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East Aberdeen and Kincardine — UK General Election Results

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

East Aberdeen and Kincardine was won by Unionist at the 1945 general election, with a majority of 2,372 votes over Labour. This page covers every general election in East Aberdeen and Kincardine from 1918 to 1945.

Full Election History, 1918–1945

Election Elected Votes Vote Share Runner-up Majority Turnout
1918 William Henry Cowan (Liberal) 4,430 50.5% Falconer Lewis Wallace (Independent Liberal) 87 (1.0 pts) 34.2%
1922 Frederick Martin (Liberal) 8,018 60.5% William Henry Cowan (National Liberal) 2,791 (21.1 pts) 45.3%
1923 Frederick Martin (Liberal) 8,793 55.9% Falconer Lewis Wallace (Unionist) 1,844 (11.7 pts) 57.6%
1924 Robert John Graham Boothby (Unionist) 7,363 46.2% Frederick Martin (Liberal) 2,683 (16.8 pts) 59.0%
1929 Robert John Graham Boothby (Unionist) 13,354 56.9% John Edmund Hamilton (Labour) 3,244 (13.8 pts) 67.0%
1931 Robert John Graham Boothby (Unionist) 16,396 72.2% Frederick Martin (Labour) 10,097 (44.5 pts) 65.7%
1935 Robert John Graham Boothby (Unionist) 12,748 57.0% Frederick Martin (Labour) 3,121 (14.0 pts) 62.4%
1945 Robert John Graham Boothby (Unionist) 13,290 54.9% John Robertson Allen (Labour) 2,372 (9.8 pts) 65.7%

Full Result Breakdown by Election

1918

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
William Henry Cowan Liberal 4,43050.5% Yes
Falconer Lewis Wallace Independent Liberal 4,34349.5% No

1922

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Frederick Martin Liberal 8,01860.5% Yes
William Henry Cowan National Liberal 5,22739.5% No

1923

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Frederick Martin Liberal 8,79355.9% Yes
Falconer Lewis Wallace Unionist 6,94944.1% No

1924

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Robert John Graham Boothby Unionist 7,36346.2% Yes
Frederick Martin Liberal 4,68029.4% No
William Sloan Cormack Labour 3,89924.5% No

1929

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Robert John Graham Boothby Unionist 13,35456.9% Yes
John Edmund Hamilton Labour 10,11043.1% No

1931

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Robert John Graham Boothby Unionist 16,39672.2% Yes
Frederick Martin Labour 6,29927.8% No

1935

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Robert John Graham Boothby Unionist 12,74857.0% Yes
Frederick Martin Labour 9,62743.0% No

1945

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Robert John Graham Boothby Unionist 13,29054.9% Yes
John Robertson Allen Labour 10,91845.1% No

Margin Over Time

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

1918: Liberal margin 1.0 pts 1922: Liberal margin 21.1 pts 1923: Liberal margin 11.7 pts 1924: Unionist margin 16.8 pts 1929: Unionist margin 13.8 pts 1931: Unionist margin 44.5 pts 1935: Unionist margin 14.0 pts 1945: Unionist margin 9.8 pts 1918 1922 1923 1924 1929 1931 1935 1945

Trend

East Aberdeen and Kincardine has been contested at 8 general elections on record since 1918. Parties that have won a seat here over that span: Liberal, Unionist.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who won East Aberdeen and Kincardine in the 1945 general election?

Unionist won East Aberdeen and Kincardine in 1945 with 13,290 votes (54.9%), a majority of 2,372 votes over Labour in second place.

Which parties have won East Aberdeen and Kincardine since 1918?

Since 1918, East Aberdeen and Kincardine has been won by: Liberal, Unionist.

What was the closest result in East Aberdeen and Kincardine?

The closest result on record for East Aberdeen and Kincardine was 1918, when Liberal beat Independent Liberal by just 87 votes (1.0 percentage points).

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