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{{Infobox election |
{{Infobox election |
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| election_name = United Kingdom general election |
| election_name = 1880 United Kingdom general election |
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| country = Scotland |
| country = Scotland |
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| type = parliamentary |
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| next_mps = List of MPs elected in the United Kingdom general election, 1885 |
| next_mps = List of MPs elected in the United Kingdom general election, 1885 |
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| seats_for_election = All 60 Scottish seats to the [[House of Commons of the United Kingdom|House of Commons]] |
| seats_for_election = All 60 Scottish seats to the [[House of Commons of the United Kingdom|House of Commons]] |
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| elected_mps = List of MPs elected in the United Kingdom general election, 1880 |
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| election_date = {{start and end dates|1880|3|31|1880|4|27|df=yes}}<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.parliament.uk/documents/commons/lib/research/briefings/snpc-04512.pdf |title=Data|website=parliament.uk}}</ref> |
| election_date = {{start and end dates|1880|3|31|1880|4|27|df=yes}}<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.parliament.uk/documents/commons/lib/research/briefings/snpc-04512.pdf |title=Data|website=parliament.uk}}</ref> |
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A general election was held in the United Kingdom between 31 March and 27 April 1880 and all 60 seats in [[Scotland]] were contested. Of particular note was the Scottish-based [[Midlothian campaign]] of [[William Ewart Gladstone|William Gladstone]]. |
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==Results== |
==Results== |
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===University constituencies=== |
===University constituencies=== |
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|party = Liberal Party (UK) |
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|party = Conservative Party (UK) |
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{{bar percent|'''Liberal'''|{{Scottish Liberal Party |
{{bar percent|'''Liberal'''|{{party color|Scottish Liberal Party}}|70.10}} |
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{{bar percent|Conservative|#0281AA|29.90}} |
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{{bar percent|'''Liberal'''|{{Scottish Liberal Party |
{{bar percent|'''Liberal'''|{{party color|Scottish Liberal Party}}|88.33}} |
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{{bar percent|Conservative|#0281AA|11.67}} |
{{bar percent|Conservative|#0281AA|11.67}} |
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{{Scottish elections}} |
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[[Category:1880 in Scotland]] |
[[Category:1880 in Scotland]] |
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[[Category:General elections in Scotland to the Parliament of the United Kingdom| |
[[Category:1880s elections in Scotland]] |
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[[Category:General elections in Scotland to the Parliament of the United Kingdom|1880]] |
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[[Category:United Kingdom general election |
[[Category:1880 United Kingdom general election|#Scotland]] |
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A general election was held in the United Kingdom between 31 March and 27 April 1880 and all 60 seats in Scotland were contested. Of particular note was the Scottish-based Midlothian campaign of William Gladstone.
Results
[edit]Below is a table summarising the results of the 1880 general election in Scotland.
Party | Seats | Seats change | Votes | % | % Change | |
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Liberal | 52 | ![]() |
195,517 | 70.1 | ![]() | |
Conservative | 6 | ![]() |
75,145 | 29.9 | ![]() | |
Total | 58 | 269,662 | 100 |
University constituencies
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal | Lyon Playfair | 2,254 | 50.3% | ||
Conservative | Bickersteth | 2,224 | 49.7% | ||
Majority | 30 | 0.6% | |||
Turnout | |||||
Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | James Alexander Campbell | unopposed | unopposed | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Votes summary
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