NA H-EILEANAN AN IAR CONSTITUENCY
MEMBERS OF PARLIAMENT
Election
Year
Member
Party
1918
Donald Murray
Liberal
1922
Sir William Dingwall Mitchell Cotts
National Liberal
1923
Alexander Mackenzie Livingstone
Liberal
1929
Liberal
Thomas Ramsay
1931
National Liberal
1935
Malcolm Macmillan
Labour
1970
Donald Stewart
SNP
1987
Calum MacDonald
Labour
2005
Angus MacNeil
SNP
References
1 ^ Whitaker's Almanack, 1920
2 ^ Whitaker's Almanack, 1934
3 ^ Whitaker's Almanack, 1939
4 ^ Kimber's UK General Election results 1964
5 ^ Na h-Eileanan an Iar, UKPollingReport
6 ^ Kimber's UK General Election results 1966
7 ^ Kimber's UK General Election results 1970
8 ^ Kimber's UK General Election results 1974 (Feb)
9 ^ Kimber's UK General Election results 1974 (Oct)
ELECTION RESULTS FROM 1910
1910s
General Election 1918: Western Isles
Party
Candidate
[1]
Votes
%
Liberal
Dr Donald Murray
3,765
47.3
Coalition Liberal
William Dingwall Mitchell Cotts
3,375
42.5
Highland Land League
H. MacGowan
809
10.2
Majority 390
4.8
Turnout 7,949
43.6
±%
1920s
General Election 1922: Western Isles
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±%
National Liberal
Sir William Dingwall Mitchell Cotts
6,177
54.1
+11.6
Liberal
Donald Murray
5,238
45.9
-1.4
Majority 939
8.2
+3.4
Turnout 11,415
54.1
+10.5
National Liberal gain from Liberal
Swing
6.5
General Election 1923: Western Isles
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±%
Liberal
Alexander Livingstone
3,391
39.6
-6.3
Conservative
W. S. Morrison
3,158
36.9
N/A
Independent Labour
H. McCowan
2,011
23.5
Liberal gain from National Liberal
Majority 233
2.7
-5.5
Turnout 6,549
40.1
-14.0
Swing
N/A
General Election 1924: Western Isles
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±%
Liberal
Alexander Livingstone
4,579
54.2
14.6
Conservative
W. S. Morrison
2,318
28.6
-8.3
Labour
A. G. Burns
1,454
17.2
Majority 2,161
25.6
+22.9
Turnout 8,451
39.1
-1.0
Liberal hold
Swing
11.5
General Election 1929: Western Isles
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±%
Liberal
Thomas Ramsay
4,877
44.1
-10.1
Labour
J. M. MacDiarmid
3,589
32.5
15.3
Conservative
I. M. Moffat-Pender
2,593
23.4
-5.2
References
1 ^ Whitaker's Almanack, 1920
2 ^ Whitaker's Almanack, 1934
3 ^ Whitaker's Almanack, 1939
4 ^ Kimber's UK General Election results 1964
5 ^ Na h-Eileanan an Iar, UKPollingReport
6 ^ Kimber's UK General Election results 1966
7 ^ Kimber's UK General Election results 1970
8 ^ Kimber's UK General Election results 1974 (Feb)
9 ^ Kimber's UK General Election results 1974 (Oct)
Majority 1,288
21.6
-14.0
Turnout 11,059
40.5
+1.4
Liberal hold
1930s
General Election 1931: Western Isles
Party
[2]
Candidate
Votes
%
±%
National Liberal
Thomas Ramsay
5,793
54.8
+10.7
Conservative
I. M. Moffatt Pender
4,785
45.2
+21.8
Majority 1,008
9.6
-2.0
Turnout 10,578
36.8
-3.7
National Liberal hold
Swing
General Election 1935: Western Isles
Party
[3]
Candidate
Votes
%
Labour
Malcolm Macmillan
5,421
41.0
National Liberal
Thomas Ramsay
4,076
30.9
SNP
Alexander MacEwan
3,704
28.1
Majority 1,345
10.1
Turnout 12,947
