1922 Inverness by-election

UK parliamentary by-election December 2023 November 2013 1922 Inverness by-election presidential United Kingdom Inverness (UK Parliament constituency)#Elections in the 1910s 1918 Inverness (UK Parliament constituency)#Elections in the 1920s 1922 16 March 1922 Murdoch Macdonald x160px Liberal Party (UK) 8,340 51.0% Alexander Livingstone x160px Independent Liberal 8,024 49.0% MP Subsequent MP Morison Liberal Party (UK) MacDonald National Liberal Party (UK, 1922) Coalition Constituency of Inverness 50.1% (12.8%) 29,263 The 1922 Inverness by-election was a by-election held on 16 March 1922 for the British House of Commons constituency of Inverness. Vacancy The by-election was caused by the resignation of the sitting Coalition Liberal Member of Parliament (MP) Rt Hon. Sir Thomas Brash Morison, upon his appointment as a Senator of the College of Justice.June 2025 Morison had held the seat since 1917.June 2025 Electoral history At the last general election, the Liberal candidate, Sir Thomas Morison was elected with the endorsement of the Coalition Government. thumb|120px|Morison General election, 1918: InvernessWhitaker's Almanack, 1920 Liberal Party (UK) Thomas Brash Morison 7,991 73.2 N/A Highland Land League George James Bruce 2,930 26.8 N/A 5,061 46.4 N/A 10,921 37.3 N/A 29,263 Liberal Party (UK) N/A Candidates The Inverness Liberal Association chose as their candidate to defend the seat, Sir Murdoch Macdonald. Macdonald was a supporter of the Coalition Government and received the additional support of the Inverness Unionist Association. The Scottish Liberal Federation, who were opposed to the Coalition Government, organised support for Mackenzie Livingstone, who was adopted as an Independent Liberal candidate."News in Brief." Times [London, England] 6 Mar. 1922: 9. The Times Digital Archive. Web. 7 June 2016. Result The result was a victory for the Coalition Liberal candidate. By-election 1922: Inverness Liberal Party (UK) Murdoch Macdonald 8,340 51.0 -22.2 Independent Liberal Alexander Livingstone 8,024 49.0 New 316 2.0 -44.4 16,364 50.1 +13.8 32,695 Liberal Party (UK) -22.2 Aftermath General election, 1922: InvernessThe Times, 20 November 1922 National Liberal Party (UK, 1922) Murdoch Macdonald 9,796 52.7 +1.7 Liberal Party (UK) Alexander Livingstone 8,785 47.3 -1.7 1,011 5.4 +3.4 18,581 54.3 +4.2 34,244 National Liberal Party (UK, 1922) +1.7 Sir Murdoch Macdonald held the seat until he retired in 1950 aged 83. References Category:By-elections to the Parliament of the United Kingdom in Scottish constituencies Category:1922 in Scotland Category:1920s elections in Scotland Category:1922 elections in the United Kingdom Category:History of Inverness Category:Politics of the county of Inverness Category:20th century in Inverness