Combined Scottish Universities (UK Parliament constituency)

The Combined Scottish Universities was a university constituency in the United Kingdom Parliament from 1918 until 1950. It was formed by merging the Edinburgh and St Andrews Universities and Glasgow and Aberdeen Universities constituencies .

Boundaries

The constituency was not a physical area but was rather elected by the graduates of the Scottish Universities of St Andrews, Edinburgh, Glasgow and Aberdeen.

The constituency returned three Members of Parliament to Westminster, elected by Single Transferable Vote. The by-elections used the first past the post voting system.

This University constituency was created by the Representation of the People Act 1918 and abolished in 1950 by the Representation of the People Act 1948.

Members of Parliament

Election results

Elections in the 1910s

Elections in the 1920s

Elections in the 1930s

Elections in the 1940s

See also

References

• Craig, F. W. S. (1983). British parliamentary election results 1918-1949. 3rd edition, Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. ISBN 0-900178-06-X.
• Historical list of MPs: S (part 2)