46.8
Labour gain from National Liberal
±%
-23.9
+8.0
Swing
1940s
General Election 1945: Western Isles
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±%
Labour
Malcolm Macmillan
5,914
45.7
Liberal
H. McDonald Sinclair
4,277
33.0
Conservative
Iain Macleod
2,756
21.3
Majority 1,637
12.7
+2.6
Turnout 12,947
53.3
+6.5
Labour hold
References
1 ^ Whitaker's Almanack, 1920
2 ^ Whitaker's Almanack, 1934
3 ^ Whitaker's Almanack, 1939
4 ^ Kimber's UK General Election results 1964
5 ^ Na h-Eileanan an Iar, UKPollingReport
Swing
6 ^ Kimber's UK General Election results 1966
7 ^ Kimber's UK General Election results 1970
8 ^ Kimber's UK General Election results 1974 (Feb)
9 ^ Kimber's UK General Election results 1974 (Oct)
+4.7
1960s
General Election 1964: Western Isles
Party
[4]
Candidate
Votes
%
Labour
M.K. Macmillan
8,740
55.14
Liberal
D.B. Macleod
4,894
30.88
Conservative
C.A. Cameron
2,217
13.99
Majority 3,846
24.26
Turnout
66.88
Labour hold
±%
Swing
General Election 1966: Western Isles
Party
[5]
Candidate
Votes
%
Labour
M.K. Macmillan
8,565
61.03
Conservative
C.A. Cameron
2,832
20.18
Liberal
J.F.M. Macleod
2,638
18.80
Majority 5,733
40.85
Turnout
61.49
±%
Labour hold
1970s
General Election 1970: Western Isles
Party
Candidate
[6]
Votes
%
SNP
Donald Stewart
6,568
43.12
Labour
M.K. Macmillan
5,842
38.35
Conservative
R.K. MacLeod
2,812
18.53
Majority 726
4.77
Turnout 23,533
64.73
SNP gain from Labour
±%
Swing
General Election February 1974: Western Isles
Party
Candidate
[7]
Votes
%
SNP
Donald Stewart
10,079
67.05
Labour
A.W. Wilson
2,879
19.15
Conservative
J.J. Mackay
1,042
6.93
United Labour Party (UK)
M.K. Macmillan
1,031
6.86
SNP hold
Majority 7,200
47.90
Turnout
66.27
±%
Swing
General Election October 1974: Western Isles
Party
Candidate
[8]
Votes
%
SNP
Donald Stewart
8,758
61.45
Labour
M. Doig
3,526
24.74
References
1 ^ Whitaker's Almanack, 1920
2 ^ Whitaker's Almanack, 1934
3 ^ Whitaker's Almanack, 1939
4 ^ Kimber's UK General Election results 1964
5 ^ Na h-Eileanan an Iar, UKPollingReport
6 ^ Kimber's UK General Election results 1966
7 ^ Kimber's UK General Election results 1970
8 ^ Kimber's UK General Election results 1974 (Feb)
9 ^ Kimber's UK General Election results 1974 (Oct)
±%
Conservative
N.K. Wilson
1,180
8.28
Liberal
N. Macmillan
789
5.54
Majority 5,232
36.71
Turnout
63.41
SNP hold
Swing
General Election 1979: Western Isles
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
SNP
Donald Stewart
7,941
52.5
Labour
A. Matheson
4,878
32.3
Conservative
M. Morrison
1,600
10.6
Liberal
N. MacLeod
700
4.6
Majority 3,063
20.3
Turnout
67.5
±%
SNP hold
1980s
General Election 1983: Western Isles
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
SNP
Donald Stewart
8,272
54.5
Labour
Brian Wilson
4,560
30.1
Conservative
M. Morrison
1,460
9.6
Liberal
N. MacLeod
876
5.8
Majority 3,712
24.5
Turnout
66.5
SNP hold
±%
Swing
General Election 1987: Western Isles
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Labour
Calum MacDonald
7,041
42.7
SNP
Ian Smith
4,701
28.5
Social Democrat
Kenneth McIver
