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List of MPs for constituencies in Scotland (1979–1983)
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Colours on map indicate the party allegiance of each constituency's MP.
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This is a list of the 71 members of Parliament (MPs) elected to the House of Commons of the United Kingdom by Scottish constituencies for the Forty-eighth parliament of the United Kingdom (1979 to 1983) at the 1979 United Kingdom general election.
Composition at election
Composition at dissolusion
List
| Constituency |
MP |
Party |
Notes |
| Aberdeen North |
Robert Hughes |
Labour |
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| Aberdeen South |
Ian Sproat |
Conservative |
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| Argyll |
John Mackay |
Conservative |
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| Ayr |
George Younger |
Conservative |
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| Banffshire |
David Myles |
Conservative |
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| Berwick and East Lothian |
John Home Robertson |
Labour |
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| Bothwell |
James Hamilton |
Labour |
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| Bute and North Ayrshire |
John Corrie |
Conservative |
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| Caithness and Sutherland |
Robert Maclennon |
Labour |
SDP/Alliance 1981- |
| Central Ayrshire |
David Lambie |
Labour |
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| Central Dunbartonshire |
Hugh McCartney |
Labour |
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| Central Fife |
Willie Hamilton |
Labour |
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| Clackmannan and East Stirlingshire |
Martin O'Niell |
Labour |
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| Coatbridge and Airdrie |
James Dempsey |
Labour |
1982 By-election |
| Dumfriesshire |
Sir Hector Munro |
Conservative |
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| Dundee East |
Gordon Wilson |
SNP |
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| Dundee West |
Ernie Ross |
Labour |
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| Dunfermline |
Dick Douglas |
Labour Co-operative |
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| East Aberdeenshire |
Albert McQuarrie |
Conservative |
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| East Dunbartonshire |
Norman Hogg |
Labour |
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| East Fife |
Barry Henderson |
Conservative |
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| East Kilbride |
Maurice Miller |
Labour |
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| East Renfrewshire |
Allen Stewart |
Conservative |
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| Edinburgh Central |
Robin Cook |
Labour |
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| Edinburgh East |
Gavin Strang |
Labour |
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| Edinburgh Leith |
Ron Brown |
Labour |
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| Edinburgh North |
Alex Fletcher |
Conservative |
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| Edinburgh Pentlands |
Malcolm Rifkind |
Conservative |
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| Edinburgh South |
Michael Ancram |
Conservative |
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| Edinburgh West |
James Douglas-Hamilton |
Conservative |
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| Galloway |
Ian Lang |
Conservative |
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| Glasgow Cathcart |
John Maxton |
Labour |
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| Glasgow Central |
Thomas McMillan |
Labour |
1980 By-election |
| Glasgow Craigton |
Bruce Millan |
Labour |
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| Glasgow Garscadden |
Donald Dewar |
Labour |
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| Glasgow Govan |
Andy McMahon |
Labour |
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| Glasgow Hillhead |
Tam Galbraith |
Conservative |
1982 By-election |
| Glasgow Kelvingrove |
Maurice Millar |
Labour |
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| Glasgow Maryhill |
Jim Craigen |
Labour Co-operative |
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| Glasgow Pollok |
James White |
Labour |
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| Glasgow Provan |
Hugh Brown |
Labour |
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| Glasgow Queen's Park |
Frank McElhone |
Labour |
1982 By-election |
| Glasgow Shettleston |
David Marshall |
Labour |
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| Glasgow Springburn |
Michael Martin |
Labour |
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| Greenock and Port Glasgow |
Dickson Mabon |
Labour |
SDP/Alliance 1981- |
| Hamilton |
George Robertson |
Labour |
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| Inverness |
Russell Johnston |
Liberal |
Alliance 1981- |
| Kilmarnock |
Willie McKelvey |
Labour |
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| Kinross and West Perthshire |
Nicholas Fairbarn |
Conservative |
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| Kirkcaldy |
Harry Gourley |
Labour |
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| Lanark |
Judith Hart |
Labour |
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| Midlothian |
Alex Eadie |
Labour |
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| Moray and Nairn |
Alex Pollock |
Conservative |
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| Motherwell and Wishaw |
Jeremy Bray |
Labour |
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| North Angus and Mearns |
Alick Buchanan-Smith |
Conservative |
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| North Lanarkshire |
John Smith |
Labour |
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| Orkney and Zetland |
Jo Grimond |
Liberal |
Alliance 1981- |
| Paisley |
Allen Adams |
Labour |
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| Perth and East Perthshire |
Bill Walker |
Conservative |
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| Ross and Cromarty |
Hamish Grey |
Conservative |
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| Roxburgh Selkirk and Peebles |
David Steel |
Liberal |
Alliance 1981- |
| Rutherglen |
Gregor Mackenzie |
Labour |
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| South Angus |
Peter Fraser |
Conservative |
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| South Ayrshire |
George Foulkes |
Labour |
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| Stirling Falkirk and Grangemouth |
Harry Ewing |
Labour |
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| West Aberdeenshire |
Russell Fairgrieve |
Conservative |
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| West Dunbartonshire |
Ian Campbell |
Labour |
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| West Lothian |
Tom Dalyell |
Labour |
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| West Renfrewshire |
Norman Buchan |
Labour |
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| West Stirlingshire |
Dennis Canavan |
Labour |
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| Na h-Eileanan an lar |
Donald Stewart |
SNP |
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By-elections
- 1980 Glasgow Central By-Election, Bob McTaggart, Labour
- 1982 Glasgow Hillhead By-election, Roy Jenkins, SDP/Alliance
- 1982 Coatbridge and Airdrie By-election, Thomas Clarke, Labour
- 1982 Glasgow Queen's Park By-election, Helen McElhone, Labour
See also
