# Argyllshire (UK Parliament constituency)

Argyllshire was a county constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of Great Britain from 1708 to 1800 and of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1801 until 1983. The constituency was named Argyll from 1950. The constituency was replaced in 1983 with Argyll and Bute.
It elected one Member of Parliament (MP) using the first-past-the-post voting system.

## Creation

The British parliamentary constituency was created in 1708 following the Acts of Union 1707 and replaced the former Parliament of Scotland shire constituency of Argyllshire .

## Local government areas

Until Scottish counties were abolished, for most purposes, in 1975, the constituency represented the county of Argyll, except that constituency boundaries may not have coincided at all times with county boundaries, and any parliamentary burgh within the county would have been outside the constituency.
In 1975 most of the county plus the Isle of Bute became the Argyll district of the Strathclyde region. A northern area of the county became part of the Highland region. Until 1975 the Isle of Bute had been part of the county of Bute.
In 1996, 13 years after the abolition of the Argyll constituency and creation of the Argyll and Bute constituency, the Argyll district, plus a portion of the Dumbarton district of Strathclyde, became the Argyll and Bute unitary council area.

## Members of Parliament
### Argyllshire

| Election | Election | Member | Party |
| | 1708 | Sir James Campbell, 2nd Baronet | |
| | 1736 by-election | Charles Campbell | |
| | 1742 by-election | James Stuart-Mackenzie | |
| | 1747 | Sir Duncan Campbell of Lochnell | |
| | 1754 | Dugald Campbell | |
| | 1764 by-election | Lord William Campbell | |
| | 1766 by-election | Robert Campbell | |
| | 1772 by-election | Adam Livingston | |
| | 1780 | Lord Frederick Campbell | |
| | 1799 by-election | Lord John Campbell | Whig |
| | 1822 by-election | Walter Frederick Campbell | Whig |
| | 1832 | James Henry Callander | Whig |
| | 1835 | Walter Frederick Campbell | Whig |
| | 1841 | Alexander Campbell | Conservative |
| | 1843 by-election | Duncan McNeill | Conservative |
| | 1851 by-election | Sir Archibald Campbell, 3rd Baronet | Conservative |
| | 1857 | Alexander Struthers Finlay | Whig |
| | 1859 | Alexander Struthers Finlay | Liberal |
| | 1868 by-election | Marquess of Lorne | Liberal |
| | 1878 by-election | Lord Colin Campbell | Liberal |
| | 1885 | Donald Horne Macfarlane | Crofters' Party |
| | 1886 | John Malcolm | Unionist |
| | 1892 | Sir Donald Horne Macfarlane | Liberal |
| | 1895 | Donald Nicol | Unionist Party |
| | 1903 by-election | John Ainsworth | Liberal |
| | 1918 | Sir William Sutherland | Coalition Liberal |
| | 1922 | Sir William Sutherland | National Liberal |
| | 1923 | Sir William Sutherland | Liberal |
| | 1924 | Frederick Alexander Macquisten | Unionist |
| | 1940 by-election | Sir Duncan McCallum | Unionist |
| 1950 | 1950 | constituency renamed | constituency renamed |

### Argyll

| Election | Election | Member | Party |
| | 1950 | Sir Duncan McCallum | Unionist |
| | 1958 (b) | Michael Noble | Unionist |
| | Feb 1974 | Iain MacCormick | Scottish National Party |
| | 1979 | John Mackay | Conservative |
| 1983 | 1983 | constituency abolished | constituency abolished |

## Election results
### Elections in the 1830s

General election 1830: Argyllshire :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Whig | Walter Frederick Campbell | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 114 | |
| | Whig hold | Whig hold | Whig hold | Whig hold |
General election 1831: Argyllshire :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Whig | Walter Frederick Campbell | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Whig hold | Whig hold | Whig hold | Whig hold |
General election 1832: Argyllshire :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Whig | James Henry Callander | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 995 | |
| | Whig hold | Whig hold | Whig hold | Whig hold |
General election 1835: Argyllshire :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Whig | Walter Frederick Campbell | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 1,084 | |
| | Whig hold | Whig hold | Whig hold | Whig hold |
General election 1837: Argyllshire :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Whig | Walter Frederick Campbell | 712 | 60.6 |
| | Conservative | Alexander Campbell | 462 | 39.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 250 | 21.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,174 | 70.5 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 1,666 | |
| | Whig hold | Whig hold | Whig hold | Whig hold |

