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.

1 Member of Parliament
2 Election results
3 Politics and history of the constituency

[edit] Member of Parliament

[edit] Linlithgowshire (1708-1945)

Linlithgowshire County constituency
Created:	1708
Abolished:	1945
Type:	House of Commons

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

[edit] West Lothian (1945-1983)

West Lothian County constituency
Created:	1945
Abolished:	1983
Type:	House of Commons

1945 George Mathers, later Baron Mathers
1951 John Taylor
1962 Tam Dalyell

[edit] Linlithgow (1983-2005)

Linlithgow County constituency
Created:	1983
Abolished:	2005
Type:	House of Commons

1983 Sir Tam Dalyell

[edit] Election results

General Election 2001: Linlithgow
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Tam Dalyell	17,207	54.4	+0.2
	Scottish National Party	Sibbald, J.G.M.	8,078	25.5	-1.3
	Conservative	Lindhurst, G.	2,836	9.0	-3.6
	Liberal Democrats	Oliver, W.M.	2,628	8.3	+2.4
	Scottish Socialist	Cornoch, E.	695	2.2	N/A
	RRL	Cronin, H.D.	211	0.7	N/A
Majority			9,129	28.9
Turnout			31,655	58.0