Greenock (UK Parliament constituency)
Greenock was a burgh constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1832 until 1974, when it was abolished and its area was merged into the new Greenock and Port Glasgow constituency. Boundaries. The boundaries of the constituency, as set out in the Representation of the People (Scotland) Act 1832, were- Election results. Elections in the 1840s. Wallace resigned, causing a by-election. Elections in the 1870s. Grieve resigned, causing a by-election. Elections in the 1880s. Stewart's resignation caused a by-election. Elections in the 1910s. 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; <nowiki>*</nowiki> Chapman was included on the final list of Coalition Coupon candidates, despite it having been agreed there would be no coupon in this constituency. Immediately after the list was published, a telegram was sent to Collins to make it clear there was no official Coalition candidate. <nowiki>**</nowiki> Haughey was the nominee of the Greenock and District Dockers ' Union. Elections in the 1920s. <nowiki>*</nowiki> Geddes sought the election as a Labour candidate, despite being an official Communist candidate and having no Labour endorsement. <nowiki>*</nowiki> Geddes sought the election as a Labour candidate, despite being an official Communist candidate and having no Labour endorsement. 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; Greenock (UK Parliament