Perth

Number of seats: Not specified
County (pre 1974): Perthshire
County (post 1974): Not specified
Authority (1995): Not specified
Constituent Country (or Nation): Scotland
British Parliamentary Election Results 1 (ed. FWS Craig): 335
British Parliamentary Election Results 2 (ed. FWS Craig): 495
British Parliamentary Election Results 3 (ed. FWS Craig): 612
British Parliamentary Election Results 4 (ed. FWS Craig): Not specified
Formed 1832
Disbanded 1950
Notes: Full name (in Craig 3) Perthshire and Kinross-shire, Perth. Constituency of same name reformed 1997.

Elected Members

  1. Laurence Oliphant

    Party: Liberal
    Constituency connections: Area
    Year of election: 1832
    Date of election: 10 December 1832
    Nature of election: General Election
    Nature of service: First entry
    Year of exit: 1837
    Date of exit: 24 July 1837
    Nature of exit: Dissolution
    Party: Liberal
    Sponsorship: None known
    Notes: None
  2. Arthur Kinnaird

    Party: Liberal
    Constituency connections: Area
    Year of election: 1837
    Date of election: 24 July 1837
    Nature of election: General Election
    Nature of service: First entry
    Year of exit: 1839
    Date of exit: c. 1839
    Nature of exit: Resignation
    Party: Liberal
    Sponsorship: None known
    Notes: Exit before 19 August 1839. Exit resulted in by election.
  3. David Greig

    Party: Liberal
    Constituency connections: Direct
    Year of election: 1839
    Date of election: 19 August 1839
    Nature of election: By-election
    Nature of service: First entry
    Year of exit: 1841
    Date of exit: 29 June 1841
    Nature of exit: Dissolution
    Party: Liberal
    Sponsorship: None known
    Notes: check reason Provost of Perth. Entered as a result of a by election.
  4. Fox Maule

    Party: Liberal
    Constituency connections: Direct
    Year of election: 1841
    Date of election: 29 June 1841
    Nature of election: General Election
    Nature of service: Continuation
    Year of exit: 1852
    Date of exit: 13 April 1852
    Nature of exit: Succession to peerage
    Party: Liberal
    Sponsorship: None known
    Notes: Exit resulted in by election.
  5. Arthur Kinnaird

    Party: Liberal
    Constituency connections: Area
    Year of election: 1852
    Date of election: 7 July 1852
    Nature of election: General Election
    Nature of service: Re-entry
    Year of exit: 1878
    Date of exit: 7 January 1878
    Nature of exit: Succession to peerage
    Party: Liberal
    Sponsorship: None known
    Notes: Exit resulted in by election.
  6. William Whitelaw

    Party: Conservative
    Constituency connections: Area
    Year of election: 1892
    Date of election: 4 July 1892
    Nature of election: General Election
    Nature of service: First entry
    Year of exit: 1895
    Date of exit: 13 July 1895
    Nature of exit: Dissolution
    Party: Conservative
    Sponsorship: None known
    Notes: None
  7. Robert Wallace

    Party: Liberal
    Constituency connections: None Known
    Year of election: 1895
    Date of election: 13 July 1895
    Nature of election: General Election
    Nature of service: First entry
    Year of exit: 1907
    Date of exit: c. 1907
    Nature of exit: Resignation
    Party: Liberal
    Sponsorship: None known
    Notes: Exit in or before February 1907; resigned on appointment as Chairman of County of London Sessions. Exit resulted in by election.
  8. Alexander Whyte

    Party: Liberal
    Constituency connections: Regional
    Year of election: 1910
    Date of election: 15 January 1910
    Nature of election: General Election
    Nature of service: First entry
    Year of exit: 1918
    Date of exit: 14 December 1918
    Nature of exit: Dissolution
    Party: Liberal
    Sponsorship: None known
    Notes: None
  9. William Young

    Party: Co. Lib.
    Constituency connections: Area
    Year of election: 1918
    Date of election: 14 December 1918
    Nature of election: General Election
    Nature of service: Continuation
    Year of exit: 1922
    Date of exit: 15 November 1922
    Nature of exit: Dissolution
    Party: Co. Lib.
    Sponsorship: None known
    Notes: None
  10. Archibald Skelton

    Party: Conservative
    Constituency connections: Regional
    Year of election: 1922
    Date of election: 15 November 1922
    Nature of election: General Election
    Nature of service: First entry
    Year of exit: 1923
    Date of exit: 6 December 1923
    Nature of exit: Dissolution
    Party: Conservative
    Sponsorship: None known
    Notes: None
  11. Robert Mitchell

