October 1974 General Election - Caithness and Sutherland
| Year | 1974 |
| General election | October 1974 General Election |
| Constituency | Caithness and Sutherland |
| Turnout | 78.1% |
Results
| Candidate | Party | Votes |
| Maclennan, Robert | Labour | 7,941 |
| Sutherland, Eric | SNP | 5,381 |
| Burnett, Michael | Liberal | 4,949 |
| McQuarrie, Albert | Conservative | 4,240 |