# Galloway (UK Parliament constituency)

Galloway was a county constituency in the Galloway area of Scotland. It elected one Member of Parliament (MP) to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, by the first past the post voting system.
It was created for the 1918 general election, and abolished for the 1983 general election, when it was partly replaced by the new Galloway and Upper Nithsdale constituency.

## Members of Parliament

| Election | Election | Member | Party |
| | 1918 | Gilbert McMicking | Coalition Liberal |
| | 1922 | Cecil Dudgeon | Liberal |
| | 1924 | Sir Arthur Henniker-Hughan, Bt. | Unionist |
| | 1925 by-election | Sidney Streatfeild | Unionist |
| | 1929 | Cecil Dudgeon | Liberal |
| | 1931 | Cecil Dudgeon | New Party |
| | 1931 | John Mackie | Unionist |
| | 1959 by-election | John Brewis | Unionist |
| | Oct 1974 | George Thompson | SNP |
| | 1979 | Ian Lang | Conservative |
| 1983 | 1983 | constituency abolished | constituency abolished |

## Election results
### Elections in the 1910s

General election 1918: Galloway :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| C | Liberal | Gilbert McMicking | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Liberal win (new seat) | Liberal win (new seat) | Liberal win (new seat) | Liberal win (new seat) | Liberal win (new seat) |
| C indicates candidate endorsed by the coalition government. ||||||

### Elections in the 1920s

General election 1922: Galloway :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Cecil Dudgeon | 12,406 | 54.0 | N/A |
| | Unionist | William Watson | 10,557 | 46.0 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,849 | 8.0 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 22,963 | 77.5 | N/A |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 29,645 | | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | N/A | |
General election 1923: Galloway :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Cecil Dudgeon | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Liberal hold |
General election 1924: Galloway :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Unionist | Arthur Henniker-Hughan | 12,268 | 53.1 | New |
| | Liberal | Cecil Dudgeon | 10,852 | 46.9 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,416 | 6.2 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 23,120 | 76.8 | N/A |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 30,107 | | |
| | Unionist gain from Liberal | Unionist gain from Liberal | Swing | N/A | |
1925 Galloway by-election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Unionist | Sidney Streatfeild | 10,846 | 43.5 | −9.6 |
| | Liberal | Cecil Dudgeon | 9,918 | 39.7 | −7.2 |
| | Labour | J. Mitchell | 4,207 | 16.8 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 928 | 3.8 | −2.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 24,971 | 83.3 | +6.5 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 29,992 | | |
| | Unionist hold | Unionist hold | Swing | −1.2 | |
General election 1929: Galloway :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Cecil Dudgeon | 13,461 | 42.4 | −4.5 |
| | Unionist | Sidney Streatfeild | 13,360 | 42.1 | −11.0 |
| | Labour | Hector McNeil | 4,903 | 15.5 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 101 | 0.3 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 31,724 | 80.1 | +3.3 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 39,621 | | |
| | Liberal gain from Unionist | Liberal gain from Unionist | Swing | +3.0 | |

### Elections in the 1930s

General election 1931: Galloway :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Unionist | John Mackie | 18,993 | 58.3 | +16.2 |
| | Liberal | Edward Maitland Campbell | 9,176 | 28.2 | −14.2 |
| | Labour | Hector McNeil | 3,418 | 10.5 | −5.0 |
| | New Party | Cecil Dudgeon | 986 | 3.0 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 9,817 | 30.1 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 32,573 | | |
| | Unionist gain from Liberal | Unionist gain from Liberal | Swing | +2.1 | |
General election 1935: Galloway :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Unionist | John Mackie | Unopposed | N/A | N/A |
| | Unionist hold | Unionist hold | Unionist hold | Unionist hold | Unionist hold |

### Elections in the 1940s

General Election 1939–40
Another General Election was required to take place before the end of 1940. The political parties had been making preparations for an election to take place from 1939 and by the end of this year, the following candidates had been selected;
* Unionist: John Mackie
General election 1945: Galloway :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Ind. Unionist | John Mackie | 13,647 | 40.74 | N/A |
| | Labour | Robert N Hales | 11,822 | 35.29 | New |
| | Unionist | B Fergusson | 8,032 | 23.98 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,825 | 5.45 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 33,501 | 70.07 | N/A |
| | Ind. Unionist gain from Unionist | Ind. Unionist gain from Unionist | Swing | N/A | |