### Elections in the 1840s

General election 1841: Argyllshire :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Alexander Campbell | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 1,600 | | |
| | Conservative gain from Whig | Conservative gain from Whig | Conservative gain from Whig | Conservative gain from Whig | Conservative gain from Whig |
Campbell resigned by accepting the office of Steward of the Chiltern Hundreds, causing a by-election.
By-election, 8 September 1843: Argyllshire :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Duncan McNeill | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
General election 1847: Argyllshire :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Duncan McNeill | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 1,889 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |

### Elections in the 1850s

McNeill resigned after being appointed a Senator of the College of Justice, becoming Lord Colonsay and causing a by-election.
By-election, 6 June 1851: Argyllshire :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Archibald Campbell | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
General election 1852: Argyllshire :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Archibald Campbell | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 2,156 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
General election 1857: Argyllshire :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Whig | Alexander Struthers Finlay | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 2,256 | | |
| | Whig gain from Conservative | Whig gain from Conservative | Whig gain from Conservative | Whig gain from Conservative | Whig gain from Conservative |
General election 1859: Argyllshire :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Alexander Struthers Finlay | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 2,294 | | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Liberal hold |
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### Elections in the 1860s

General election 1865: Argyllshire :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Alexander Struthers Finlay | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 1,914 | | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Liberal hold |
Finlay resigned, causing a by-election.
By-election, 3 Mar 1868: Argyllshire :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | John Campbell | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Liberal hold |
General election 1868: Argyllshire :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | John Campbell | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 2,870 | | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Liberal hold |
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### Elections in the 1870s

General election 1874: Argyllshire :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | John Campbell | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 3,018 | | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Liberal hold |
Campbell resigned after being appointed Governor General of Canada.
By-election, 31 Aug 1878: Argyllshire :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Colin Campbell | 1,462 | 56.9 | N/A |
| | Conservative | John Malcolm | 1,107 | 43.1 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 355 | 13.8 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,569 | 82.0 | N/A |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 3,133 | | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | N/A | |
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### Elections in the 1880s

General election 1880: Argyllshire :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Colin Campbell | 1,457 | 55.0 | N/A |
| | Conservative | John Malcolm | 1,191 | 45.0 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 266 | 10.0 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,648 | 80.3 | N/A |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 3,299 | | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | N/A | |
General election 1885: Argyllshire :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent Liberal (Crofters) | Donald Horne McFarlane | 3,340 | 48.6 | New |
| | Independent Liberal | William Mackinnon | 2,856 | 41.6 | New |
| | Liberal | John Stuart McCaig | 670 | 9.8 | −45.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 484 | 7.0 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,866 | 68.6 | −11.7 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 10,011 | | |
| | Independent Liberal gain from Liberal | Independent Liberal gain from Liberal | Swing | N/A | |
General election 1886: Argyllshire :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | John Malcolm | 3,658 | 54.6 | New |
| | Liberal (Crofters) | Donald Horne McFarlane | 3,045 | 45.4 | −3.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 613 | 9.2 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,703 | 67.0 | −1.6 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 10,011 | | |
| | Conservative gain from Independent Liberal | Conservative gain from Independent Liberal | Swing | N/A | |
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### Elections in the 1890s

General election 1892: Argyllshire :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal (Crofters) | Donald Horne Macfarlane | 3,666 | 50.6 | +5.2 |
| | Conservative | John Malcolm | 3,586 | 49.4 | −5.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 80 | 1.2 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 7,252 | 73.4 | +6.4 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 9,874 | | |
| | Liberal gain from Conservative | Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing | +5.2 | |
General election 1895: Argyllshire :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Donald Nicol | 3,970 | 50.9 | +1.5 |
| | Liberal | Donald Horne Macfarlane | 3,835 | 49.1 | −1.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 135 | 1.8 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 7,805 | 74.5 | +1.1 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 10,471 | | |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal | Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | +1.5 | |
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### Elections in the 1900s

General election 1900: Argyllshire :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Donald Nicol | 3,834 | 54.2 | +3.3 |
| | Liberal | John Ainsworth | 3,234 | 45.8 | −3.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 600 | 8.4 | +6.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 7,068 | 67.9 | −6.6 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 10,405 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | +3.3 | |
1903 Argyllshire by-election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | John Ainsworth | 4,326 | 61.2 | +15.4 |
| | Conservative | C. Stewart | 2,740 | 38.8 | −15.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,586 | 22.4 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 7,066 | 66.4 | −1.5 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 10,643 | | |
| | Liberal gain from Conservative | Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing | +15.4 | |
General election 1906: Argyllshire :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | John Ainsworth | 4,507 | 59.9 | +14.1 |
| | Conservative | George Hutchison | 3,012 | 40.1 | −14.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,495 | 19.8 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 7,519 | 67.0 | −0.9 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 11,216 | | |
| | Liberal gain from Conservative | Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing | +14.1 | |
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### Elections in the 1910s

