LINLITHGOWSHIRE (UK PARLIAMENT CONSTITUENCY)

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'Linlithgowshire' was a constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1708 to 1945, when its name was changed to 'West Lothian'. As such it gave its name to the West Lothian question.
The name reverted to 'Linlithgow' from 1983. The constituency was largely replaced by Linlithgow and East Falkirk for the 2005 general election, with the remainder of the constituency joining Livingston.
The Scottish Parliament constituency of Linlithgow was created in 1999 with the same boundaries as the UK Parliament constituency.

Contents

Member of Parliament

Linlithgowshire (1708-1945)

West Lothian (1945-1983)

Linlithgow (1983-2005)

Election results

Politics and history of the constituency

Member of Parliament

Linlithgowshire (1708-1945)

★ 1708 James Johnstone, Lord Johnstone, later Marquess of Annandale

★ 1708 John Houstoun

★ 1713 Sir James Carmichael

★ 1714 John Houstoun

★ 1715 Sir James Cunynghame

★ 1722 George Dundas

★ 1727 Alexander Hamilton

★ 1741 George Dundas

★ 1743 Charles Hope-Weir

★ 1768 John Hope

★ 1770 James Dundas

★ 1774 Sir William Augustus Cunynghame

★ 1790 John Hope, later Earl of Hopetoun

★ 1800 Sir Alexander Hope

★ 1835 James Hope

★ 1838 Charles Hope

★ 1845 William Baillie

★ 1847 George Dundas

★ 1859 Charles Baillie

★ 1859 Walter Ferrier Hamilton

★ 1865 Peter McLagan

★ 1893 Thomas Hope

★ 1895 Alexander Ure, later Baron Strathclyde

★ 1913 John William Pratt

★ 1918 James Kidd

★ 1922 Emanuel Shinwell, later Baron Shinwell

★ 1924 James Kidd

★ 1928 Emanuel Shinwell, later Baron Shinwell

★ 1931 Sir Adrian William Maxwell Baillie

★ 1935 George Mathers, later Baron Mathers Labour

West Lothian (1945-1983)

★ 1945 George Mathers, later Baron Mathers

★ 1951 John Taylor

★ 1962 Tam Dalyell

Linlithgow (1983-2005)

★ 1983 Sir Tam Dalyell

Election results

Politics and history of the constituency