# North East Lanarkshire (UK Parliament constituency)

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North East Lanarkshire was a county constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom (Westminster) from 1885 to 1918. It elected one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post voting system.

## Boundaries

The name relates the constituency to the county of Lanark. The Redistribution of Seats Act 1885 provided that the North-East division was to consist of "the parishes of New Monkland, Shotts, Dalziel, Bothwell, and so much of the parish of Hamilton as lies north and east of the River Clyde".

## Members of Parliament

| Election | Member | Party |
| 1885 | Donald Crawford | Liberal |
| 1895 | John Colville | Liberal |
| 1901 by-election | Sir William Henry Rattigan | Liberal Unionist |
| 1904 by-election | Alexander Findlay | Liberal |
| January 1910 | Thomas Fleming Wilson | Liberal |
| 1911 by-election | James Duncan Millar | Liberal |
| 1918 | constituency abolished | constituency abolished |

## Election results
### Elections in the 1880s

General election 1885: North East Lanarkshire :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Donald Crawford | 4,564 | 50.9 | |
| | Conservative | John Charles Cunninghame | 4,405 | 49.1 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 159 | 1.8 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 8,969 | 82.9 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 10,814 | | |
| | Liberal win (new seat) | Liberal win (new seat) | Liberal win (new seat) | Liberal win (new seat) | Liberal win (new seat) |
General election 1886: North East Lanarkshire :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Donald Crawford | 4,269 | 51.7 | +0.8 |
| | Liberal Unionist | Edward Colebrooke | 3,990 | 48.3 | −0.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 279 | 3.4 | +1.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 8,259 | 76.4 | −6.5 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 10,814 | | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | +0.8 | |

### Elections in the 1890s

General election 1892: North East Lanarkshire :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Donald Crawford | 5,281 | 50.5 | −1.2 |
| | Conservative | Alexander Whitelaw | 5,184 | 49.5 | +1.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 97 | 1.0 | −2.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 10,465 | 82.8 | +6.4 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 12,645 | | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | −1.2 | |
General election 1895: North East Lanarkshire :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | John Colville | 6,288 | 52.2 | +1.7 |
| | Conservative | Alexander Whitelaw | 5,751 | 47.8 | −1.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 537 | 4.4 | +3.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 12,039 | 85.5 | +2.7 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 14,083 | | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | +1.7 | |

### Elections in the 1900s

General election 1900: North East Lanarkshire :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | John Colville | 7,120 | 56.1 | +3.9 |
| | Liberal Unionist | William Henry Rattigan | 5,567 | 43.9 | −3.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,553 | 12.2 | +7.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 12,687 | 79.3 | −6.2 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 16,001 | | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | +3.9 | |
1901 North East Lanarkshire by-election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Unionist | William Henry Rattigan | 5,673 | 42.6 | −1.3 |
| | Liberal | Cecil Harmsworth | 4,769 | 35.7 | −20.4 |
| | Scottish Workers | Robert Smillie | 2,900 | 21.7 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 904 | 6.9 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 13,342 | 79.0 | −0.3 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 16,894 | | |
| | Liberal Unionist gain from Liberal | Liberal Unionist gain from Liberal | Swing | +9.6 | |
1904 North East Lanarkshire by-election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Alexander Findlay | 5,619 | 39.3 | −16.8 |
| | Conservative | George Touche | 4,677 | 32.8 | −11.1 |
| | Scottish Workers | John Robertson | 3,984 | 27.9 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 942 | 6.5 | −5.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 14,280 | 75.5 | −3.8 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 18,922 | | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | −2.9 | |
General election 1906: North East Lanarkshire :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Alexander Findlay | 6,436 | 40.4 | −15.7 |
| | Liberal Unionist | Hugh Elliot | 4,838 | 30.4 | −13.5 |
| | Scottish Workers | John Robertson | 4,658 | 29.2 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,598 | 10.0 | −2.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 15,932 | 80.8 | +1.5 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 19,728 | | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | −1.1 | |

### Elections in the 1910s

General election January 1910: North East Lanarkshire :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Thomas Fleming Wilson | 9,105 | 49.8 | +9.4 |
| | Conservative | James Robertson Wilson | 7,012 | 38.4 | +8.0 |
| | Labour | Joseph Sullivan | 2,160 | 11.8 | −17.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,093 | 11.4 | +1.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 18,277 | 83.8 | +3.0 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 21,811 | | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | +0.7 | |
General election December 1910: North East Lanarkshire :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Thomas Fleming Wilson | 9,848 | 58.0 | +8.2 |
| | Conservative | John Peers Boyd-Carpenter | 7,142 | 42.0 | +3.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,706 | 16.0 | +4.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 16,990 | 75.3 | −8.5 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 22,554 | | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | +2.3 | |
1911 North East Lanarkshire by-election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | James Duncan Millar | 7,976 | 45.3 | −12.7 |
| | Conservative | Park Goff | 6,776 | 38.4 | −3.6 |
| | Labour | John Robertson | 2,879 | 16.3 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,200 | 6.9 | −9.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 17,631 | 78.2 | +2.9 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 22,554 | | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | −4.6 | |