South Ayrshire (UK Parliament constituency)

Parliamentary constituency in the United Kingdom, 1868–1983

South Ayrshire

Former county constituency
for the House of Commons
Subdivisions of Scotland| Ayrshire
1868–1983
Seats| One
Created from| Ayrshire
Replaced by| Carrick, Cumnock and Doon Valley[1]

South Ayrshire was a county constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1868 until 1983, when it was abolished. It returned one Member of Parliament (MP), elected by the first past the post voting system.

## Boundaries

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The Representation of the People (Scotland) Act 1868 provided that the new South Ayrshire constituency was to consist of the District of Kyle and Carrick, consisting of the parishes of Auchinleck, Ayr, Ballantrae, Barr, Colmonell, Coylton, Craigie, Dailly, Dalmellington, Dalrymple, Dundonald, Galston, Girvan, Kirkmichael, Kirkoswald, Mauchline, Maybole, Monkton and Prestwick, Muirkirk, New Cumnock, Newton-on-Ayr, Ochiltree, Old Cumnock, Riccarton, St Quivox, Sorn, Stair, Straiton, Symington and Tarbolton, minus the burghs of Ayr, Prestwick and Troon, which formed a part of the Ayr Burghs constituency.

From 1918 the constituency consisted of "The county districts of Ayr and Carrick, inclusive of all burghs situated therein except insofar as included in the Ayr District of Burghs."

## Members of Parliament

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Year  | Member[2] | Whip

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| 1868 | constituency created, see Ayrshire
| 1868 | Sir David Wedderburn | Liberal
| 1874 | Claud Alexander | Conservative
| 1885 | Eugene Wason | Liberal
| 1886 | Greville Vernon | Liberal Unionist
| 1892 | Eugene Wason | Liberal
| 1895 | Sir William Arrol | Liberal Unionist
| 1906 | Sir William Beale | Liberal
| 1918 | James Brown | Labour
| 1931 | James MacAndrew | Unionist
| 1935 | James Brown | Labour
| 1939 | Alexander Sloan | Labour
| 1946 | Emrys Hughes | Labour
| 1970 | Jim Sillars | Labour
| 1976 | Scottish Labour
| 1979 | George Foulkes | Labour
1983 | constituency abolished, see Carrick, Cumnock and Doon Valley

## Election results

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South Ayrshire electoral history

### Election in the 1860s

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General election 1868: South Ayrshire[3][4] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Liberal | David Wedderburn | 1,416  | 50.4  |
| Conservative | Claud Alexander | 1,391  | 49.6  |
Majority | 25  | 0.8  |
Turnout | 2,807  | 83.3  |
Registered electors | 3,370  |  |
| Liberal win (new seat)

### Elections in the 1870s

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General election 1874: South Ayrshire[4] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | Claud Alexander | Unopposed
Registered electors | 3,547  |  |
| Conservative gain from Liberal

### Elections in the 1880s

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General election 1880: South Ayrshire[5][4] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | Claud Alexander | 1,830  | 53.6  | N/A
| Liberal | North de Coigny Dalrymple-Hamilton  | 1,583  | 46.4  | New
Majority | 247  | 7.2  | N/A
Turnout | 3,413  | 88.3  | N/A
Registered electors | 3,865  |  |
| Conservative hold | Swing | N/A |
General election 1885: South Ayrshire[6][7] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Liberal | Eugene Wason | 7,357  | 55.3  | +8.9
| Conservative | Claud Alexander | 5,447  | 44.7  | −8.9
Majority | 1,411  | 10.6  | N/A
Turnout | 13,303  | 88.0  | −0.3
Registered electors | 15,109  |  |
| Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing | +8.9  |
General election 1886: South Ayrshire[6][7] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Liberal Unionist | Greville Vernon | 6,123  | 50.0  | +5.3
| Liberal | Eugene Wason | 6,118  | 50.0  | −5.3
Majority | 5  | 0.0  | N/A
Turnout | 12,241  | 81.0  | −7.0
Registered electors | 15,109  |  |
| Liberal Unionist gain from Liberal | Swing | +5.3  |

### Elections in the 1890s

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General election 1892: South Ayrshire[8][7] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Liberal | Eugene Wason | 6,535  | 50.8  | +0.8
| Liberal Unionist | William Arrol | 6,338  | 49.2  | −0.8
Majority | 197  | 1.6  | N/A
Turnout | 12,873  | 86.3  | +5.3
Registered electors | 14,912  |  |
| Liberal gain from Liberal Unionist | Swing | +0.8  |
Arrol General election 1895: South Ayrshire[9][7] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Liberal Unionist | William Arrol | 6,875  | 52.1  | +2.9
| Liberal | Eugene Wason | 6,325  | 47.9  | −2.9
Majority | 550  | 4.2  | N/A
Turnout | 13,200  | 85.4  | −0.9
Registered electors | 15,463  |  |
| Liberal Unionist gain from Liberal | Swing | +2.9  |

