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1880 United Kingdom general election
1880 United Kingdom general election in Scotland Scotland parliamentary no United Kingdom general election, 1874 (Scotland) 1874 List of MPs elected in the United Kingdom general election, 1874 1885 United Kingdom general election in Scotland 1885 All 60 Scottish seats to the House of Commons List of MPs elected in the United Kingdom general election, 1880 1880 3 31 1880 4 27 yeshttp://www.parliament.uk/documents/commons/lib/research/briefings/snpc-04512.pdf Data parliament.uk 80.0% Picture of Spencer Cavendish, 8th Duke of Devonshire.jpg 120 120 160 0 0 Marquess of Hartington January 1875 Liberal Party (UK) North East Lancashire 41fn2 53fn2 Combined results for burgh, county and university seats 12 195,517fn1 Total and percentage votes given here are for territorial constituencies only 70.1%fn1 1.7% Disraeli.jpg 120 120 160 0 0 Earl of Beaconsfield 27 February 1868 Conservative Party (UK) House of Lords 19fn2 7fn2 12 75,145fn1 29.9%fn1 0.1% United Kingdom general election 1880 in Scotland.png
A general election was held in the United Kingdom between 31 March and 27 April 1880 and members were returned for all 60 seats in Scotland. Scotland was allocated 54 territorial seats, comprising 22 burgh constituencies and 32 county constituencies,Two burgh seats, Dundee and Edinburgh, were represented by two members of parliament, whilst Glasgow returned three members. and 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.
Of particular note was the Scottish-based Midlothian campaign of William Gladstone.
Results
Seats Summary
Party Seats Last Election Seats change Liberal 53 41 12 Conservative 7 19 12 Total 72 60 12
Burgh & County constituencies
Party Seats Seats change VotesBritish Electoral Facts Colin Rallings Micheal Thrasher Total Politics 978-1-907278-03-7 2006 11 % % Change Liberal 52 12 195,517 70.1 1.7 Conservative 6 12 75,145 29.9 1.7 Total 60 269,662 100.0Turnout: 80.0British Electoral Facts Colin Rallings Micheal Thrasher Total Politics 978-1-907278-03-7 2006 86 9.1
University constituencies
General election 1880: Edinburgh & St Andrews UniversitiesEdinburgh And St Andrew's Universities The Cornishman 92 15 July 1880 5Craig F. W. S. F. W. S. Craig British Parliamentary Election Results 1832-1885 1977 Macmillan Press London 978-1-349-02349-3 1st e-book
Liberal Party (UK)
Lyon Playfair
2,522
50.7
N/A
Conservative Party (UK)
Edward Robert BickerstethElection Intelligence https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000369/18800221/052/0006 25 November 2017 Reading Mercury 21 February 1880 6 British Newspaper Archive subscription
2,448
49.3
New
74
1.4
N/A
4,970
83.3
N/A
5,966
Liberal Party (UK)
General election 1880: Glasgow and Aberdeen Universities
Conservative Party (UK)
James Alexander Campbell
unopposed
unopposed
N/A
Conservative Party (UK)
Votes summary
Popular vote #ddd 600px 410px Liberal Scottish Liberal Party 70.10
Conservative #0281AA 29.90
Parliamentary seats #ddd 600px 410px Liberal Scottish Liberal Party 88.33
Conservative #0281AA 11.67
See also
History of Scotland 19th century
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