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Forfarshire — UK General Election Results

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

Forfarshire was won by Unionist at the 1945 general election, with a majority of 5,416 votes over Labour. This page covers every general election in Forfarshire from 1832 to 1945.

Full Election History, 1832–1945

Election Elected Votes Vote Share Runner-up Majority Turnout
1832 Douglas Gordon-Hallyburton (Whig) Elected unopposed — no other candidate stood, no vote count on record 0.0%
1835 Douglas Gordon-Hallyburton (Whig) 625 58.4% John Stuart-Wortley (Conservative) 179 (16.7 pts) 75.4%
1837 Douglas Gordon-Hallyburton (Whig) Elected unopposed — no other candidate stood, no vote count on record 0.0%
1841 John Frederick Gordon (Whig) Elected unopposed — no other candidate stood, no vote count on record 0.0%
1847 John Frederick Gordon-Hallyburton (Whig) Elected unopposed — no other candidate stood, no vote count on record 0.0%
1852 Lauderdale Maule (Whig) Elected unopposed — no other candidate stood, no vote count on record 0.0%
1857 Adam Haldane-Duncan (Whig) Elected unopposed — no other candidate stood, no vote count on record 0.0%
1859 Adam Haldane-Duncan (Liberal) Elected unopposed — no other candidate stood, no vote count on record 0.0%
1865 Charles Carnegie (Liberal) Elected unopposed — no other candidate stood, no vote count on record 0.0%
1868 Charles Carnegie (Liberal) Elected unopposed — no other candidate stood, no vote count on record 0.0%
1874 James William Barclay (Liberal) Elected unopposed — no other candidate stood, no vote count on record 0.0%
1880 James William Barclay (Liberal) Elected unopposed — no other candidate stood, no vote count on record 0.0%
1885 James William Barclay (Liberal) 6,157 76.9% William Alexander Lindsay (Conservative) 4,306 (53.8 pts) 71.3%
1886 James William Barclay (Liberal Unionist) 3,839 52.8% David Charles Guthrie (Liberal) 407 (5.6 pts) 64.7%
1892 John Rigby (Liberal) 4,943 54.8% James William Barclay (Liberal Unionist) 866 (9.6 pts) 79.8%
1895 James Martin White (Liberal) 5,159 52.2% Charles Maule Ramsay (Conservative) 441 (4.5 pts) 82.2%
1900 John Sinclair (Liberal) 4,962 51.3% Charles Maule Ramsay (Conservative) 248 (2.6 pts) 78.6%
1906 John Sinclair (Liberal) 6,796 67.5% J Mackay Bernard (Liberal Unionist) 3,519 (34.9 pts) 79.7%
Jan 1910 James Falconer (Liberal) 6,789 61.3% Robert Leslie Blackburn (Conservative) 2,505 (22.6 pts) 84.0%
Dec 1910 James Falconer (Liberal) 6,449 59.5% James Duncan (Conservative) 2,052 (18.9 pts) 82.4%
1918 William Thomas Shaw (Unionist) 5,697 52.4% James Falconer (Liberal) 518 (4.8 pts) 44.2%
1922 James Falconer (Liberal) 8,567 54.8% William Thomas Shaw (Unionist) 1,496 (9.6 pts) 65.0%
1923 James Falconer (Liberal) 7,605 52.9% William Thomas Shaw (Unionist) 847 (5.9 pts) 60.3%
1924 Harry Hope (Unionist) 8,022 49.1% James Falconer (Liberal) 3,441 (21.1 pts) 68.3%
1929 Harry Hope (Unionist) 8,852 42.1% William Scott (Liberal) 1,951 (9.3 pts) 70.7%
1931 William Thomas Shaw (Unionist) 13,912 61.4% William Scott (Liberal) 5,181 (22.9 pts) 75.2%
1935 William Thomas Shaw (Unionist) 13,505 60.2% William Scott (Liberal) 4,583 (20.4 pts) 71.5%
1945 Simon Ramsay (Unionist) 13,615 51.6% Edward Simpson Douglas (Labour) 5,416 (20.5 pts) 68.9%

Full Result Breakdown by Election

1832

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Douglas Gordon-Hallyburton Whig Unopposed Yes

1835

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Douglas Gordon-Hallyburton Whig 62558.4% Yes
John Stuart-Wortley Conservative 44641.6% No

1837

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Douglas Gordon-Hallyburton Whig Unopposed Yes

