October 1974 General Election - Dumfries
| Year | 1974 |
| General election | October 1974 General Election |
| Constituency | Dumfries |
| Turnout | 76.7% |
Results
| Candidate | Party | Votes |
| Monro, Hector | Conservative | 18,386 |
| Wheatley, John | Labour | 12,558 |
| Whitley, LAB | SNP | 12,542 |
| Sinclair, A | Liberal | 3,961 |