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ross, cromarty, parliament, constituency, 1885, 1918, constituency, herefordshire, ross, parliament, constituency, ross, cromarty, county, constituency, house, commons, parliament, from, 1832, 1983, elected, member, parliament, using, first, past, post, voting. For the 1885 1918 constituency in Herefordshire see Ross UK Parliament constituency Ross and Cromarty was a county constituency of the House of Commons of the UK Parliament from 1832 to 1983 It elected one Member of Parliament MP using the first past the post voting system Ross and CromartyFormer County constituencyfor the House of CommonsSubdivisions of Scotland1890 1975 Ross and Cromarty1975 1983 Highland1832 1983SeatsOneCreated fromInverness Burghs Ross shire and CromartyshireReplaced byRoss Cromarty amp SkyeDuring its existence contributed to new seat s of Na h Eileanan an Iar or the Western Isles When created in 1832 by the Scottish Reform Act 1832 it combined in one seat the former seats Ross shire and Cromartyshire In 1918 Lewis a large island several miles offshore was taken from the seat and merged into the then new Western Isles constituency and the Fortrose component of the former Inverness Burghs constituency and the Dingwall and Cromarty components of the former Northern Burghs constituency were merged into the Ross and Cromarty constituency In 1983 the remaining area of the seat was merged with the Isle of Skye and Isle of Raasay areas of the then Inverness seat to form Ross Cromarty and Skye Contents 1 Local government areas 2 Members of Parliament 3 Election results 3 1 Elections in the 1830s 3 2 Elections in the 1840s 3 3 Elections in the 1850s 3 4 Elections in the 1860s 3 5 Elections in the 1870s 3 6 Elections in the 1880s 3 7 Elections in the 1890s 3 8 Elections in the 1900s 3 9 Elections in the 1910s 3 10 Elections in the 1920s 3 11 Elections in the 1930s 3 12 Elections in the 1940s 3 13 Elections in the 1950s 3 14 Elections in the 1960s 3 15 Elections in the 1970s 4 ReferencesLocal government areas edit1890 to 1918County councils were created in Scotland in 1890 and so the constituency area became also the county council area of Ross and Cromarty minus the Fortrose Dingwall and Cromarty parliamentary burghs 1918 to 1975When reformed in 1918 the constituency covered the county of Ross and Cromarty including the former parliamentary burghs minus Lewis 1975 to 1983County councils were abolished in 1975 and replaced with regions and districts and island council areas The constituency area was then that of the district of Ross and Cromarty plus the Lochalsh area of Skye and Lochalsh Both districts were within the Highland region See also Counties of Scotland Regions and districts of ScotlandMembers of Parliament editElection Member 1 Party 1832 James Alexander Stewart Mackenzie Whig 2 1837 Thomas Mackenzie Conservative 2 1847 Sir James Matheson Whig 3 4 5 1859 Liberal 1868 Alexander Matheson 1884 Ronald Munro Ferguson Later Viscount Novar 1885 Roderick Macdonald Crofters Party 1892 James Galloway Weir Liberal 1911 Ian Macpherson Later made Baron Strathcarron 1931 Liberal National 1936 Malcolm MacDonald National Labour 1945 John MacLeod Independent Liberal 1947 National Liberal 1964 Alasdair Mackenzie Liberal 1970 Hamish Gray Conservative 1983 constituency abolishedElection results edit nbsp Ross and successor constituencies election results Elections in the 1830s edit General election 1832 Ross and Cromarty Shire 6 2 Party Candidate Votes Whig James Alexander Stewart Mackenzie 272 64 8 Tory Hugh Alexander Johnstone Munro 148 35 2 Majority 124 29 6 Turnout 420 81 4 Registered electors 516 Whig win new seat General election 1835 Ross and Cromarty Shire 6 2 Party Candidate Votes Whig James Alexander Stewart Mackenzie 241 54 6 10 2 Conservative Thomas Mackenzie 200 45 4 10 2 