List of MPs for constituencies in Scotland (1979–1983)
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This is a list of the 71 Members of Parliament (MPs) elected to the House of Commons of the United Kingdom by Scottish constituencies for the Forty-eighth parliament of the United Kingdom (1979 to 1983) at the 1979 United Kingdom general election.
Composition at election[]
Affiliation | Members | |
Labour Party | 44 | |
Conservative Party | 22 | |
Liberal | 3 | |
Scottish National Party | 2 | |
Total | 71 |
Composition at dissolusion[]
Affiliation | Members | |
Labour Party | 44 | |
Conservative Party | 20 | |
Alliance | 6 | |
Scottish National Party | 2 | |
Total | 71 |
List[]
By-elections[]
- 1980 Glasgow Central By-Election, Bob McTaggart, Labour
- 1982 Glasgow Hillhead By-election, Roy Jenkins, SDP/Alliance
- 1982 Coatbridge and Airdrie By-election, Thomas Clarke, Labour
- 1982 Glasgow Queen's Park By-election, Helen McElhone, Labour
See also[]
Categories:
- Lists of UK MPs 1979–1983
- Lists of MPs for constituencies in Scotland
- 1979 United Kingdom general election