1880 United Kingdom general election in Scotland
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These are the results of the 1880 United Kingdom general election in Scotland. The election was held between 31 March and 27 April 1880 and all 60 seats in Scotland were contested. Of particular note was the Scottish-based Midlothian campaign of William Gladstone.
Results[]
Below is a table summarising the results of the 1880 general election in Scotland.
Party | Seats | Seats change | Votes | % | % Change | |
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Liberal | 52 | 12 | 195,517 | 70.1 | 1.7 | |
Conservative | 6 | 12 | 75,145 | 29.9 | 1.7 | |
Total | 58 | 269,662 | 100 |
University constituencies[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal | Lyon Playfair | 2,254 | 50.3% | ||
Conservative | Bickersteth | 2,224 | 49.7% | ||
Majority | 30 | 0.6% | |||
Turnout | |||||
Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | James Alexander Campbell | unopposed | unopposed | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Votes summary[]
See also[]
- History of Scotland § 19th century
References[]
Categories:
- 1880 in Scotland
- 1880s elections in Scotland
- General elections in Scotland to the Parliament of the United Kingdom
- 1880 United Kingdom general election
- Scotland election stubs