Majority 41 9 2 20 4 Turnout 441 74 2 7 2 Registered electors 594 Whig hold Swing 10 2 Stewart Mackenzie resigned after being appointed as Governor Ceylon causing a by election By election 18 April 1837 Ross and Cromarty Shire 6 2 Party Candidate Votes Conservative Thomas Mackenzie 307 61 0 15 6 Whig William Mackenzie 196 39 0 15 6 Majority 111 22 0 N A Turnout 503 66 7 7 5 Registered electors 754 Conservative gain from Whig Swing 15 6 General election 1837 Ross and Cromarty Shire 6 2 Party Candidate Votes Conservative Thomas Mackenzie Unopposed Registered electors 754 Conservative gain from Whig Elections in the 1840s edit General election 1841 Ross and Cromarty Shire 6 Party Candidate Votes Conservative Thomas Mackenzie Unopposed Registered electors 713 Conservative hold General election 1847 Ross and Cromarty Shire 6 Party Candidate Votes Whig James Matheson Unopposed Registered electors 827 Whig gain from Conservative Elections in the 1850s edit General election 1852 Ross and Cromarty Shire 6 Party Candidate Votes Whig James Matheson 288 56 9 N A Conservative George William Holmes Ross 7 218 43 1 New Majority 70 13 8 N A Turnout 506 60 8 N A Registered electors 832 Whig hold Swing N A General election 1857 Ross and Cromarty Shire 6 Party Candidate Votes Whig James Matheson Unopposed Registered electors 825 Whig hold General election 1859 Ross and Cromarty Shire 6 Party Candidate Votes Liberal James Matheson Unopposed Registered electors 851 Liberal hold Elections in the 1860s edit General election 1865 Ross and Cromarty Shire 6 Party Candidate Votes Liberal James Matheson Unopposed Registered electors 933 Liberal hold General election 1868 Ross and Cromarty Shire 6 Party Candidate Votes Liberal Alexander Matheson Unopposed Registered electors 1 564 Liberal hold Elections in the 1870s edit General election 1874 Ross and Cromarty Shire 6 Party Candidate Votes Liberal Alexander Matheson Unopposed Registered electors 1 559 Liberal hold Elections in the 1880s edit General election 1880 Ross and Cromarty Shire 6 Party Candidate Votes Liberal Alexander Matheson Unopposed Registered electors 1 664 Liberal hold Matheson s resignation caused a by election By election 22 August 1884 Ross and Cromarty Shire 6 Party Candidate Votes Liberal Ronald Munro Ferguson 717 55 2 N A Conservative Alasdair Mackenzie 334 25 7 New Crofters Roderick Macdonald 248 19 1 New Majority 383 29 5 N A Turnout 1 299 75 5 N A Registered electors 1 721 Liberal hold Swing N A General election 1885 Ross and Cromarty Shire 8 9 Party Candidate Votes Independent Liberal Crofters Roderick Macdonald 4 942 62 8 N A Liberal Ronald Munro Ferguson 2 925 37 2 N A Majority 2 017 25 6 N A Turnout 7 867 76 6 N A Registered electors 10 265 Independent Liberal gain from Liberal Swing N A General election 1886 Ross and Cromarty Shire 8 Party Candidate Votes Liberal Crofters Roderick Macdonald 4 263 78 1 40 9 Liberal Unionist John Peter Grant 1 197 21 9 New Majority 3 066 56 2 30 6 Turnout 5 460 53 2 23 4 Registered electors 10 265 Liberal gain from Independent Liberal Swing N A Elections in the 1890s edit nbsp Weir General election 1892 Ross and Cromarty Shire 10 9 Party Candidate Votes Liberal Crofters Galloway Weir 3 171 56 8 21 3 Liberal Unionist Neil Maclean 2 413 43 2 21 3 Majority 758 13 6 42 6 Turnout 5 584 62 3 9 1 Registered electors 8 966 Liberal hold Swing 21 3 General election 1895 Ross and Cromarty Shire 11 9 Party Candidate Votes Liberal Galloway Weir 3 272 57 6 0 8 Liberal Unionist Randle Jackson 2 409 42 4 0 8 Majority 863 15 2 1 6 Turnout 5 681 68 8 6 5 Registered electors 8 256 Liberal hold Swing 0 8 Elections in the 1900s edit General election 1900 Ross and Cromarty Shire 11 9 Party Candidate Votes Liberal Galloway Weir 3 554 68 3 10 7 Conservative J D Fletcher 1 651 31 7 10 7 Majority 1 903 36 6 21 4 Turnout 5 205 65 8 3 0 