1892 United Kingdom general election in Scotland
4–24 July 1892
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All 72 Scottish seats to the House of Commons | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Results of the 1892 election in Scotland for the county and burgh seats Liberal Conservative Liberal Unionist | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The 1892 United Kingdom general election was held from 4 to 26 July 1892,[1] and members were returned for all Scottish seats. Scotland was allocated 72 seats in total, of which 70 were territorial seats, comprising 32 burgh constituencies and 37 county constituencies.[e] There were also two university constituencies, Glasgow and Aberdeen Universities and Edinburgh and St Andrews Universities. As voters in university constituencies voted in addition to their territorial vote, the results are compiled separately.
Although the Liberals, led by William Ewart Gladstone won a majority of the seats in Scotland, when combined with results from across the United Kingdom the Conservatives, led by Lord Salisbury again won the greatest number of seats, however they were no longer able to command a majority in the House of Commons. Salisbury refused to resign on hearing the election results and waited to be defeated in a vote of no confidence on 11 August. Gladstone formed a minority government dependent on Irish Nationalist support.
The election was the first election in Scotland to see meaningful attempts by groups associated with the trades union movement to win seats: the Scottish United Trades Councils Labour Party stood in four seats whilst the Scottish Labour Party (1888) stood in three seats. Neither group was able to win seats.
Results
Seats summary
| Party | Seats | Last Election | Seats change | ||
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| Liberal[b] | 51 | 43 | 8 | ||
| Conservative and Liberal Unionist (Total) | 21 | 29 | 8 | ||
| Liberal Unionist | 11 | 17 | 6 | ||
| Conservative | 10 | 12 | 2 | ||
| Total | 72 | 72 | |||
Burgh & County constituencies
| Party | Seats[1] | Seats change | Votes[1] | % | % Change | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | 51 | 8 | 256,944 | 53.9 | 0.3 | |
| Conservative & Liberal Unionist | 19 | 8 | 209,944 | 44.4 | 2.0 | |
| Scottish Trades Councils Labour | 0 | 2,313 | 0.5 | 0.5 | ||
| Scottish Parliamentary Labour | 0 | 2,043 | 0.4 | 0.4 | ||
| Other | 0 | 3,886 | 0.8 | 0.8 | ||
| Total | 70 | 475,130 | 100.0 | |||
University constituencies
The two university constituencies each elected an additional member to the house. In this election both seats were uncontested, with the sitting members being returned unopposed.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Conservative | Charles Pearson | Unopposed | |||
| Conservative hold | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Conservative | James Alexander Campbell | Unopposed | |||
| Conservative hold | |||||
Votes summary
Notes
- ^ a b c Combined results for burgh, county and university seats
- ^ a b The seat and vote count figures are compared to the combined results for the Liberals and the Independent Liberals/Crofters at the previous election.
- ^ a b c Total and percentage votes given here are for territorial constituencies only
- ^ a b The seat and vote count figures given here combines the Conservatives and the Liberal Unionists.
- ^ One burgh seat, Dundee, was represented by two members of parliament.