List of MPs for constituencies in Scotland (1959–1964) facts for kids
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This article lists the 71 people who became Members of Parliament (MPs) for Scotland. They were elected to the House of Commons of the United Kingdom in the 1959 United Kingdom general election. These MPs served in the UK Parliament from 1959 to 1964.
MPs are chosen by voters to represent them in Parliament. The House of Commons is where laws are made for the whole United Kingdom. In the 1959 election, the Conservative Party got the most votes in Scotland. However, they did not win the most seats there.
Who Won Seats?
This section shows which political parties won seats in Scotland. It tells us how many MPs each party had after the 1959 election.
| Party | Number of MPs | |
| Labour Party | 38 | |
| Unionist Party | 25 | |
| National Liberal | 6 | |
| Liberal | 1 | |
| Independent Conservative | 1 | |
Scottish MPs (1959-1964)
This table lists all the MPs who represented Scottish areas. It shows their local area, their name, and the political party they belonged to. Sometimes, an MP might change during this time. This happens if they resign or if a new election is held for that specific area.
| Constituency | MP | Party | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aberdeen North | Hector Hughes | Labour Party | ||
| Aberdeen South | Priscilla Buchan | Unionist Party | ||
| Argyll | Michael Noble | Unionist Party | ||
| Ayr | Thomas Moore | Unionist Party | ||
| Banffshire | William Duthie | Unionist Party | ||
| Berwick and East Lothian | William Anstruther-Gray | Unionist Party | ||
| Bothwell | John Timmons | Labour Party | ||
| Bute and North Ayrshire | Fitzroy Maclean | Unionist Party | ||
| Caithness and Sutherland | David Robertson | Independent Conservative | ||
| Central Ayrshire | Archie Manuel | Labour Party | ||
| Clackmannan and East Stirlingshire | Arthur Woodburn | Labour Party | ||
| Coatbridge and Airdrie | James Dempsey | Labour Party | ||
| Dumfriesshire | Niall Macpherson | National Liberal | ||
| Dundee East | George Thomson | Labour Party | ||
| Dundee West | Peter Doig | Labour Party | ||
| Dunfermline Burghs | Alan Thompson | Labour Party | ||
| East Aberdeenshire | Patrick Wolrige-Gordon | Unionist Party | ||
| East Dunbartonshire | Cyril Bence | Labour Party | ||
| East Fife | James Henderson-Stewar | National Liberal | ||
| John Gilmour | Unionist Party | Elected in 1961 by-election | ||
| East Renfrewshire | Betty Harvie Anderson | Unionist Party | ||
| Edinburgh Central | Thomas Oswald | Labour Party | ||
| Edinburgh East | George Willis | Labour Party | ||
| Edinburgh Leith | James Hoy | Labour Party | ||
| Edinburgh North | William Milligan | Unionist Party | ||
| Lord Dalkeith | Unionist Party | Elected in 1960 by-election | ||
| Edinburgh Pentlands | John Hope | Unionist Party | ||
| Edinburgh South | Michael Clark Hutchison | Unionist Party | ||
| Edinburgh West | Anthony Stodart | Unionist Party | ||
| Galloway | John Brewis | Unionist Party | ||
| Glasgow Bridgeton | James Bennett | Labour Party | ||
| Glasgow Cathcart | John Henderson | Unionist Party | ||
| Glasgow Central | James McInnes | Labour Party | ||
| Glasgow Craigton | Bruce Millan | Labour Party | ||
| Glasgow Gorbals | Alice Cullen | Labour Party | ||
| Glasgow Govan | John Rankin | Labour Co-operative | ||
| Glasgow Hillhead | Tam Galbraith | Unionist Party | ||
| Glasgow Kelvingrove | Frank Lilley | Unionist Party | ||
| Glasgow Maryhill | Willie Hannan | Labour Party | ||
| Glasgow Pollok | John George | Unionist Party | ||
| Glasgow Provan | William Reid | Labour Party | ||
| Glasgow Scotstoun | Willie Small | Labour Party | ||
| Glasgow Shettleston | Myer Galpern | Labour Party | ||
| Glasgow Springburn | Dick Buchanan | Labour Party | ||
| Glasgow Woodside | Neil George Carmichael | Labour Party | ||
| Greenock | Dickson Mabon | Labour Party | ||
| Hamilton | Tom Fraser | Labour Party | ||
| Inverness | Neil McLean | Unionist Party | ||
| Kinross and Western Perthshire | Gilmour Leburn | Unionist Party | ||
| Kilmarnock | Willie Ross | Labour Party | ||
| Kirkcaldy Burghs | Harry Gourlay | Labour Party | ||
| Lanark | Judith Hart | Labour Party | ||
| Midlothian | James Hill | Labour Party | ||
| Moray and Nairn | Gordon Campbell | Unionist Party | ||
| Motherwell | George Lawson | Labour Party | ||
| North Angus and Mearns | Colin Thornton-Kemsley | National Liberal | ||
| North Lanarkshire | Peggy Herbison | Labour Party | ||
| Orkney and Zetland | Jo Grimond | Liberal Party | ||
| Paisley | Douglas Johnston | Labour Party | ||
| John Robertson | Labour Party | Elected in 1961 by-election | ||
| Perth and East Perthshire | Ian MacArthur | Unionist Party | ||
| Ross and Cromarty | John MacLeod | National Liberal | ||
| Roxburgh, Selkirk and Peebles | Charles Donaldson | Unionist Party | ||
| Rutherglen | Richard Brooman-White | Unionist Party | ||
| Gregor Mackenzie | Labour Party | Elected in 1964 by-election | ||
| South Angus | James Duncan | National Liberal | ||
| South Ayrshire | Emrys Hughes | Labour Party | ||
| Stirling and Falkirk Burghs | Malcolm MacPherson | Labour Party | ||
| West Aberdeenshire | Forbes Hendry | Unionist Party | ||
| West Dunbartonshire | Tom Steele | Labour Party | ||
| West Fife | Willie Hamilton | Labour Party | ||
| West Lothian | John Taylor | Labour Party | ||
| Tam Dalyell | Labour Party | Elected in 1962 by-election | ||
| West Renfrewshire | John Maclay | National Liberal | ||
| West Stirlingshire | William Baxter | Labour Party | ||
| Western Isles | Malcolm Macmillan | Labour Party | ||
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