in the 1890s edit General election 1892 South Lanarkshire 5 4 Party Candidate Votes Conservative James Hozier 4 032 52 4 2 3 Liberal Thomas Hedderwick 3 664 47 6 2 3 Majority 368 4 8 4 6 Turnout 7 696 87 3 7 8 Registered electors 8 818 Conservative hold Swing 2 3 General election 1895 South Lanarkshire 6 4 Party Candidate Votes Conservative James Hozier 4 053 51 5 0 9 Liberal Robert Lambie 3 823 48 5 0 9 Majority 230 3 0 1 8 Turnout 7 876 86 2 1 1 Registered electors 9 136 Conservative hold Swing 0 9 Elections in the 1900s edit General election 1900 South Lanarkshire 6 4 Party Candidate Votes Conservative James Hozier 3 968 53 0 1 5 Liberal Walter Menzies 3 516 47 0 1 5 Majority 452 6 0 3 0 Turnout 7 484 81 9 4 3 Registered electors 9 134 Conservative hold Swing 1 5 nbsp Walter Menzies General election 1906 South Lanarkshire 7 4 Party Candidate Votes Liberal Walter Menzies 4 816 57 6 10 6 Conservative James Dennistoun Mitchell 3 541 42 4 10 6 Majority 1 275 15 2 N A Turnout 8 357 84 0 2 1 Registered electors 9 950 Liberal gain from Conservative Swing 10 6 Elections in the 1910s edit General election January 1910 South Lanarkshire 8 Party Candidate Votes Liberal Walter Menzies 5 346 59 0 1 4 Conservative James Dennistoun Mitchell 3 715 41 0 1 4 Majority 1 631 18 0 2 8 Turnout 9 061 85 3 1 3 Liberal hold Swing General election December 1910 South Lanarkshire 8 Party Candidate Votes Liberal Walter Menzies 5 160 56 6 2 4 Liberal Unionist Charles Mackinnon Douglas 3 963 43 4 2 4 Majority 1 187 13 2 4 8 Turnout 9 123 84 8 0 5 Liberal hold Swing 2 4 1913 South Lanarkshire by election Party Candidate Votes Unionist William Watson 4 257 42 8 0 6 Liberal George Morton QC 4 006 40 3 16 3 Labour Thomas Gibb 1 674 16 8 New Majority 251 2 5 N A Turnout 9 937 Unionist gain from Liberal Swing 7 8 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 Unionist William Watson Liberal George Morton QC 9 Labour References edit Leigh Rayment s Historical List of MPs Constituencies beginning with L part 1 a b c Craig F W S ed 1977 British Parliamentary Election Results 1832 1885 e book 1st ed London Macmillan Press ISBN 978 1 349 02349 3 a b Debrett s House of Commons and Judicial Bench 1889 a b c d e f Craig FWS ed 1974 British Parliamentary Election Results 1885 1918 London Macmillan Press ISBN 9781349022984 Whitaker s Almanack 1893 a b Debrett s House of Commons and the Judicial Bench 1901 Whitaker s Almanack 1907 a b Debrett s House of Commons and the Judicial Bench 1916 Hamilton Advertiser 28 Feb 1914 Retrieved from 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