### Elections in the 1900s

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General election 1900: South Ayrshire[9][7] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Liberal Unionist | William Arrol | 6,615  | 53.5  | +1.4
| Liberal | Edward Alexander James Johnson-Ferguson  | 5,753  | 46.5  | −1.4
Majority | 862  | 7.0  | +2.8
Turnout | 12,368  | 77.6  | −7.8
Registered electors | 15,941  |  |
| Liberal Unionist hold | Swing | +1.4  |
Beale General election 1906: South Ayrshire[10][7] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Liberal | William Beale | 7,853  | 54.3  | +7.8
| Conservative | James J. Bell  | 6,611  | 45.7  | −7.8
Majority | 1,242  | 8.6  | N/A
Turnout | 14,464  | 82.7  | +5.1
Registered electors | 17,497  |  |
| Liberal gain from Liberal Unionist | Swing | +7.8  |

### Elections in the 1910s

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General election January 1910: South Ayrshire [11] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Liberal | William Beale | 8,833  | 56.5  | +2.2
| Conservative | Thomas Walker McIntyre  | 6,793  | 43.5  | −2.2
Majority | 2,040  | 13.0  | +4.4
Turnout | 15,626  | 85.5  | +2.8
Registered electors | 18,272  |  |
| Liberal hold | Swing | +2.2  |
General election December 1910: South Ayrshire [11] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Liberal | William Beale | 8,715  | 56.0  | −0.5
| Conservative | Thomas Walker McIntyre  | 6,835  | 44.0  | +0.5
Majority | 1,880  | 12.0  | −1.0
Turnout | 15,550  | 83.0  | −2.5
Registered electors | 18,733  |  |
| Liberal hold | Swing | -0.5  |

General Election 1914–15:

Another General Election was required to take place before the end of 1915. The political parties had been making preparations for an election to take place and by July 1914, the following candidates had been selected;

* Liberal: William Robertson[12]
* Unionist:
* Labour: James Brown

General election 1918: South Ayrshire[13][14] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Labour | James Brown | 6,358  | 37.3  | New
C | Unionist | John Buchanan Pollok-McCall  | 5,495  | 32.2  | −11.8
| Liberal | William Robertson  | 4,555  | 26.7  | −29.3
| Ind. Unionist | Hugh Robert Wallace  | 627  | 3.6  | New
Majority | 863  | 5.1  | N/A
Turnout | 17,035  |  |
| Labour gain from Liberal | Swing | N/A |
C indicates candidate endorsed by the coalition government.

### Elections in the 1920s

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General election 1922: South Ayrshire[15] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Labour | James Brown | 11,511  | 55.63  |
| National Liberal | William Reid (Scottish politician)  | 9,180  | 44.37  |
Majority | 2,331  | 11.26  |
Turnout | 20,691  |  |
| Labour hold | Swing |  |
General election 1923: South Ayrshire[16] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Labour | James Brown | 11,169  | 55.91  | +0.28
| Unionist | Charles Fergusson | 8,807  | 44.09  | −0.28
Majority | 2,362  | 11.82  | +0.56
Turnout | 19,976  |  |
| Labour hold | Swing |  |
General election 1924: South Ayrshire[17] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Labour | James Brown | 11,313  | 50.39  | −5.52
| Unionist | C.I.A. Dubs  | 11,136  | 49.61  | +5.52
Majority | 177  | 0.78  | −11.04
Turnout | 22,449  |  |
| Labour hold | Swing |  |
General election 1929: South Ayrshire[18] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Labour | James Brown | 16,981  | 58.1  | +7.7
| Unionist | C.I.A. Dubs  | 12,240  | 41.9  | −7.7
Majority | 4,741  | 16.2  | +15.4
Turnout | 29,221  |  |
| Labour hold | Swing |  |