Registered electors 7 909 Liberal hold Swing 10 7 General election 1906 Ross and Cromarty Shire 12 9 Party Candidate Votes Liberal Galloway Weir 3 883 68 7 0 4 Conservative James Crabb Watt 1 771 31 3 0 4 Majority 2 112 37 4 0 8 Turnout 5 654 69 8 4 0 Registered electors 8 101 Liberal hold Swing 0 4 Elections in the 1910s edit General election January 1910 Ross and Cromarty Shire 13 9 Party Candidate Votes Liberal Galloway Weir 4 430 75 8 7 1 Liberal Unionist Neil Maclean 1 418 24 2 7 1 Majority 3 012 51 6 14 2 Turnout 5 848 71 2 1 4 Registered electors 8 211 Liberal hold Swing 7 1 General election December 1910 Ross and Cromarty Shire 13 9 Party Candidate Votes Liberal Galloway Weir Unopposed Liberal hold 1911 Ross and Cromarty by election 13 Party Candidate Votes Liberal Ian Macpherson 3 717 74 8 N A Liberal Unionist William Templeton 1 253 25 2 New Majority 2 464 49 6 N A Turnout 4 970 60 2 N A Registered electors 8 259 Liberal hold Swing N A 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 Ian Macpherson Unionist MacLeod General election 1918 Ross and Cromarty Shire 14 Party Candidate Votes C Liberal Ian Macpherson 8 358 78 9 N A Highland Land League Hector Munro 2 238 21 1 New Majority 6 120 57 8 N A Turnout 10 636 51 2 N A Liberal hold Swing N A C indicates candidate endorsed by the coalition government Elections in the 1920s edit nbsp Ian MacPherson General election 1922 Ross and Cromarty 15 Party Candidate Votes National Liberal Ian Macpherson 5 923 56 7 New Liberal John Macdonald 4 521 43 3 N A Majority 1 402 13 4 44 4 Turnout 10 444 42 4 8 8 National Liberal hold Swing N A General election 1923 Ross and Cromarty 16 Party Candidate Votes Liberal Ian Macpherson Unopposed N A N A Liberal hold Swing N A General election 1924 Ross and Cromarty 17 Party Candidate Votes Liberal Ian Macpherson Unopposed N A N A Liberal hold Swing N A General election 1929 Ross and Cromarty 18 Party Candidate Votes Liberal Ian Macpherson 9 564 58 8 N A Labour Hugh Donald MacIntosh 6 710 41 2 New Majority 2 854 17 6 N A Turnout 16 274 55 6 N A Liberal hold Swing N A Elections in the 1930s edit General election 1931 Ross and Cromarty 19 Party Candidate Votes National Liberal Ian Macpherson Unopposed N A N A National Liberal hold Swing N A General election 1935 Ross and Cromarty Party Candidate Votes National Liberal Ian Macpherson 10 810 76 7 N A Labour John MacKinnon MacDiarmid 3 284 23 3 New Majority 7 526 53 4 N A Turnout 14 094 50 8 N A National Liberal hold Swing N A 1936 Ross and Cromarty by election 20 Party Candidate Votes National Labour Malcolm MacDonald 8 949 49 5 New Labour Hector McNeil 5 967 33 0 9 7 Unionist Randolph Churchill 2 427 13 4 63 3 Liberal Russell Thomas 738 4 1 New Majority 2 982 16 5 N A Turnout 18 081 62 4 11 6 National Labour gain from National Liberal Swing N A Elections in the 1940s edit General Election 1939 40Another General Election was required to take place before the end of 1940 The political parties had been making preparations for an election to take place and by the Autumn of 1939 the following candidates had been selected National Labour Malcolm MacDonald Labour Malcolm MacEwen General election 1945 Ross and Cromarty Party Candidate Votes Independent Liberal John MacLeod 10 061 62 8 New Labour Angus Mackay Mackintosh 5 959 37 2 13 9 Majority 4 102 25 6 N A Turnout 16 020 62 4 11 6 Independent Liberal gain from National Labour Swing Elections in the 1950s edit General election 1950 Ross and Cromarty 21 Party Candidate Votes National Liberal John MacLeod 10 912 62 6 New Labour Alastair C Reid 6 521 37 4 0 2 Majority 4 391 25 2 N A Turnout 17 433 63 1 0 7 National Liberal gain from Independent Liberal Swing General election 1951 Ross and Cromarty 22 Party Candidate Votes National Liberal John MacLeod 10 969 64 25 1 6 Labour Alastair C Reid 6 104 35 75 1 7 Majority 4 865 28 