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Home By Elections 24 March 1965 Roxburgh, Selkirk and Peebles |
UK Polling History: Election of 24 March 1965 – Roxburgh, Selkirk and Peebles
Result summary
| Parties | ||||
| Liberal | Conservative | Labour | Others | |
| Votes | 21,549 | 16,942 | 4,936 | 411 |
| Votes gained | +4,364 | -1,982 | -2,071 | – |
| Share of votes | 49.2% | 38.6% | 11.3% | 0.9% |
| Share of eligible voters | 40.1% | 31.5% | 9.2% | 0.8% |
| Gain in share of votes | +10.3% | -4.2% | -4.6% | – |
| Gain in share of eligible voters | +8.1% | -3.7% | -3.9% | – |
| Total votes: | 43,838 | |
| Electorate: | 53,789 | |
| Turnout: | 81.5% | |
| Outcome: | Liberal gain from Conservative | |
| Swing: | 7.4% | Liberal from Labour |
Polling history
List of contests
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Constituency formed from Midlothian and Peebles, Roxburgh and Selkirk 26 May 1955 |
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Constituency succeeded by Roxburgh and Berwickshire, Tweeddale, Ettrick and Lauderdale 9 June 1983 |
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| Date | Type | Parties | |||||
| Liberal | Conservative | Labour | SNP | Others | Other | ||
| Date | Type | Parties | |||||
| Liberal | Conservative | Labour | SNP | Others | Other | ||
| 3 May 1979 | General Election | 25,993 | 15,303 | 4,150 | 3,502 | 0 | |
| 10 October 1974 | General Election | 20,006 | 12,531 | 4,076 | 9,178 | 0 | |
| 28 February 1974 | General Election | 25,707 | 16,690 | 3,089 | 3,953 | 0 | |
| 18 June 1970 | General Election | 19,524 | 18,974 | 4,454 | 3,147 | 0 | 103 |
| 31 March 1966 | General Election | 20,607 | 18,396 | 6,131 | 0 | ||
| 24 March 1965 | By Election | 21,549 | 16,942 | 4,936 | 411 | ||
| 15 October 1964 | General Election | 17,185 | 18,924 | 7,007 | 1,093 | 0 | |
| 8 October 1959 | General Election | 12,762 | 22,275 | 9,336 | 0 | ||
| 26 May 1955 | General Election | 14,755 | 21,925 | 9,296 | 0 | ||