### Elections in the 1930s

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General election 1931: South Ayrshire[19] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Unionist | James MacAndrew | 16,675  | 54.84  |
| Labour | James Brown | 13,733  | 45.16  |
Majority | 2,942  | 9.68  | N/A
Turnout | 30,408  | 79.27  |
| Unionist gain from Labour | Swing |  |
General election 1935: South Ayrshire[20] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Labour | James Brown | 18,190  | 57.61  |
| Unionist | James MacAndrew | 13,386  | 42.39  |
Majority | 4,804  | 15.22  | N/A
Turnout | 31,576  | 78.03  |
| Labour gain from Unionist | Swing |  |
By-election 1939: South Ayrshire[21] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Labour | Alexander Sloan | 17,908  | 57.97  | +0.36
| Unionist | Catherine Gavin  | 12,986  | 42.03  | −0.36
Majority | 4,922  | 15.94  | +0.72
Turnout | 30,894  |  |
| Labour hold | Swing |  |

### Elections in the 1940s

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General election 1945: South Ayrshire  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Labour | Alexander Sloan | 21,235  | 61.34  |
| Unionist | Robert Mathew | 13,382  | 38.66  |
Majority | 7,853  | 22.68  |
Turnout | 34,617  | 75.17  |
| Labour hold | Swing |  |
1946 South Ayrshire by-election[22] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Labour | Emrys Hughes | 20,434  | 60.43  | −0.91
| Unionist | Robert Mathew | 13,382  | 39.57  | +0.91
Majority | 7,052  | 20.86  | −1.84
Turnout | 33,816  |  |
| Labour hold | Swing |  |

### Elections in the 1950s

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General election 1950: South Ayrshire[23] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Labour | Emrys Hughes | 22,284  | 60.23  | −1.11
| Unionist | JC George  | 14,717  | 39.77  | +1.11
Majority | 7,567  | 20.46  | −2.22
Turnout | 37,001  | 85.35  | +10.18
Registered electors | 43,350  |  |
| Labour hold | Swing | -1.1  |
General election 1951: South Ayrshire[24] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Labour | Emrys Hughes | 22,576  | 60.50  | +0.27
| Unionist | Derek MH Smith  | 14,740  | 39.50  | −0.27
Majority | 7,836  | 21.00  | +0.54
Turnout | 37,316  | 82.93  | −2.42
Registered electors | 44,999  |  |
| Labour hold | Swing | +0.27  |
General election 1955: South Ayrshire[25] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Labour | Emrys Hughes | 21,778  | 61.61  | +1.11
| Unionist | Derek MH Smith  | 13,569  | 38.39  | −1.11
Majority | 8,209  | 23.22  | +2.22
Turnout | 35,347  | 76.83  | −6.10
Registered electors | 46,007  |  |
| Labour hold | Swing | +1.11  |
General election 1959: South Ayrshire[26] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Labour | Emrys Hughes | 24,774  | 63.72  | +2.11
| Unionist | William Hill Hunter  | 14,105  | 36.28  | −2.11
Majority | 10,669  | 27.44  | +4.22
Turnout | 38,879  | 80.89  | +4.06
Registered electors | 48,063  |  |
| Labour hold | Swing | +2.11  |

### Elections in the 1960s

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General election 1964: South Ayrshire [27] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Labour | Emrys Hughes | 24,795  | 66.68  | +2.96
| Unionist | William Hill Hunter  | 12,403  | 33.32  | −2.96
Majority | 12,403  | 33.36  | +5.92
Turnout | 37,187  | 77.58  | −3.31
| Labour hold | Swing | +3.0  |
General election 1966: South Ayrshire [28] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Labour | Emrys Hughes | 23,495  | 67.25  | +0.57
| Conservative | Christopher Graves  | 11,442  | 32.75  | −0.57
Majority | 12,053  | 34.50  | +1.14
Turnout | 34,937  | 75.13  | −2.45
| Labour hold | Swing | +0.5  |