5 3 3 Turnout 17 073 57 5 5 6 National Liberal hold Swing General election 1955 Ross and Cromarty 23 Party Candidate Votes National Liberal John MacLeod 9 929 62 3 1 9 Labour Jane B Saggar 6 003 37 7 2 0 Majority 3 926 24 6 3 9 Turnout 15 932 61 9 4 4 National Liberal hold Swing General election 1959 Ross and Cromarty Party Candidate Votes National Liberal John MacLeod 7 813 47 2 15 1 Labour Jane B Saggar 4 815 29 1 8 6 Liberal Colin Murchison 3 918 23 7 New Majority 2 998 18 1 6 5 Turnout 21 902 75 2 13 3 National Liberal hold Swing Elections in the 1960s edit General election 1964 Ross and Cromarty Party Candidate Votes Liberal Alasdair Mackenzie 6 923 40 2 16 5 National Liberal John MacLeod 5 516 32 1 15 1 Labour William Alexander Ross 4 767 27 7 1 4 Majority 1 407 8 2 N A Turnout 17 306 69 4 6 1 Liberal gain from National Liberal Swing General election 1966 Ross and Cromarty Party Candidate Votes Liberal Alasdair Mackenzie 7 348 42 1 1 8 Labour William Alexander Ross 5 304 30 4 2 7 Conservative Allan John Cameron 4 820 27 6 4 5 Majority 2 044 11 7 3 5 Turnout 17 472 71 2 1 8 Liberal hold Swing Elections in the 1970s edit General election 1970 Ross and Cromarty Party Candidate Votes Conservative Hamish Gray 6 418 33 2 5 6 Liberal Alasdair Mackenzie 5 617 29 1 13 0 Labour Ronald D Maclean 5 023 26 0 4 4 SNP George Nicholson 2 268 11 7 New Majority 801 4 1 N A Turnout 19 326 71 7 0 5 Conservative gain from Liberal Swing General election February 1974 Ross and Cromarty Party Candidate Votes Conservative Hamish Gray 7 908 36 1 2 9 SNP Willie McRae 5 037 23 0 11 3 Liberal John C Robertson 4 621 21 1 8 0 Labour Ronald D Maclean 4 336 19 8 6 2 Majority 2 871 13 1 9 0 Turnout 21 902 75 2 3 5 Conservative hold Swing General election October 1974 Ross and Cromarty Party Candidate Votes Conservative Hamish Gray 7 954 38 9 2 8 SNP Willie McRae 7 291 35 7 12 7 Labour Brian Wilson 3 440 16 8 3 0 Liberal Tam Glen 1 747 8 6 12 5 Majority 663 3 2 9 9 Turnout 20 432 69 5 5 7 Conservative hold Swing General election 1979 Ross and Cromarty Party Candidate Votes Conservative Hamish Gray 10 650 42 4 3 5 SNP Willie McRae 5 915 23 6 12 1 Labour Keir Bloomer 5 055 20 1 3 3 Liberal Hamish Morrison 3 496 13 9 5 3 Majority 4 735 18 8 15 6 Turnout 25 116 76 4 6 9 Conservative hold SwingReferences edit Leigh Rayment s Historical List of MPs Constituencies beginning with R part 2 a b c d e f Stooks Smith Henry 1842 The Register of Parliamentary Contested Elections Containing the Uncontested Elections Since 1830 London Simpkin Marshall amp Co p 210 Stooks Smith Henry 1973 1844 1850 Craig F W S ed The Parliaments of England 2nd ed Chichester Parliamentary Research Services p 63 ISBN 0 900178 13 2 Ashburton Election London Evening Standard 10 March 1843 p 4 Retrieved 14 September 2018 via British Newspaper Archive Ashburton Election Freeman s Journal 11 March 1843 p 2 Retrieved 14 September 2018 via British Newspaper Archive a b c d e f g h i j k l m n Craig F W S ed 1977 British Parliamentary Election Results 1832 1885 1st ed London Macmillan Press ISBN 978 1 349 02349 3 Elgin Courier 2 July 1852 p 3 Retrieved 14 September 2018 via British Newspaper Archive a b Debrett s House of Commons and Judicial Bench 1889 a b c d e f g 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 c Debrett s House of Commons and the Judicial Bench 1916 Whitaker s Almanack 1920 The Times 17 November 1922 The Times 8 December 1923 Oliver amp Boyd s Edinburgh Almanac 1927 The Times 1 June 1929 Whitaker s Almanack 1934 Whitaker s Almanack 1939 The Times Guide to the House of Commons 1950 The Times Guide to the House of Commons 1951 The Times Guide to the House of Commons 1955 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Ross and Cromarty UK Parliament constituency amp oldid 1181933489, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