3,419
20.7
Conservative
M. Morrison
1,336
8.1
Majority 2,340
14.2
Turnout
70.2
±%
Labour gain from SNP
1990s
General Election 1992: Western Isles
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Labour
Calum MacDonald
7,664
47.8
SNP
Frances MacFarlane
5,961
37.2
References
1 ^ Whitaker's Almanack, 1920
2 ^ Whitaker's Almanack, 1934
3 ^ Whitaker's Almanack, 1939
4 ^ Kimber's UK General Election results 1964
5 ^ Na h-Eileanan an Iar, UKPollingReport
6 ^ Kimber's UK General Election results 1966
7 ^ Kimber's UK General Election results 1970
8 ^ Kimber's UK General Election results 1974 (Feb)
9 ^ Kimber's UK General Election results 1974 (Oct)
±%
Conservative
Robert Heany
1,362
8.5
Liberal Democrat
Neil Mitchison
552
3.4
Independent
A. Price
491
3.1
Majority 1,703
10.6
Turnout
70.4
Labour hold
Swing
General Election 1997: Western Isles
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Labour
Calum MacDonald
8,955
55.6
SNP
Anne Lorne Gillies
5,379
33.4
Conservative
James McGrigor
1,071
6.6
Liberal Democrat
Neil Mitchison
495
3.1
Referendum Party
Ralph Lionel
206
1.3
Majority 3,576
22.2
Turnout
70.1
Labour hold
References
1 ^ Whitaker's Almanack, 1920
2 ^ Whitaker's Almanack, 1934
3 ^ Whitaker's Almanack, 1939
4 ^ Kimber's UK General Election results 1964
5 ^ Na h-Eileanan an Iar, UKPollingReport
6 ^ Kimber's UK General Election results 1966
7 ^ Kimber's UK General Election results 1970
8 ^ Kimber's UK General Election results 1974 (Feb)
9 ^ Kimber's UK General Election results 1974 (Oct)
±%
N/A
2000s
General Election 2001: Western Isles
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±%
Labour
Calum MacDonald
5,924
45.0
−10.6
SNP
Alasdair Nicholson
4,850
36.9
+3.5
Conservative
Douglas Taylor
1,250
9.5
+2.8
Liberal Democrat
John Horne
849
6.5
+3.4
Scottish Socialist
Joanne Telfer
286
2.2
N/A
Labour hold
Majority 1,074
8.1
Turnout 13,159
60.6
−9.5
Swing
General Election 2005: Western Isles
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±%
SNP
Angus MacNeil
6,213
44.9
+8.0
Labour
Calum MacDonald
4,772
34.5
-10.5
Liberal Democrat
Jean Davies
1,096
7.9
+1.4
Christian Vote
George Hargreaves
1,048
7.6
N/A
Conservative
Andy Maciver
610
4.4
-5.1
Scottish Socialist
Joanne Telfer
97
0.7
-1.5
SNP gain from Labour
Majority 1,441
10.4
Turnout 13,836
64.1
Swing
+9.3
+4.0
General Election 2010: Na h-Eileanan an Iar
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±%
SNP
Angus MacNeil
6,723
45.7%
+0.8%
Labour
Donald John Macsween
4,838
32.9%
-1.6%
Independent
Murdo Murray
1,412
9.6%
+9.6%
Liberal Democrat
Jean Davis
1,097
7.5%
-0.5%
Conservative
Sheena Norquay
647
4.4%
+0.0%
References
1 ^ Whitaker's Almanack, 1920
2 ^ Whitaker's Almanack, 1934
3 ^ Whitaker's Almanack, 1939
4 ^ Kimber's UK General Election results 1964
5 ^ Na h-Eileanan an Iar, UKPollingReport
Majority 1,885
12.8%
Turnout 14,743
67.69% +0.7%
6 ^ Kimber's UK General Election results 1966
7 ^ Kimber's UK General Election results 1970
8 ^ Kimber's UK General Election results 1974 (Feb)
9 ^ Kimber's UK General Election results 1974 (Oct)