### Elections in the 1950s

General election 1950: Galloway :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Unionist | John Mackie | 19,136 | 65.55 |
| | Labour | Alan Thompson | 10,056 | 34.45 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 9,080 | 31.10 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 29,192 | |
| | Unionist gain from Ind. Unionist | Unionist gain from Ind. Unionist | Swing | |
General election 1951: Galloway :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Unionist | John Mackie | 16,261 | 61.63 |
| | Labour | Alan Thompson | 6,949 | 26.34 |
| | Liberal | Robert Tordiff Johnston | 3,174 | 12.03 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 9,312 | 35.29 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 26,384 | |
| | Unionist hold | Unionist hold | Swing | |
General election 1955: Galloway :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Unionist | John Mackie | 15,893 | 66.86 | +5.23 |
| | Labour | William S Gray | 7,879 | 33.14 | +6.80 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 8,014 | 33.72 | –1.43 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 23,772 | | |
| | Unionist hold | Unionist hold | Swing | | |
1959 Galloway by-election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Unionist | John Brewis | 13,204 | 49.93 | −16.93 |
| | Liberal | Simon Mackay | 6,721 | 25.42 | New |
| | Labour | W Cross | 6,520 | 24.65 | −8.49 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 6,483 | 24.51 | −9.20 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 26,445 | | |
| | Unionist hold | Unionist hold | Swing | | |
General election 1959: Galloway :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Unionist | John Brewis | 15,454 | 56.29 |
| | Liberal | Simon Mackay | 6,412 | 23.35 |
| | Labour | James Pickett | 5,590 | 20.36 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 9,042 | 32.94 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 27,456 | |
| | Unionist hold | Unionist hold | Swing | |

### Elections in the 1960s

General election 1964: Galloway :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Unionist | John Brewis | 14,530 | 52.74 |
| | Liberal | Simon Mackay | 6,619 | 24.03 |
| | Labour | JP Gordon | 6,401 | 23.23 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 7,911 | 28.71 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 27,550 | |
| | Unionist hold | Unionist hold | Swing | |
General election 1966: Galloway :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | John Brewis | 15,137 | 61.99 |
| | Labour | D Douglas | 9,283 | 38.01 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 5,854 | 23.98 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 24,420 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Elections in the 1970s

General election 1970: Galloway :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | John Brewis | 14,003 | 50.28 | |
| | SNP | Arthur Donaldson | 5,723 | 20.55 | New |
| | Labour | D Douglas | 5,665 | 20.34 | |
| | Liberal | Christopher B.H. Scott | 2,461 | 8.84 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 8,280 | 29.73 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 27,852 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
General election February 1974: Galloway :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | John Brewis | 13,316 | 43.86 |
| | SNP | George Thompson | 9,308 | 30.66 |
| | Liberal | David R. Hannay | 4,643 | 15.29 |
| | Labour | H Chalmers | 3,091 | 10.18 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 4,008 | 13.20 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 30,358 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
General election October 1974: Galloway :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | SNP | George Thompson | 12,242 | 40.3 | +9.6 |
| | Conservative | Kenneth Alexander Ross | 12,212 | 40.2 | −3.7 |
| | Liberal | David R. Hannay | 3,181 | 10.5 | +0.2 |
| | Labour | TG Fulton | 2,742 | 9.0 | −6.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 30 | 0.1 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 30,377 | | |
| | SNP gain from Conservative | SNP gain from Conservative | Swing | | |
General election 1979: Galloway :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Ian Lang | 15,306 | 45.8 | +5.6 |
| | SNP | George Thompson | 12,384 | 37.1 | −3.2 |
| | Liberal | David R. Hannay | 2,852 | 8.5 | −2.0 |
| | Labour | DD Johnston | 2,841 | 8.5 | −0.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,922 | 8.7 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 33,333 | | |
| | Conservative gain from SNP | Conservative gain from SNP | Swing | | |