General election January 1910: Argyllshire :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | John Ainsworth | 4,443 | 55.1 | −4.8 |
| | Conservative | George Hutchison | 3,617 | 44.9 | +4.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 826 | 10.2 | −9.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 8,060 | 73.1 | +6.1 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 11,025 | | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | −4.8 | |
General election December 1910: Argyllshire :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | John Ainsworth | 4,280 | 51.5 | −3.6 |
| | Conservative | George Hutchison | 4,023 | 48.5 | +3.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 257 | 3.0 | −7.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 8,303 | 71.8 | −1.3 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 11,572 | | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | −3.6 | |
General Election 1914–15:
Another General Election was required to take place before the end of 1915. The political parties had been making preparations for an election to take place and by July 1914, the following candidates had been selected;
* Liberal:
* Unionist: George Hutchison
General election 1918: Argyllshire :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| C | Liberal | William Sutherland | 11,970 | 81.4 | +29.9 |
| | Highland Land League | Lauchlin MacNeill Weir | 2,733 | 18.6 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 9,237 | 62.8 | +59.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 14,703 | 52.0 | −29.8 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | N/A | |
| C indicates candidate endorsed by the coalition government. ||||||
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### Elections in the 1920s

1920 Argyll by-election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| C | Liberal | William Sutherland | 10,187 | 64.9 | −16.5 |
| | Labour | Malcolm MacCallum | 5,498 | 35.1 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 4,689 | 29.8 | −33.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 15,685 | 50.2 | −1.8 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | | |
| C indicates candidate endorsed by the coalition government. ||||||
General election 1922: Argyllshire :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | National Liberal | William Sutherland | 9,848 | 58.8 | N/A |
| | Liberal | Henry Anderson Watt | 6,897 | 41.2 | −40.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,591 | 15.6 | −47.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 16,745 | 51.8 | −0.2 |
| | National Liberal hold | National Liberal hold | Swing | −6.1 | |
General election 1923: Argyllshire :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | William Sutherland | 9,020 | 52.7 | −6.1 |
| | Unionist | Frederick Alexander Macquisten | 8,100 | 47.3 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 920 | 5.4 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 17,120 | 53.3 | +1.5 |
| | Liberal gain from National Liberal | Liberal gain from National Liberal | Swing | N/A | |
General election 1924: Argyllshire :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Unionist | Frederick Alexander Macquisten | 9,240 | 46.2 | −1.1 |
| | Liberal | William Sutherland | 6,211 | 31.1 | −21.6 |
| | Labour | I.H. MacIver | 4,532 | 22.7 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 3,029 | 15.1 | +9.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 19,983 | 62.7 | +9.4 |
| | Unionist hold | Unionist hold | Swing | | |
General election 1929: Argyllshire :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Unionist | Frederick Alexander Macquisten | 11,108 | 44.1 | −2.1 |
| | Liberal | Basil Murray | 8,089 | 32.1 | +1.0 |
| | Labour | John L. Kinloch | 6,001 | 23.8 | +1.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 3,019 | 12.0 | −3.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 25,198 | 62.7 | 0.0 |
| | Unionist hold | Unionist hold | Swing | −1.6 | |
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### Elections in the 1930s

General election 1931: Argyllshire :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Unionist | Frederick Alexander Macquisten | Unopposed | N/A | N/A |
| | Unionist hold | Unionist hold | Swing | N/A | |
General election 1935: Argyllshire :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Unionist | Frederick Alexander Macquisten | 13,260 | 53.6 | N/A |
| | Liberal | Basil Murray | 11,486 | 46.4 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,774 | 7.2 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 24,746 | 56.6 | N/A |
| | Unionist hold | Unionist hold | Swing | N/A | |
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### Elections in the 1940s

1940 Argyllshire by-election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Unionist | Duncan McCallum | 12,317 | 62.8 | +9.2 |
| | SNP | William Power | 7,308 | 37.2 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 5,009 | 25.5 | +17.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 19,625 | 47.9 | −8.7 |
| | Unionist hold | Unionist hold | Swing | | |
General election 1945: Argyllshire :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Unionist | Duncan McCallum | 15,791 | 56.6 | +3.0 |
| | Labour | A. MacNeill Weir | 8,889 | 31.9 | New |
| | Liberal | John Bannerman | 3,228 | 11.6 | −34.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 6,902 | 24.7 | +17.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 27,908 | 63.9 | +7.3 |
| | Unionist hold | Unionist hold | Swing | | |
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### Elections in the 1950s

