1900 United Kingdom general election in Scotland

none October 2025 1900 United Kingdom general election in Scotland Scotland parliamentary no 1895 United Kingdom general election in Scotland 1895 List of MPs elected in the United Kingdom general election, 1895 1906 United Kingdom general election in Scotland 1906 All 72 Scottish seats to the House of Commons List of MPs elected in the United Kingdom general election, 1900 1900 9 26 1900 10 24 yes Robert-Gascoyne-Cecil-3rd-Marquess-of-Salisbury (cropped).jpg 120 120 160 0 0 Marquess of Salisbury Conservative and Liberal Unionist House of Lords 33fn2fn3 The seat and vote count figures given here combines the Conservatives and the Liberal Unionists. 38 5 237,217fn1 49.0% 1.6% Sir-Henry-Campbell-Bannerman.jpg 120 120 160 0 0 Henry Campbell-Bannerman Liberal Party (UK) Stirling Burghs 39fn2 Combined results for burgh, county and university seats 34 5 245,092fn1 Total and percentage votes given here are for territorial constituencies only 50.2% 1.5% United Kingdom general election 1900 in Scotland.png 400px Results of the 1900 election in Scotland for the county and burgh seats #ffd700 Liberal#0087dc Conservative#2061a2 Liberal Unionist 1900 United Kingdom general election The 1900 United Kingdom general election was held between 26 September and 24 October 1900, and members were returned for all Scottish seats.British Electoral Facts Colin Rallings Micheal Thrasher Total Politics 978-1-907278-03-7 2006 16 Scotland was allocated 72 seats in total, with 70 territorial seats, comprising 32 burgh constituencies and 37 county constituencies.One burgh seat, Dundee, was represented by two members of parliament. 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. Also referred to as the "Khaki Election" (the first of several elections to bear this sobriquet), it was held at a time when it was widely believed that the Second Boer War had effectively been won (though in fact it was to continue for another two years). The election in Scotland saw the two main party grouping winning almost all votes between them, with the Liberals taking over half the votes cast, whilst the Conservative/Liberal Unionist alliance secured only slightly fewer, winning 49.0% of the vote. Despite winning more votes in Scotland than the Conservative/Liberal Unionist alliance the Liberals finished 4 seats behind their rivals. When combined with results from across the United Kingdom, the Conservatives, led by Lord Salisbury with their Liberal Unionist allies, secured a large majority of 134 seats, despite having received only 5.6% more votes than Henry Campbell-Bannerman's Liberals. This was largely owing to the Conservatives winning 163 seats that were uncontested by others. The Scottish Workers' Representation Committee contested their first election - this organisation would later evolve in the Scottish branch of the Labour Party. Results Seats summary Party Seats Last Election Seats change   Conservative and Liberal Unionist (Total) 38 33 5  Liberal Unionist 18 14 4  Conservative 20 19 1   Liberal 34 39 5 Total 72 72 Burgh & County constituencies 1900 United Kingdom general election Party Seats Seats change Votes % % Change   Conservative and Liberal Unionist 36 5 237,217 49.0 1.6   Liberal 34 5 245,092 50.2 1.5   Scottish Workers' Representation Committee 0 3,107 0.6   Other 0 814 0.2 Total 70 486,230 100.0Turnout: 75.3British Electoral Facts Colin Rallings Micheal Thrasher Total Politics 978-1-907278-03-7 2006 87 1.0 University constituencies The two university constituencies each elected an additional member to the house. In this election both seats were uncontested, with the winning candidates being elected unopposed. General election 1900: Edinburgh and St Andrews UniversitiesDebrett's House of Commons and the Judicial Bench, 1901Craig F. W. S. British Parliamentary Election Results: 1885-1918 1974 Macmillan Press London 9781349022984 Conservative Party (UK) John Batty Tuke Conservative Party (UK) General election 1900: Glasgow and Aberdeen UniversitiesWhitaker's Almanack, 1907 Conservative Party (UK) James Alexander Campbell Conservative Party (UK) Votes summary Popular votefn1 #ddd 600px 410px Liberal Scottish Liberal Party 50.2 Conservative and Liberal Unionistfn3 Scottish Conservative Party 49.0 Scottish Workers Scottish Workers' Representation Committee 0.6 Parliamentary seatsfn2 #ddd 600px 410px Liberal Scottish Liberal Party 47.2 Conservative Scottish Conservative Party 27.8 Liberal Unionist Liberal Unionist 25 See also 1900 United Kingdom general election in Ireland 1900 United Kingdom general election in Wales Notes References Category:1900 in Scotland Category:1900s elections in Scotland 1900 #Scotland