Parliamentary constituency in the United Kingdom, 1918–1983
Moray and Nairn |
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Former county constituency for the House of Commons |
1918–1983 |
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Seats | One |
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Created from | Elginshire & Nairnshire Elgin Burghs |
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Replaced by | Moray Inverness, Nairn & Lochaber |
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Moray and Nairn was a county constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1918 to 1983.
It was formed by the amalgamation of the county constituency of Elginshire and Nairnshire with the parliamentary burghs of Elgin, previously part of Elgin Burghs, and Nairn and Forres, previously part of Inverness Burghs.
It was split for the 1983 general election and incorporated into Moray and Inverness, Nairn and Lochaber.
Members of Parliament
Election results
Elections in the 1910s
Elections in the 1920s
Elections in the 1930s
Elections in the 1940s
Elections in the 1950s
General election 1959: Moray & Nairn Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Unionist | Gordon Campbell | 13,742 | 52.63 | |
| Labour | M. Mackay | 6,539 | 25.04 | |
| Liberal | Donald C. MacDonald | 5,831 | 22.33 | New |
Majority | 7,203 | 27.59 | |
Turnout | 26,112 | | |
| Unionist hold | Swing | | |
Elections in the 1960s
General election 1964: Moray & Nairn Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Unionist | Gordon Campbell | 12,741 | 50.86 | |
| Labour | Gordon McIntosh | 6,830 | 27.27 | |
| Liberal | John Macleod | 5,478 | 21.87 | |
Majority | 5,911 | 23.59 | |
Turnout | 25,049 | | |
| Unionist hold | Swing | | |
General election 1966: Moray & Nairn Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Gordon Campbell | 11,842 | 48.15 | |
| Labour | Donald MacKenzie | 8,384 | 34.09 | |
| Liberal | Thomas Alexander MacNair | 4,368 | 17.76 | |
Majority | 3,458 | 14.06 | |
Turnout | 24,594 | 68.0 | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Elections in the 1970s
General election 1970: Moray and Nairn Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Gordon Campbell | 13,994 | 49.4 | +1.3 |
| SNP | Thomas A Howe | 7,885 | 27.8 | New |
| Labour | Peter Talbot | 6,452 | 22.8 | −11.3 |
Majority | 6,109 | 21.6 | +7.5 |
Turnout | 28,331 | 72.0 | +4.0 |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
General election 1979: Moray and Nairn Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Alexander Pollock | 14,220 | 40.1 | +0.1 |
| SNP | Winnie Ewing | 13,800 | 38.9 | −2.3 |
| Liberal | Steve Rodan | 4,361 | 12.3 | +3.2 |
| Labour | G E Scobie | 3,104 | 8.7 | −1.0 |
Majority | 420 | 1.2 | N/A |
Turnout | 35,487 | 77.5 | +2.8 |
| Conservative gain from SNP | Swing | | |
References
- Craig, F. W. S. (1983) [1969]. British parliamentary election results 1918-1949 (3rd ed.). Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. ISBN 0-900178-06-X.
- Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "M" (part 3)
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