    Party: Liberal
    Constituency connections: Direct
    Year of election: 1923
    Date of election: 6 December 1923
    Nature of election: General Election
    Nature of service: First entry
    Year of exit: 1924
    Date of exit: 29 October 1924
    Nature of exit: Dissolution
    Party: Liberal
    Sponsorship: None known
    Notes: None
  12. Archibald Skelton

    Party: Conservative
    Constituency connections: Regional
    Year of election: 1924
    Date of election: 29 October 1924
    Nature of election: General Election
    Nature of service: Re-entry
    Year of exit: 1931
    Date of exit: 27 October 1931
    Nature of exit: Dissolution
    Party: Conservative
    Sponsorship: None known
    Notes: None
  13. Scone

    Party: Conservative
    Constituency connections: Direct
    Year of election: 1931
    Date of election: 27 October 1931
    Nature of election: General Election
    Nature of service: First entry
    Year of exit: 1935
    Date of exit: 14 March 1935
    Nature of exit: Succession to peerage
    Party: Conservative
    Sponsorship: None known
    Notes: Exit resulted in by election.
  14. Francis Norie-Miller

    Party: Nat. Lib.
    Constituency connections: Area
    Year of election: 1935
    Date of election: 16 April 1935
    Nature of election: By-election
    Nature of service: First entry
    Year of exit: 1935
    Date of exit: 14 November 1935
    Nature of exit: Dissolution
    Party: Nat. Lib.
    Sponsorship: None known
    Notes: Entered as a result of a by election.
  15. Thomas Hunter

    Party: Conservative
    Constituency connections: Direct
    Year of election: 1935
    Date of election: 14 November 1935
    Nature of election: General Election
    Nature of service: First entry
    Year of exit: 1945
    Date of exit: 5 July 1945
    Nature of exit: Dissolution
    Party: Conservative
    Sponsorship: None known
    Notes: None
  16. Alan Gomme-Duncan

    Party: Conservative
    Constituency connections: Direct
    Year of election: 1945
    Date of election: 5 July 1945
    Nature of election: General Election
    Nature of service: First entry
    Year of exit: 1950
    Date of exit: 23 February 1950
    Nature of exit: Dissolution
    Party: Conservative
    Sponsorship: None known
    Notes: None

Other candidates

  1. Charles Gilpin

    Connection with constituency: None Known
    Year of election: 1852
    Date of election: 1852-07-07 00:00:00 UTC
    Nature of election: General Election
    Party: Liberal
    Notes:
  2. William Whitelaw

    Connection with constituency: None Known
    Year of election: 1900
    Date of election: 1900-10-01 00:00:00 UTC
    Nature of election: General Election
    Party: Conservative
    Notes:
  3. Adam M'Kinlay

    Connection with constituency: None Known
    Year of election: 1935
    Date of election: 1935-11-14 00:00:00 UTC
    Nature of election: General Election
    Party: Labour
    Notes:
  4. Robert McIntyre

    Connection with constituency: None Known
    Year of election: 1951
    Date of election: 1951-10-25 00:00:00 UTC
    Nature of election: General Election
    Party: Scottish National Party
    Notes:
  5. Robert McIntyre

    Connection with constituency: None Known
    Year of election: 1955
    Date of election: 1955-05-26 00:00:00 UTC
    Nature of election: General Election
    Party: Scottish National Party
    Notes:
  6. Robert McIntyre

    Connection with constituency: None Known
    Year of election: 1959
    Date of election: 1959-10-08 00:00:00 UTC
    Nature of election: General Election
    Party: Scottish National Party
    Notes:
  7. Robert McIntyre

    Connection with constituency: None Known
    Year of election: 1964
    Date of election: 1964-10-15 00:00:00 UTC
    Nature of election: General Election
    Party: Scottish National Party
    Notes:
  8. Francis Norie-Miller

    Connection with constituency: None Known
    Year of election: 1929
    Date of election: Not specified
    Nature of election: General Election
    Party: Liberal
    Notes:
  9. Samuel Chapman

    Connection with constituency: None Known
    Year of election: 1910
    Date of election: Not specified
    Nature of election: General Election
    Party: Conservative
    Notes:
  10. Samuel Chapman

    Connection with constituency: None Known
    Year of election: 1906
    Date of election: Not specified
    Nature of election: General Election
    Party: Conservative
    Notes:
  11. Francis Norie-Miller

    Connection with constituency: None Known
    Year of election: 1931
    Date of election: Not specified
    Nature of election: General Election
    Party: Liberal
    Notes: