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Berwickshire (UK Parliament constituency)

Berwickshire was a county constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1708 to 1918, when it was amalgamated with neighbouring Haddington(shire) to form a new Berwick and Haddington constituency.

Berwickshire
Former County constituency
for the House of Commons
Subdivisions of ScotlandBerwickshire
1708–1918
SeatsOne
Replaced byBerwick & Haddington

Creation

The British parliamentary constituency was created in 1708 following the Acts of Union, 1707 and replaced the former Parliament of Scotland shire constituency of Berwickshire. It elected one Member of Parliament (MP), using the first-past-the-post voting system.[1][2][3][4][5]

Members of Parliament

ElectionMemberParty
1708George Baillie
1734Hon. Alexander Hume-Campbell
1761James Pringle
1779Sir John Paterson, Bt
1780Hugh Hepburne-Scott
1784Patrick Home
1796George Baillie
1818Sir John Marjoribanks[6]Tory
1826Anthony MaitlandTory[7]
1832Charles Albany Marjoribanks[6]Whig[7]
Jan. 1834Sir Hugh Purves-Hume-CampbellTory[7]
Dec. 1834Conservative[7]
1847Francis ScottConservative
1859David RobertsonLiberal
1873 by-electionWilliam MillerLiberal
1874Hon. Robert Baillie-HamiltonConservative
1880Edward MarjoribanksLiberal
1894 by-electionHarold TennantLiberal
1918constituency abolished

Election results

Berwickshire constituencies electoral history

Elections in the 1830s

General election 1830: Berwickshire[7][8]
PartyCandidateVotes%
ToryAnthony Maitland, 10th Earl of LauderdaleUnopposed
Registered electors149
Tory hold
General election 1831: Berwickshire[7][8]
PartyCandidateVotes%
ToryAnthony Maitland, 10th Earl of LauderdaleUnopposed
Registered electorsc. 149
Tory hold
General election 1832: Berwickshire[7][9]
PartyCandidateVotes%
WhigCharles Albany Marjoribanks 478 53.8
ToryAnthony Maitland, 10th Earl of Lauderdale41046.2
Majority687.6
Turnout88884.3
Registered electors1,053
Whig gain from Tory

Marjoribanks resigned, causing a by-election.

By-election, 13 January 1834: Berwickshire[7][9]
PartyCandidateVotes%
ToryHugh Purves-Hume-CampbellUnopposed
Tory gain from Whig
General election 1835: Berwickshire[7][9]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
ConservativeHugh Purves-Hume-Campbell 507 61.0 +14.8
WhigFrancis Blake32439.0−14.8
Majority18322.0N/A
Turnout83177.6−6.7
Registered electors1,071
Conservative gain from WhigSwing+14.8
General election 1837: Berwickshire[9][7]
PartyCandidateVotes%
ConservativeHugh Purves-Hume-CampbellUnopposed
Registered electors1,244
Conservative hold

Elections in the 1840s

General election 1841: Berwickshire[9]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
ConservativeHugh Purves-Hume-CampbellUnopposed
Registered electors1,319
Conservative hold
General election 1847: Berwickshire[9]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
ConservativeFrancis ScottUnopposed
Registered electors1,238
Conservative hold

Elections in the 1850s

General election 1852: Berwickshire[9]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
ConservativeFrancis ScottUnopposed
Registered electors1,073
Conservative hold
General election 1857: Berwickshire[9]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
ConservativeFrancis Scott 394 56.4 N/A
WhigDavid Robertson30543.6New
Majority8912.8N/A
Turnout69963.4N/A
Registered electors1,102
Conservative holdSwingN/A
General election 1859: Berwickshire[9]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
LiberalDavid Robertson 461 51.9 +8.3
ConservativeJohn Marjoribanks[10]42848.1−8.3
Majority333.8N/A
Turnout88974.0+10.6
Registered electors1,201
Liberal gain from ConservativeSwing+8.3

Elections in the 1860s

General election 1865: Berwickshire[9]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
LiberalDavid RobertsonUnopposed
Registered electors1,247
Liberal hold
General election 1868: Berwickshire [11][9]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
LiberalDavid RobertsonUnopposed
Registered electors1,580
Liberal hold

Elections in the 1870s

Robertson was elevated to the peerage, becoming Lord Marjoribanks and causing a by-election.

