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1922 United Kingdom general election
← 1918 15 November 1922 1923 →
All 74 Scottish seats to the House of Commons
  First party Second party Third party
 
Leader J. R. Clynes H. H. Asquith Bonar Law
Party Labour Liberal Unionist
Leader since 14 February 1921 30 April 1908 23 October 1922
Leader's seat Manchester Platting Paisley Glasgow Central
Seats before 6[a] 9[a] New party[c][a]
Seats won 29[a] 16[a] 15[a]
Seat change Increase23[a] Increase7[a] Decrease17[c][a]
Popular vote 501,254[b] 328,649[b] 379,396[c][b]
Percentage 32.2%[b] 21.5%[b] 25.1%[c][b]
Swing Increase9.3%[b] Increase6.1%[b] Decrease7.7%[c][b]
  Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party
 
Leader David Lloyd George Albert Inkpin Edwin Scrymgeour
Party National Liberal Communist Scottish Prohibition
Leader since 7 December 1916 1920 1901
Leader's seat Carnarvon Boroughs No seat Dundee
Seats before 25[d][a] 0[a] 0 seats[a]
Seats won 12[a] 1[a] 1[a]
Seat change Decrease13[d][a] Increase1[a] Increase1[a]
Popular vote 288,529[d][b] 23,944[b]
Percentage 17.7%[d][b] 1.4%[b]
Swing Decrease1.4%[d][b] Increase1.4%[b]
Results of the 1922 election in Scotland
  Labour
  Liberal
  Unionist
  National Liberal
  Communist Party of Great Britain
  Scottish Prohibition Party

A general election was held in the United Kingdom on 15 November 1922. Of the 74 seats representing Scotland, 71 seats represented burgh and county constituencies contested under the first past the post electoral system, and 3 represented the Combined Scottish Universities multi-member University constituency, which used the Single Transferable Vote (STV) method.[1] As voters in university constituencies voted under a different system, and in addition to their territorial vote, the results are compiled separately.

The election saw major gains for the Labour party, which had entered the election as Scotlands' 6th largest party, and emerged from the election as the largest party in Scotland. In contrast both the Conservatives (represented in Scotland by the Unionist party) and the National Liberals suffered heavy losses. These two parties had composed the ruling coalition government under David Lloyd George, which had collapsed following the Conservatives withdrawal from the coalition amidst several scandals. Most of the elected Labour MP's had included support for Scottish Home Rule in their manifestos.[2] Part of the reason for Labour's success came from a shift in the political alignment of Scottish Catholics of Irish descent, who had prior to Irish independence voted Liberal due to the partys' support for Irish Home Rule.[3][full citation needed] Despite this, the two Liberal parties received between them 39.2% of the Scottish vote.

Of the party leaders, two represented Scottish constituencies, with Bonar Law representing Glasgow Central and Asquith representing Paisley.

Two minor parties were also able to pick up seats with the Communist party gaining Motherwell and the Scottish Prohibition Party gaining a seat in Dundee (in the process ejecting Winston Churchill from Parliament).

Results

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Seats summary

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Party Seats Last Election Seats change
Labour 29 6 Increase 23
Liberal 16 9 Increase 7
Unionist 15 32 Decrease 17[c]
National Liberal 12 25 Decrease 13[d]
Communist 1 0 Increase 1
Other 1 2 Decrease 1
Total 74 74

Burgh & County constituencies

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Party Seats Seats change Votes % % Change
Labour 29 Increase 23 501,254 32.2 Increase 9.3
Liberal 15 Increase 7 328,649 21.5 Increase 6.1
Unionist 13 Decrease 17[c] 379,396 25.1 Decrease 7.7[c]
National Liberal 12 Decrease 13[d] 288,529 17.7 Decrease 1.4[d]
Communist 1 23,944 1.4
Other 1 47,589 2.1
Total 71 1,569,361 100

University constituencies

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General election, November 1922: Combined Scottish Universities
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Unionist Sir George Andreas Berry unopposed
Liberal Dugald McCoig Cowan unopposed
Unionist Sir Henry Craik unopposed

Votes summary

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Popular vote[a]
Labour
 
 32.20%
Unionist
 
 25.10%
Liberal
 
 21.50%
National Liberal
 
 17.70%
Communist
 
 1.40%
Other
 
 0.80%
Parliament seats[b]
Labour
 
 29 seats
Liberal
 
 16 seats
Unionist
 
 15 seats
National Liberal
 
 12 seats
Communist
 
 1 seat
Scottish Prohibition
 
 1 seat

Notes

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s Combined results for burgh, county and university seats
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p Total and percentage votes given here are for territorial constituencies only
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h Unionist decline is compared to combined Coalition & non-Coalition Unionist results in 1918.
  4. ^ a b c d e f g h National Liberal decline is compared to Coalition Liberal results in 1918

References

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  1. ^ "Research Briefing: Voting systems in the UK". Library of the House of Commons. 10 January 2023. Retrieved 26 November 2024.
  2. ^ "Scotland's road to referendum". BBC Timelines.
  3. ^ Brown, Stewart J.; Newlands, George; Newlands, G. M.; Cheyne, A. C. (January 2000). Scottish Christianity in the Modern World: In Honour of A. C. Cheyne. A&C Black. p. 263. ISBN 9780567087652.


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