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Roxburgh and Selkirk — UK General Election Results

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

Roxburgh and Selkirk was won by Unionist at the 1951 general election, with a majority of 829 votes over Liberal. This page covers every general election in Roxburgh and Selkirk from 1918 to 1951.

Full Election History, 1918–1951

Election Elected Votes Vote Share Runner-up Majority Turnout
1918 Robert Munro (Liberal) 13,043 70.1% Thomas Hamilton (Labour) 7,469 (40.1 pts) 55.4%
1922 Thomas Henderson (National Liberal) 10,356 51.6% Alfred Hamilton Grant (Liberal) 658 (3.3 pts) 61.2%
1923 Walter John Montagu Douglas Scott (Unionist) 11,258 43.1% Thomas Henderson (Liberal) 3,212 (12.3 pts) 78.7%
1924 Walter John Montagu Douglas Scott (Unionist) 12,684 45.8% John Wylie (Liberal) 4,947 (17.9 pts) 80.0%
1929 Walter John Montagu Douglas Scott (Unionist) 13,510 38.0% Arthur Robert McDougal (Liberal) 1,278 (3.6 pts) 78.5%
1931 Walter John Montagu Douglas Scott (Unionist) 21,394 55.1% David Edwin Keir (Liberal) 3,974 (10.2 pts) 84.4%
1935 William Walter Montagu Douglas Scott (Unionist) 18,342 50.0% Arthur Robert McDougal (Liberal) 6,078 (16.6 pts) 78.0%
1945 William Walter Montagu Douglas Scott (Unionist) 13,232 37.9% Archibald James Florence Macdonald (Liberal) 1,628 (4.7 pts) 73.6%
1950 Archibald James Florence Macdonald (Liberal) 15,347 39.4% William Walter Montagu Douglas Scott (Unionist) 1,156 (3.0 pts) 82.1%
1951 Charles Edward McArthur Donaldson (Unionist) 16,438 40.6% Archibald James Florence Macdonald (Liberal) 829 (2.1 pts) 84.9%

Full Result Breakdown by Election

1918

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Robert Munro Liberal 13,04370.1% Yes
Thomas Hamilton Labour 5,57429.9% No

1922

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Thomas Henderson National Liberal 10,35651.6% Yes
Alfred Hamilton Grant Liberal 9,69848.4% No

1923

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Walter John Montagu Douglas Scott Unionist 11,25843.1% Yes
Thomas Henderson Liberal 8,04630.8% No
George Dallas Labour 6,81126.1% No

1924

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Walter John Montagu Douglas Scott Unionist 12,68445.8% Yes
John Wylie Liberal 7,73727.9% No
George Dallas Labour 7,26626.2% No

1929

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Walter John Montagu Douglas Scott Unionist 13,51038.0% Yes
Arthur Robert McDougal Liberal 12,23234.4% No
Robert Gibson Labour 9,80327.6% No

1931

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Walter John Montagu Douglas Scott Unionist 21,39455.1% Yes
David Edwin Keir Liberal 17,42044.9% No

1935

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
William Walter Montagu Douglas Scott Unionist 18,34250.0% Yes
Arthur Robert McDougal Liberal 12,26433.4% No
James Alexander Cuthburt Thomson Labour 6,09916.6% No

1945

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
William Walter Montagu Douglas Scott Unionist 13,23237.9% Yes
Archibald James Florence Macdonald Liberal 11,60433.2% No
Leonard Percy Thomas Labour 10,10728.9% No

1950

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Archibald James Florence Macdonald Liberal 15,34739.4% Yes
William Walter Montagu Douglas Scott Unionist 14,19136.4% No
Leonard Percy Thomas Labour 9,41324.2% No

1951

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Charles Edward McArthur Donaldson Unionist 16,43840.6% Yes
Archibald James Florence Macdonald Liberal 15,60938.6% No
Thomas White Labour 8,39520.8% No

Margin Over Time

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

1918: Liberal margin 40.1 pts 1922: National Liberal margin 3.3 pts 1923: Unionist margin 12.3 pts 1924: Unionist margin 17.9 pts 1929: Unionist margin 3.6 pts 1931: Unionist margin 10.2 pts 1935: Unionist margin 16.6 pts 1945: Unionist margin 4.7 pts 1950: Liberal margin 3.0 pts 1951: Unionist margin 2.1 pts 1918 1922 1923 1924 1929 1931 1935 1945 1950 1951

Trend

Roxburgh and Selkirk has been contested at 10 general elections on record since 1918. Parties that have won a seat here over that span: Liberal, National Liberal, Unionist.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who won Roxburgh and Selkirk in the 1951 general election?

Unionist won Roxburgh and Selkirk in 1951 with 16,438 votes (40.6%), a majority of 829 votes over Liberal in second place.

Which parties have won Roxburgh and Selkirk since 1918?

Since 1918, Roxburgh and Selkirk has been won by: Liberal, National Liberal, Unionist.

What was the closest result in Roxburgh and Selkirk?

The closest result on record for Roxburgh and Selkirk was 1951, when Unionist beat Liberal by just 829 votes (2.1 percentage points).

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