By-election, 30 June 1873: Berwickshire [9]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
LiberalWilliam Miller 623 50.6 N/A
ConservativeCharles Douglas-Home60949.4New
Majority141.2N/A
Turnout1,23277.2N/A
Registered electors1,595
Liberal holdSwingN/A
General election 1874: Berwickshire [9]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
ConservativeRobert Baillie-Hamilton 748 52.6 N/A
LiberalWilliam Miller67447.4N/A
Majority745.2N/A
Turnout1,42286.1N/A
Registered electors1,652
Conservative gain from LiberalSwingN/A

Elections in the 1880s

General election 1880: Berwickshire [9]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
LiberalEdward Marjoribanks 939 58.3 +10.9
ConservativeRobert Baillie-Hamilton67141.7−10.9
Majority26816.6N/A
Turnout1,61088.0+1.9
Registered electors1,830
Liberal gain from ConservativeSwing+10.9
Marjoribanks
General election 1885: Berwickshire [12][13]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
LiberalEdward Marjoribanks 3,758 75.4 +17.1
ConservativeDavid Milne Home1,22524.6−17.1
Majority2,53350.8+34.2
Turnout4,98383.3−4.7
Registered electors5,982
Liberal holdSwing+17.1

Marjoribanks was appointed Comptroller of the Household, requiring a by-election.

By-election, 13 Feb 1886: Berwickshire[13][12]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
LiberalEdward MarjoribanksUnopposed
Liberal hold
General election 1886: Berwickshire [12][13]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
LiberalEdward Marjoribanks 2,778 70.2 -5.2
Liberal UnionistRobert Henry Elliot1,17729.8+5.2
Majority1,60140.4-10.4
Turnout3,95566.1-17.2
Registered electors5,982
Liberal holdSwing-5.2

Elections in the 1890s

General election 1892: Berwickshire [13][14]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
LiberalEdward Marjoribanks 2,704 58.0 -12.2
ConservativeCharles Balfour1,95642.0+12.2
Majority74816.0-24.4
Turnout4,66082.6+16.5
Registered electors5,644
Liberal holdSwing-12.2
Tennant
1894 Berwickshire by-election[15][13]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
LiberalHarold Tennant 2,722 55.8 -2.2
ConservativeCharles Balfour2,15744.2+2.2
Majority50710.4-4.4
Turnout4,87989.7+7.1
Registered electors5,442
Liberal holdSwing-2.2
General election 1895: Berwickshire [14][13]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
LiberalHarold Tennant 2,673 55.2 −2.8
ConservativeCharles Balfour2,16644.8+2.8
Majority50710.4−5.6
Turnout4,83987.8+5.2
Registered electors5,509
Liberal holdSwing−2.8

Elections in the 1900s

General election 1900: Berwickshire [14][13]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
LiberalHarold Tennant 2,518 56.1 +0.9
ConservativeCharles Douglas-Home1,96843.9−0.9
Majority55012.2+1.8
Turnout4,48681.7−6.1
Registered electors5,492
Liberal holdSwing+0.9
General election 1906: Berwickshire [16][13]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
LiberalHarold Tennant 2,975 64.7 +8.6
ConservativeR. Fitzroy Bell1,62435.3−8.6
Majority1,35129.4+17.2
Turnout4,59983.6+1.9
Registered electors5,502
Liberal holdSwing+8.6

Elections in the 1910s

Seton-Karr
General election January 1910: Berwickshire [17][13]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
LiberalHarold Tennant 2,992 59.2 -5.5
ConservativeHenry Seton-Karr2,06040.8+5.5
Majority93218.4-11.0
Turnout5,05289.0+5.4
Registered electors5,674
Liberal holdSwing-5.5
Tennant
General election December 1910: Berwickshire [17][13]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
LiberalHarold Tennant 3,005 60.0 +0.8
ConservativeJohn Campbell (Conservative politician)2,00040.0-0.8
Majority1,00520.0+1.6
Turnout5,00587.0-2.0
Registered electors5,752
Liberal holdSwing+0.8
By-election, 1916: Berwickshire [13]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
LiberalHarold TennantUnopposed
Liberal hold

References

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