General election 1950: Argyll :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Unionist | Duncan McCallum | 19,259 | 66.5 | +9.9 |
| | Labour | I. Nicholson | 9,215 | 31.8 | −0.1 |
| | Scottish Home Rule | M S McP Holt | 490 | 1.7 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 10,044 | 34.7 | +10.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 28,964 | 75.1 | +11.2 |
| | Unionist hold | Unionist hold | Swing | | |
General election 1951: Argyll :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Unionist | Duncan McCallum | 21,191 | 68.1 | +1.6 |
| | Labour | Robert M. Young | 9,925 | 31.9 | +0.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 11,266 | 36.2 | +1.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 28,210 | 67.1 | −8.0 |
| | Unionist hold | Unionist hold | Swing | | |
General election 1955: Argyll :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Unionist | Duncan McCallum | 19,119 | 67.8 | −0.3 |
| | Labour | Robert M. Young | 9,091 | 32.2 | +0.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 10,028 | 35.6 | −0.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 28,210 | 66.9 | −0.2 |
| | Unionist hold | Unionist hold | Swing | −0.3 | |
1958 Argyll by-election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Unionist | Michael Noble | 12,541 | 46.8 | −21.0 |
| | Liberal | William D. McKean | 7,375 | 27.5 | New |
| | Labour | Robert M. Young | 6,884 | 25.7 | −6.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 5,166 | 19.3 | −16.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 26,800 | | |
| | Unionist hold | Unionist hold | Swing | | |
General election 1959: Argyll :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Unionist | Michael Noble | 16,599 | 58.4 | −9.4 |
| | Labour | D. Nisbet | 7,356 | 25.9 | −6.3 |
| | Liberal | Gerard Noel | 4,469 | 15.7 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 9,243 | 32.5 | −3.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 28,424 | 71.0 | +4.1 |
| | Unionist hold | Unionist hold | Swing | | |
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### Elections in the 1960s

General election 1964: Argyll :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Unionist | Michael Noble | 13,277 | 47.2 | −11.2 |
| | Labour | Duncan L. MacMillan | 8,120 | 28.9 | +3.0 |
| | Liberal | John MacKay | 6,707 | 23.9 | +8.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 5,157 | 18.4 | −14.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 28,104 | 70.3 | −0.7 |
| | Unionist hold | Unionist hold | Swing | | |
General election 1966: Argyll :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Michael Noble | 12,178 | 43.2 | −4.0 |
| | Labour | John McFadden | 8,486 | 30.1 | +1.2 |
| | Liberal | John MacKay | 7,512 | 26.7 | +2.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 3,692 | 13.1 | −5.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 28,176 | 72.3 | +2.0 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
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### Elections in the 1970s

General election 1970: Argyll :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Michael Noble | 13,521 | 44.8 | +1.6 |
| | SNP | Iain MacCormick | 9,039 | 29.9 | New |
| | Labour | John McFadden | 7,633 | 25.3 | −4.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 4,482 | 14.9 | +1.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 30,193 | 73.9 | +1.6 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
General election February 1974: Argyll :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | SNP | Iain MacCormick | 15,646 | 48.9 | +19.0 |
| | Conservative | Peter Craft Hutchison | 12,358 | 38.6 | −6.2 |
| | Labour | M.J.N. MacGregor | 4,027 | 12.6 | −12.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 3,288 | 10.3 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 32,031 | 77.3 | +3.4 |
| | SNP gain from Conservative | SNP gain from Conservative | Swing | +12.6 | |
General election October 1974: Argyll :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | SNP | Iain MacCormick | 14,967 | 49.7 | +0.8 |
| | Conservative | John MacKay | 11,036 | 36.7 | −1.9 |
| | Labour | M.J.N. MacGregor | 4,103 | 13.6 | +1.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 3,931 | 13.0 | +1.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 30,106 | 72.0 | −5.3 |
| | SNP hold | SNP hold | Swing | +1.4 | |
General election 1979: Argyll :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | John MacKay | 12,191 | 36.8 | +0.1 |
| | SNP | Iain MacCormick | 10,545 | 31.8 | −17.9 |
| | Labour | M.J.N. MacGregor | 5,283 | 16.0 | +2.4 |
| | Liberal | Ray Michie | 5,113 | 15.4 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,646 | 5.0 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 33,132 | 76.1 | +4.1 |
| | Conservative gain from SNP | Conservative gain from SNP | Swing | +9.0 | |
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