### Elections in the 1970s

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1970 South Ayrshire by-election Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Labour | Jim Sillars | 20,664  | 52.7  | −14.6
| Conservative | Christopher Graves  | 9,778  | 24.9  | −7.8
| SNP | Samuel H. Purdie  | 7,785  | 19.8  | New
Majority | 10,886  | 27.8  | −6.7
Turnout | 38,227  |  |
| Labour hold | Swing |  |
General election 1970: South Ayrshire[29] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Labour | Jim Sillars | 23,910  | 61.8  | −5.4
| Conservative | Norman Simpson  | 11,675  | 30.2  | −2.5
| SNP | Samuel H. Purdie  | 3,102  | 8.0  | N/A
Majority | 12,235  | 31.6  | −2.9
Turnout | 38,687  | 76.7  | +1.6
| Labour hold | Swing |  |
General election February 1974: South Ayrshire[30] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Labour | Jim Sillars | 23,093  | 57.2  | −4.6
| Conservative | Robert Colquhoun  | 10,643  | 26.4  | −3.8
| SNP | Roger Mullin | 6,612  | 16.4  | +8.4
Majority | 12,450  | 30.8  | −0.8
Turnout | 40,438  | 79.5  | +2.8
| Labour hold | Swing | −0.4  |
General election October 1974: South Ayrshire [31][32] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Labour | Jim Sillars | 22,329  | 56.2  | −1.0
| SNP | Roger Mullin | 7,851  | 19.8  | +3.4
| Conservative | J Armstrong  | 7,402  | 18.6  | −7.8
| Liberal | Richard Mabon  | 2,130  | 5.4  | New
Majority | 14,478  | 36.4  | +5.6
Turnout | 39,712  | 77.4  | −2.1
| Labour hold | Swing | −2.2  |
General election 1979: South Ayrshire [33] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Labour Co-op | George Foulkes | 14,271  | 35.2  | −21.0
| SLP | Jim Sillars | 12,750  | 31.5  | −24.7
| Conservative | G. Young  | 10,287  | 25.4  | +6.8
| SNP | Colin Cameron  | 3,233  | 8.0  | −11.8
Majority | 1,521  | 3.7  | −32.7
Turnout | 40,541  | 79.9  | +2.5
| Labour Co-op hold | Swing | −26.2  |

## See also

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* List of former United Kingdom Parliament constituencies

## References

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1. ^ "'Ayrshire South', Feb 1974 – May 1983". ElectionWeb Project. Cognitive Computing Limited. Retrieved 15 March 2016.
2. ^ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "A" (part 3)
3. ^ Debrett's House of Commons, 1870
4. ^ a b c Craig, F. W. S., ed. (1977). British Parliamentary Election Results 1832–1885 (1st ed.). London: Macmillan Press. ISBN 978-1-349-02349-3.
5. ^ The Times, 29 April 1880
6. ^ a b Debrett's House of Commons and the Judicial Bench, 1889
7. ^ a b c d e f Craig, FWS, ed. (1974). British Parliamentary Election Results: 1885–1918. London: Macmillan Press. ISBN 9781349022984.
8. ^ Whitaker's Almanack, 1893
9. ^ a b Debrett's House of Commons and the Judicial Bench, 1901
10. ^ Whitaker's Almanack, 1907
11. ^ a b Debrett's House of Commons and the Judicial Bench, 1916
12. ^ Daily Record 14 Sep 1914
13. ^ Whitaker's Almanack, 1920
14. ^ Debrett's House of Commons & Judicial Bench, 1922
15. ^ The Times, 17 November 1922
16. ^ The Times, 8 December 1923
17. ^ Oliver & Boyd's Edinburgh Almanac, 1927
18. ^ The Times, 1 June 1929
19. ^ Whitaker's Almanack, 1934
20. ^ Whitaker's Almanack, 1939
21. ^ Whitaker's Almanack, 1944
22. ^ Scottish Conservative and Unionist Central Office, The Yearbook for Scotland (1967), p.86
23. ^ Kimber, Richard. "UK General Election results 1950". Political Science Resources. Retrieved 8 January 2017.
24. ^ Kimber, Richard. "UK General Election results 1951". Political Science Resources. Retrieved 8 January 2017.
25. ^ Kimber, Richard. "UK General Election results 1955". Political Science Resources. Retrieved 8 January 2017.
26. ^ Whitaker's Almanack 1963
27. ^ The Times House of Commons, 1964
28. ^ The Times House of Commons, 1966
29. ^ Kimber, Richard. "UK General Election results 1970". Political Science Resources. Retrieved 1 April 2016.
30. ^ Kimber, Richard. "UK General Election results February 1974". Political Science Resources. Retrieved 1 April 2016.
31. ^ Whitaker's Almanack 1977
32. ^ Kimber, Richard. "UK General Election results October 1974". Political Science Resources. Retrieved 1 April 2016.
33. ^ Kimber, Richard. "UK General Election results 1979". Political Science Resources. Retrieved 1 April 2016.

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Administration|

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Ayrshire and Arran lieutenancy area
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Islands
Ailsa Craig

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Craigdow Loch
Loch Bradan
Loch Doon
Loch Dornal
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Turnberry Castle

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* Girvan F.C.
* Maybole Juniors F.C.
* Turnberry golf course

Transport|

Railway lines
Girvan and Portpatrick Junction Railway
Maybole and Girvan Railway

Railway stations
Barrhill railway station
Girvan railway station
Maybole railway station

Roads
A77
A714
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