Combined Scottish Universities, UK Parliamentary general election
At the most recent election (5 July 1945), John Anderson (National Government), John Boyd Orr (Independent) and Halliday Gibson Sutherland (The Labour Party) won Combined Scottish Universities, with a majority of 988 votes.
- Area type
- constituency
- Within
- UK Parliamentary general election
- Elections recorded
- 8
- Recorded results
- 31
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Anderson | National Government | 16,011 | 48.8% | Yes |
| John Boyd Orr | Independent | 10,685 | 32.6% | Yes |
| Halliday Gibson Sutherland | The Labour Party | 2,860 | 8.7% | Yes |
| Ralph Somerville Weir | Liberal Democrats | 1,872 | 5.7% | No |
| John Graham Kerr | Scottish Unionist | 1,361 | 4.2% | No |
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Graham Kerr | Scottish Unionist | 8,252 | 30.4% | Yes |
| George Alexander Morrison | Liberal National | 7,529 | 27.8% | Yes |
| Archibald Noel Skelton | Scottish Unionist | 7,479 | 27.6% | Yes |
| Andrew Dewar Gibb | Scottish National Party | 3,865 | 14.2% | No |
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Buchan | Scottish Unionist | 0 | — | Yes |
| Archibald Noel Skelton | Scottish Unionist | 0 | — | Yes |
| Duglad McCoig Cowan | Liberal Democrats | 0 | — | Yes |
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Buchan | Scottish Unionist | 9,959 | 39.7% | Yes |
| Dugald McCoig Cowan | Liberal Democrats | 6,698 | 26.7% | Yes |
| George Andreas Berry | Scottish Unionist | 5,755 | 22.9% | Yes |
| James Kerr | The Labour Party | 2,691 | 10.7% | No |
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Henry Craik | Scottish Unionist | 7,188 | 40.8% | Yes |
| Dugald McCoig Cowan | Liberal Democrats | 5,011 | 28.4% | Yes |
| George Andreas Berry | Scottish Unionist | 3,781 | 21.5% | Yes |
| John Martin Munro | The Labour Party | 1,639 | 9.3% | No |
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Henry Craik | Scottish Unionist | 0 | — | Yes |
| Dugald McCoig Cowan | Liberal Democrats | 0 | — | Yes |
| George Andreas Berry | Scottish Unionist | 0 | — | Yes |
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Henry Craik | Scottish Unionist | 0 | — | Yes |
| George Andreas Berry | Scottish Unionist | 0 | — | Yes |
| Dugald McCoig Cowan | Liberal Democrats | 0 | — | Yes |
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| William Watson Cheyne | Scottish Unionist with Coalition Coupon | 3,719 | 28.8% | Yes |
| Dugald McCoig Cowan | Liberal with Coalition Coupon | 3,499 | 27.1% | Yes |
| Henry Craik | Scottish Unionist with Coalition Coupon | 3,286 | 25.4% | Yes |
| Peter Macdonald | The Labour Party | 1,581 | 12.2% | No |
| Wayne Smith | Independent | 850 | 6.6% | No |