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Fife (UK Parliament constituency)

Fife was a county constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1708 until 1885, when it was divided into East Fife and West Fife.

Fife
Former County constituency
for the House of Commons
Major settlementsFife
1708–1885
SeatsOne
Created fromFife
Replaced byEast Fife
West Fife

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 Fifeshire.

History

The constituency elected one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system until the seat was divided in 1885.[1][2][3][4][5]

Boundaries

The constituency covered the county of Fife.

Members of Parliament

ElectionMemberPartyNotes
1708Patrick Moncreiff
1709Sir Robert Anstruther
1710Sir Alexander Erskine
1715Sir John Anstruther, 1st Baronet
1741David Scott
1747James Oswald
1754James St Clair
1763James Wemyss
1768John Scott
1776James Townsend Oswald
1779Robert Skene
1780John Henderson5th Baronet from 1781
1780Robert Skene
1787William Wemyss
1796Sir William Erskine, BtBritish Army officer, died insane
1806Robert Ferguson
1807William Wemyss
1820James Erskine WemyssWhig[6][7]
1831James LindsayTory[6]
1832James Erskine WemyssWhig[6][7]
1847John FergusWhig[8][6]
1859James Hay Erskine WemyssLiberal
1864Sir Robert Anstruther, 5th BaronetLiberal
1880Robert Preston BruceLiberal

Election results

Elections in the 1830s

General election 1830: Fife[6][9]
PartyCandidateVotes%
WhigJames Erskine WemyssUnopposed
Registered electors239
Whig hold
General election 1831: Fife[6][9]
PartyCandidateVotes%
ToryJames Lindsay (1793-1855) 85 55.6
WhigJames Erskine Wemyss6844.4
Majority1711.2
Turnout15364.0
Registered electors239
Tory gain from Whig
General election 1832: Fife[6][10]
PartyCandidateVotes%
WhigJames Erskine WemyssUnopposed
Registered electors2,185
Whig gain from Tory
General election 1835: Fife[6][10]
PartyCandidateVotes%
WhigJames Erskine Wemyss 1,051 64.3
ConservativeJames Lindsay (1793-1855)58435.7
Majority46728.6
Turnout1,63570.8
Registered electors2,309
Whig hold
General election 1837: Fife[6][10]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
WhigJames Erskine Wemyss 1,086 65.7 +1.4
ConservativeJames Bruce56734.3−1.4
Majority51931.4+2.8
Turnout1,65360.8−10.0
Registered electors2,720
Whig holdSwing+1.4

Elections in the 1840s

General election 1841: Fife[10]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
WhigJames Erskine WemyssUnopposed
Registered electors2,967
Whig hold
General election 1847: Fife[10]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
WhigJohn Fergus 834 52.1 N/A
ConservativeJohn Balfour[11]76847.9New
Majority664.2N/A
Turnout1,60265.6N/A
Registered electors2,444
Whig hold

Elections in the 1850s

General election 1852: Fife[10]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
WhigJohn FergusUnopposed
Registered electors3,211
Whig hold
General election 1857: Fife[10]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
WhigJohn FergusUnopposed
Registered electors3,389
Whig hold
General election 1859: Fife[10]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
LiberalJames Hay Erskine Wemyss 1,087 56.1 N/A
ConservativeRobert St Clair-Erskine85043.9New
Majority23712.2N/A
Turnout1,93747.8N/A
Registered electors4,056
Liberal holdSwingN/A

Elections in the 1860s

Wemyss's death caused a by-election.

By-election, 19 April 1864: Fife[10]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
LiberalRobert AnstrutherUnopposed
Liberal hold
General election 1865: Fife[10]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
LiberalRobert AnstrutherUnopposed
Registered electors2,725
Liberal hold
General election 1868: Fife[10]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
LiberalRobert Anstruther 1,837 62.0 N/A
LiberalJohn Boyd Kinnear1,12738.0N/A
Majority71024.0N/A
Turnout2,96470.5N/A
Registered electors4,206
Liberal holdSwing'N/A

Elections in the 1870s

General election 1874: Fife[10]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
LiberalRobert Anstruther 1,859 60.2 −1.8
ConservativeFrederick William Hamilton[12]1,23039.8New
Majority62920.4−3.6
Turnout3,08970.9+0.4
Registered electors4,358
Liberal holdSwing'N/A

Elections in the 1880s

General election 1880: Fife[10]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
LiberalRobert Preston Bruce 2,421 63.8 +3.6
ConservativeJames Townsend Oswald[13]1,37336.2−3.6
Majority1,04827.6+7.2
Turnout3,79479.6+8.7
Registered electors4,767
Liberal holdSwing+3.6

References

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