Graeme Alexander Lockhart Whitelaw (1863 – 23 July 1928) was a British Conservative Party politician from Scotland who represented North West Lanarkshire in the House of Commons from 1892 to 1895.[1][2][3][4]
Graeme Whitelaw | |
|---|---|
| Member of Parliament for North West Lanarkshire | |
| In office 4 July 1892 – 13 July 1895 | |
| Preceded by | Robert Cunninghame-Graham |
| Succeeded by | John Goundry Holburn |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Graeme Alexander Lockhart Whitelaw 1863 |
| Died | 23 July 1928 |
| Political party | Conservative |
He was the second son of Alexander Whitelaw and an elder brother of William Whitelaw, grandfather of William Whitelaw, 1st Viscount Whitelaw. Like his brother, he was educated at Harrow and Trinity College, Cambridge.[5]
Electoral history
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Graeme Alexander Whitelaw | 4,770 | 50.4 | +2.5 | |
| Liberal | James C.R. Reade | 4,689 | 49.6 | −2.5 | |
| Majority | 81 | 0.8 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 9,459 | 82.9 | +0.5 | ||
| Registered electors | 11,408 | ||||
| Conservative gain from Lib-Lab | Swing | +2.5 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | John Goundry Holburn | 5,244 | 50.5 | +0.9 | |
| Conservative | Graeme Alexander Whitelaw | 5,147 | 49.5 | −0.9 | |
| Majority | 97 | 1.0 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 10,391 | 84.0 | +1.1 | ||
| Registered electors | 12,371 | ||||
| Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing | +0.9 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Charles Mackinnon Douglas | 5,723 | 51.6 | +1.1 | |
| Conservative | Graeme Alexander Whitelaw | 5,364 | 48.4 | −1.1 | |
| Majority | 359 | 3.2 | +2.2 | ||
| Turnout | 11,087 | 83.1 | −0.9 | ||
| Registered electors | 13,337 | ||||
| Liberal hold | Swing | +1.1 | |||
References
edit- ^ "Mr Graeme Whitelaw (Hansard)". api.parliament.uk. Retrieved 7 January 2020.
- ^ "Debrett"s Illustrated House of Commons and the Judicial Bench, 1870". Notes and Queries. s4-V (114): 267. 5 March 1870. doi:10.1093/nq/s4-v.114.267d. hdl:2027/nyp.33433081805834. ISSN 1471-6941.
- ^ British Parliamentary Election Results 1885?1918. Craig, F. W. S. London. 18 June 1974. ISBN 978-1-349-02298-4. OCLC 1004382729.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) CS1 maint: others (link) - ^ Whitaker, Joseph. (1893). Whitaker's almanack. Whitaker. OCLC 59599762.
- ^ "WHITELAW, Graeme Alexander Lockhart". Who's Who & Who Was Who. Vol. 2024 (online ed.). A & C Black. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
- ^ Whitaker's Almanack, 1893
- ^ a b Craig, FWS, ed. (1974). British Parliamentary Election Results: 1885–1918. London: Macmillan Press. ISBN 9781349022984.
- ^ Debrett's House of Commons and the Judicial Bench, 1901
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