October 1974 United Kingdom general election in Scotland
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All 71 Scottish seats to the House of Commons | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Turnout | 74.81%, ![]() | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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![]() Results of the Oct. 1974 election in Scotland |
A general election was held in the United Kingdom on Thursday 10 October 1974 and all 71 seats in Scotland were contested.[1]
MPs
List of MPs for constituencies in Scotland (October 1974–1979)
Results
Party | Seats | Seats change | Votes | % | % change | |
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Labour | 41 | ![]() | 1,000,581 | 36.3 | ![]() | |
Conservative | 16 | ![]() | 681,327 | 24.7 | ![]() | |
SNP | 11 | ![]() | 839,617 | 30.4 | ![]() | |
Liberal | 3 | ![]() | 228,855 | 8.3 | ![]() | |
Other | 0 | ![]() | 7,721 | 0.28 | ![]() | |
Turnout: | 2,758,101 | 74.81 |
Votes summary
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References
- ^ "Commons results report" (PDF).
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