James Finlayson (politician)

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James Finlayson ( 1823 - February 17, 1903 ) was a British politician.

Political career

For the first time Finlayson appeared in the general election of 1885 to elections at the national level. In the run-up to the elections, a profound constituency reform was carried out and Finlayson ran for the Liberal Party for the mandate of the newly created constituency of East Renfrewshire . On election day he received a majority of 3642 votes (53.7%) against his Conservative opponent Allan Gilmour . Finlayson subsequently moved into the British House of Commons for the first time . With the dissolution of parliament a few months after the elections, new elections were scheduled for July 1886 . Finlayson did not run for these and left the House of Commons. There is only one speech in Parliament by Finlayson. In the 1886 elections, the Liberals lost a majority in East Renfrewshire and the seat went to the Conservative Hugh Shaw-Stewart .

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b James Finlayson in Hansard (English)
  2. ^ Results of the general election in 1885
  3. ^ The Constitutional Yearbook 1903, p. 182.

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personal data
SURNAME Finlayson, James
BRIEF DESCRIPTION British politician
DATE OF BIRTH 1823
DATE OF DEATH February 17, 1903