1841

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
John Frederick Gordon Whig Unopposed Yes

1847

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
John Frederick Gordon-Hallyburton Whig Unopposed Yes

1852

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Lauderdale Maule Whig Unopposed Yes

1857

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Adam Haldane-Duncan Whig Unopposed Yes

1859

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Adam Haldane-Duncan Liberal Unopposed Yes

1865

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Charles Carnegie Liberal Unopposed Yes

1868

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Charles Carnegie Liberal Unopposed Yes

1874

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
James William Barclay Liberal Unopposed Yes

1880

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
James William Barclay Liberal Unopposed Yes

1885

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
James William Barclay Liberal 6,15776.9% Yes
William Alexander Lindsay Conservative 1,85123.1% No

1886

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
James William Barclay Liberal Unionist 3,83952.8% Yes
David Charles Guthrie Liberal 3,43247.2% No

1892

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
John Rigby Liberal 4,94354.8% Yes
James William Barclay Liberal Unionist 4,07745.2% No

1895

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
James Martin White Liberal 5,15952.2% Yes
Charles Maule Ramsay Conservative 4,71847.8% No

1900

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
John Sinclair Liberal 4,96251.3% Yes
Charles Maule Ramsay Conservative 4,71448.7% No

1906

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
John Sinclair Liberal 6,79667.5% Yes
J Mackay Bernard Liberal Unionist 3,27732.5% No

Jan 1910

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
James Falconer Liberal 6,78961.3% Yes
Robert Leslie Blackburn Conservative 4,28438.7% No

Dec 1910

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
James Falconer Liberal 6,44959.5% Yes
James Duncan Conservative 4,39740.5% No

1918

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
William Thomas Shaw Unionist 5,69752.4% Yes
James Falconer Liberal 5,17947.6% No

1922

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
James Falconer Liberal 8,56754.8% Yes
William Thomas Shaw Unionist 7,07145.2% No

1923

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
James Falconer Liberal 7,60552.9% Yes
William Thomas Shaw Unionist 6,75847.1% No

1924

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Harry Hope Unionist 8,02249.1% Yes
James Falconer Liberal 4,58128.0% No
Charles Neill Gallie Labour 3,73622.9% No

1929

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Harry Hope Unionist 8,85242.1% Yes
William Scott Liberal 6,90132.8% No
Charles Neill Gallie Labour 5,25725.0% No

1931

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
William Thomas Shaw Unionist 13,91261.4% Yes
William Scott Liberal 8,73138.6% No

1935

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
William Thomas Shaw Unionist 13,50560.2% Yes
William Scott Liberal 8,92239.8% No

1945

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Simon Ramsay Unionist 13,61551.6% Yes
Edward Simpson Douglas Labour 8,19931.1% No
Charles Philip Fothergill Liberal 4,57517.3% No

Margin Over Time

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

1835: Whig margin 16.7 pts 1885: Liberal margin 53.8 pts 1886: Liberal Unionist margin 5.6 pts 1892: Liberal margin 9.6 pts 1895: Liberal margin 4.5 pts 1900: Liberal margin 2.6 pts 1906: Liberal margin 34.9 pts Jan 1910: Liberal margin 22.6 pts Dec 1910: Liberal margin 18.9 pts 1918: Unionist margin 4.8 pts 1922: Liberal margin 9.6 pts 1923: Liberal margin 5.9 pts 1924: Unionist margin 21.1 pts 1929: Unionist margin 9.3 pts 1931: Unionist margin 22.9 pts 1935: Unionist margin 20.4 pts 1945: Unionist margin 20.5 pts 1835 1885 1886 1892 1895 1900 1906 Jan 1910 Dec 1910 1918 1922 1923 1924 1929 1931 1935 1945

Trend

Forfarshire has been contested at 28 general elections on record since 1832. Parties that have won a seat here over that span: Whig, Liberal, Liberal Unionist, Unionist.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who won Forfarshire in the 1945 general election?

Unionist won Forfarshire in 1945 with 13,615 votes (51.6%), a majority of 5,416 votes over Labour in second place.

Which parties have won Forfarshire since 1832?

Since 1832, Forfarshire has been won by: Liberal, Liberal Unionist, Unionist, Whig.

What was the closest result in Forfarshire?

The closest result on record for Forfarshire was 1900, when Liberal beat Conservative by just 248 votes (2.6 percentage points).

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