Graeme Whitelaw

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 byRobert Cunninghame-Graham
Succeeded byJohn Goundry Holburn
Personal details
Born
Graeme Alexander Lockhart Whitelaw

1863
Died23 July 1928
Political partyConservative

He was the second son of Alexander Whitelaw and an elder brother of William Whitelaw, grandfather of William Whitelaw, 1st Viscount Whitelaw.

Electoral history
General election 1892: North West Lanarkshire [5][6]
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
General election 1895: North West Lanarkshire [7][6]
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
By-election 21 Feb 1899: North West Lanarkshire
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
  1. "Mr Graeme Whitelaw (Hansard)". api.parliament.uk. Retrieved 7 January 2020.
  2. "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.
  3. 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)
  4. Whitaker, Joseph. (1893). Whitaker's almanack. Whitaker. OCLC 59599762.
  5. Whitaker's Almanack, 1893
  6. Craig, FWS, ed. (1974). British Parliamentary Election Results: 1885-1918. London: Macmillan Press. ISBN 9781349022984.
  7. Debrett's House of Commons and the Judicial Bench, 1901


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