# Glasgow Partick (UK Parliament constituency)

Glasgow Partick was a burgh constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1918 until 1950.

## Boundaries

The previous 1885–1918 county constituency consisted of "So much of the Parish of Govan as lies north of the Clyde and beyond the present boundary of the municipal burgh of Glasgow, and so much of the parish of Barony as lies to the west of the present main line of railway between Glasgow and Edinburgh of the North British Railway Company (being the old Edinburgh and Glasgow Railway) and beyond the present boundary of the municipal burgh of Glasgow."
In 1918 the constituency consisted of "That portion of the city which is bounded by a line commencing at a point on the municipal boundary at the centre line of the North British Railway (Stobcross Branch), thence south-eastward along the centre line of the said North British Railway to the centre line of the River Kelvin, thence south-westward along the centre line of the River Kelvin to the centre line of the River Clyde, thence westward along the centre line of the River Clyde, to the municipal boundary, thence northward and north-eastward along the municipal boundary to the point of commencement."

## Members of Parliament

| Election | Member | Party |
| 1918 | Sir Robert Balfour | Coalition Liberal |
| 1922 | Sir John Collie | National Liberal |
| 1923 | Andrew Young | Labour Co-operative |
| 1924 | George Broun-Lindsay | Unionist |
| 1929 | Adam McKinlay | Labour |
| 1931 | Charles MacAndrew, later Baron MacAndrew | Unionist |
| 1935 | Sir Arthur Young | Unionist |

## Elections
### Elections in the 1910s

General election 1918: Glasgow Partick :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| C | Liberal | Robert Balfour | 12,156 | 70.15 | |
| | Labour | William Mackie | 5,173 | 29.85 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 6,983 | 40.30 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 17,329 | 61.07 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 28,376 | | |
| | 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: Glasgow Partick :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | National Liberal | John Collie | 11,754 | 65.17 | −4.98 |
| | Liberal | Daniel Macaulay Stevenson | 6,282 | 34.83 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 5,472 | 30.34 | −9.96 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 18,036 | 66.68 | +5.61 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 27,048 | | |
| | National Liberal hold | National Liberal hold | Swing | −4.98 | |
General election 1923: Glasgow Partick :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour Co-op | Andrew Young | 8,397 | 44.03 | New |
| | Unionist | Allan Smith | 6,315 | 33.11 | New |
| | Liberal | MacCallum Scott | 4,358 | 22.85 | −11.98 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,082 | 10.92 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 19,070 | 71.14 | +4.46 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 26,806 | | |
| | Labour Co-op gain from Liberal | Labour Co-op gain from Liberal | Swing | | |
General election 1924: Glasgow Partick :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Unionist | George Broun-Lindsay | 13,167 | 57.80 | +24.59 |
| | Labour Co-op | Andrew Young | 9,612 | 42.20 | −1.83 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 3,555 | 15.60 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 22,779 | 82.35 | +11.21 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 27,660 | | |
| | Unionist gain from Labour Co-op | Unionist gain from Labour Co-op | Swing | +13.21 | |
General election 1929: Glasgow Partick :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Adam McKinlay | 13,110 | 45.54 | +3.34 |
| | Unionist | George Broun-Lindsay | 12,701 | 44.12 | −13.68 |
| | Liberal | John Taylor | 2,975 | 10.33 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 409 | 1.42 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 28,786 | 78.83 | −3.52 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 36,517 | | |
| | Labour gain from Unionist | Labour gain from Unionist | Swing | +8.51 | |

### Elections in the 1930s

General election 1931: Glasgow Partick :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Unionist | Charles MacAndrew | 18,904 | 62.68 | +18.56 |
| | Labour | Adam McKinlay | 11,252 | 37.31 | −8.23 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 7,652 | 25.37 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 30,156 | 83.46 | +4.63 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 36,134 | | |
| | Unionist gain from Labour | Unionist gain from Labour | Swing | +13.40 | |
General election 1935: Glasgow Partick :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Unionist | Arthur Young | 15,616 | 53.97 | −8.71 |
| | Labour | Adam McKinlay | 13,316 | 46.03 | +8.72 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,300 | 7.94 | −17.43 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 28,932 | 78.20 | −5.26 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 36,999 | | |
| | Unionist hold | Unionist hold | Swing | −8.72 | |
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 and by the Autumn of 1939, the following candidates had been selected;
* Unionist: Arthur Young
* Labour: Adam McKinlay

### Elections in the 1940s

General election 1945: Glasgow Partick :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Unionist | Arthur Young | 13,851 | 51.59 | −2.38 |
| | Labour Co-op | George Alexander Younger | 12,998 | 48.41 | +2.38 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 853 | 3.18 | −4.77 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 26,849 | 69.02 | −9.18 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 38,899 | | |
| | Unionist hold | Unionist hold | Swing | −2.38 | |