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Clackmannanshire and Kinross-shire — UK General Election Results

Compiled by EveryElectionResult.com's data team · Last updated 2026-08-30

Clackmannanshire and Kinross-shire was won by Liberal at the Jan 1910 general election, with a majority of 1,268 votes over Conservative. This page covers every general election in Clackmannanshire and Kinross-shire from 1832 to Jan 1910.

Full Election History, 1832–Jan 1910

Election Elected Votes Vote Share Runner-up Majority Turnout
1832 Charles Adam (Whig) 527 72.9% Robert Bruce (Conservative) 331 (45.8 pts) 82.3%
1835 Charles Adam (Whig) 447 61.1% Robert Bruce (Conservative) 162 (22.1 pts) 73.9%
1837 Charles Adam (Whig) Elected unopposed — no other candidate stood, no vote count on record 0.0%
1841 George Ralph Campbell Abercromby (Whig) Elected unopposed — no other candidate stood, no vote count on record 0.0%
1847 William Morison (Whig) Elected unopposed — no other candidate stood, no vote count on record 0.0%
1852 James Johnstone (Peelite) Elected unopposed — no other candidate stood, no vote count on record 0.0%
1857 William Hugh Elliot-Murray-Kynynmound (Whig) Elected unopposed — no other candidate stood, no vote count on record 0.0%
1859 William Patrick Adam (Liberal) Elected unopposed — no other candidate stood, no vote count on record 0.0%
1865 William Patrick Adam (Liberal) Elected unopposed — no other candidate stood, no vote count on record 0.0%
1868 William Patrick Adam (Liberal) Elected unopposed — no other candidate stood, no vote count on record 0.0%
1874 William Patrick Adam (Liberal) 943 66.8% James Richard Haig (Conservative) 475 (33.7 pts) 74.4%
1880 William Patrick Adam (Liberal) 1,150 71.5% James Richard Haig (Conservative) 692 (43.0 pts) 77.2%
1885 John Blair Balfour (Liberal) Elected unopposed — no other candidate stood, no vote count on record 0.0%
1886 John Blair Balfour (Liberal) 3,159 63.1% Charles Congalton Bethune (Liberal Unionist) 1,315 (26.3 pts) 72.2%
1892 John Blair Balfour (Liberal) 3,541 64.8% James Edward Tierney Aitchison (Liberal Unionist) 1,614 (29.5 pts) 72.6%
1895 John Blair Balfour (Liberal) 3,133 54.8% George Younger (Conservative) 545 (9.5 pts) 75.7%
1900 Eugene Wason (Liberal) 3,284 52.8% George Younger (Conservative) 351 (5.7 pts) 81.7%
1906 Eugene Wason (Liberal) 4,027 60.3% James Avon Clyde (Liberal Unionist) 1,379 (20.7 pts) 84.3%
Dec 1910 Eugene Wason (Liberal) Elected unopposed — no other candidate stood, no vote count on record 0.0%
Jan 1910 Eugene Wason (Liberal) 3,971 59.5% Nelson Briggs Constable (Conservative) 1,268 (19.0 pts) 82.4%

Full Result Breakdown by Election

1832

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Charles Adam Whig 52772.9% Yes
Robert Bruce Conservative 19627.1% No

1835

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Charles Adam Whig 44761.1% Yes
Robert Bruce Conservative 28538.9% No

1837

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Charles Adam Whig Unopposed Yes

1841

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
George Ralph Campbell Abercromby Whig Unopposed Yes

1847

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
William Morison Whig Unopposed Yes

1852

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
James Johnstone Peelite Unopposed Yes

1857

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
William Hugh Elliot-Murray-Kynynmound Whig Unopposed Yes

1859

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
William Patrick Adam Liberal Unopposed Yes

1865

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
William Patrick Adam Liberal Unopposed Yes

1868

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
William Patrick Adam Liberal Unopposed Yes

1874

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
William Patrick Adam Liberal 94366.8% Yes
James Richard Haig Conservative 46833.2% No

1880

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
William Patrick Adam Liberal 1,15071.5% Yes
James Richard Haig Conservative 45828.5% No

1885

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
John Blair Balfour Liberal Unopposed Yes

1886

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
John Blair Balfour Liberal 3,15963.1% Yes
Charles Congalton Bethune Liberal Unionist 1,84436.9% No

1892

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
John Blair Balfour Liberal 3,54164.8% Yes
James Edward Tierney Aitchison Liberal Unionist 1,92735.2% No

1895

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
John Blair Balfour Liberal 3,13354.8% Yes
George Younger Conservative 2,58845.2% No

1900

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Eugene Wason Liberal 3,28452.8% Yes
George Younger Conservative 2,93347.2% No

1906

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Eugene Wason Liberal 4,02760.3% Yes
James Avon Clyde Liberal Unionist 2,64839.7% No

Dec 1910

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Eugene Wason Liberal Unopposed Yes

Jan 1910

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Eugene Wason Liberal 3,97159.5% Yes
Nelson Briggs Constable Conservative 2,70340.5% No

Margin Over Time

Winning margin (percentage points) at each election, coloured by the winning party.

1832: Whig margin 45.8 pts 1835: Whig margin 22.1 pts 1874: Liberal margin 33.7 pts 1880: Liberal margin 43.0 pts 1886: Liberal margin 26.3 pts 1892: Liberal margin 29.5 pts 1895: Liberal margin 9.5 pts 1900: Liberal margin 5.7 pts 1906: Liberal margin 20.7 pts Jan 1910: Liberal margin 19.0 pts 1832 1835 1874 1880 1886 1892 1895 1900 1906 Jan 1910

Trend

Clackmannanshire and Kinross-shire has been contested at 20 general elections on record since 1832. Parties that have won a seat here over that span: Whig, Peelite, Liberal.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who won Clackmannanshire and Kinross-shire in the Jan 1910 general election?

Liberal won Clackmannanshire and Kinross-shire in Jan 1910 with 3,971 votes (59.5%), a majority of 1,268 votes over Conservative in second place.

Which parties have won Clackmannanshire and Kinross-shire since 1832?

Since 1832, Clackmannanshire and Kinross-shire has been won by: Liberal, Peelite, Whig.

What was the closest result in Clackmannanshire and Kinross-shire?

The closest result on record for Clackmannanshire and Kinross-shire was 1900, when Liberal beat Conservative by just 351 votes (5.7 percentage points).

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