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

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]

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. 1 2 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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