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Leith Burghs (UK Parliament constituency)

Leith Burghs was a district of burghs constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1832 to 1918. The constituency represented the parliamentary burghs of Leith, Musselburgh and Portobello.

Leith Burghs
Former District of burghs constituency
for the House of Commons
1832–1918
SeatsOne
Created fromEdinburgh[1] and Midlothian[2]
Replaced byLeith
Edinburgh East

In 1918 Leith was included in Leith, while Musselburgh and Portobello were merged into Edinburgh East.

Members of Parliament

ElectionMember [3][4][5]Party
1832John MurrayWhig[6]
1839 by-electionAndrew RutherfurdWhig[6][7]
1851 by-electionJames MoncreiffWhig[8]
1859Sir William MillerLiberal
1865Sir William MillerLiberal
1868Robert Andrew MacfieLiberal
1874Donald Robert MacgregorLiberal
1878Andrew GrantLiberal
1885William JacksLiberal
1886Liberal Unionist
1886William Ewart GladstoneLiberal
1886Ronald Munro FergusonLiberal
1914George Welsh CurrieUnionist
1918constituency abolished

Election results

Elections in the 1830s

General election 1832: Leith Burghs [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
LiberalJohn Archibald MurrayUnopposed
Registered electors1,624
Liberal win (new seat)
General election 1835: Leith Burghs [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
LiberalJohn Archibald MurrayUnopposed
Registered electors1,838
Liberal hold
General election 1837: Leith Burghs [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
LiberalJohn Archibald MurrayUnopposed
Registered electors2,171
Liberal hold
By-election 1839: Leith Burghs [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
LiberalAndrew RutherfurdUnopposed
Liberal hold

Elections in the 1840s

General election 1841: Leith Burghs [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
LiberalAndrew RutherfurdUnopposed
Registered electors1,732
Liberal hold
General election 1847: Leith Burghs [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
LiberalAndrew RutherfurdUnopposed
Registered electors1,888
Liberal hold

Elections in the 1850s

By-election 11 April 1851: Leith Burghs [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
LiberalJames MoncreiffUnopposed
Liberal hold
General election 1852: Leith Burghs [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
LiberalJames Moncreiff 643 61.2
ConservativeT. W. Henderson40738.8
Majority23622.4
Turnout1,05051.8
Registered electors2,027
Liberal hold
General election 1857: Leith Burghs [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
LiberalJames Moncreiff 821 53.9 −7.3
LiberalWilliam Miller70146.1New
Majority1207.8
Turnout1,52277.1+25.3
Registered electors1,973
Liberal hold
General election 1859: Leith Burghs [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
LiberalWilliam Miller 904 54.8 +8.7
LiberalRobert Andrew Macfie74645.2New
Majority1589.6
Turnout1,65077.10
Registered electors2,139
Liberal hold

Elections in the 1860s

General election 1865: Leith Burghs [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
LiberalWilliam MillerUnopposed
Registered electors2,672
Liberal hold
General election 1868: Leith Burghs [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
LiberalRobert Andrew Macfie 2,907 55.7 +10.5
LiberalWilliam Miller2,31044.3−10.5
Majority59711.4
Turnout5,21783.8+6.7
Registered electors6,223
Liberal hold

Elections in the 1870s

General election 1874: Leith Burghs [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
LiberalDonald Robert Macgregor 4,489 69.8 New
LiberalRobert Andrew Macfie1,94530.2−25.5
Majority2,54439.6
Turnout6,43478.0−5.8
Registered electors8,248
Liberal hold
By-election 29 Jan 1878: Leith Burghs [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
LiberalAndrew Grant 4,929 73.4 +3.6
ConservativeC. W. Tennant1,78826.6New
Majority3,14146.8
Turnout6,71769.0−9.0
Registered electors9,739
Liberal hold

Elections in the 1880s

General election 1880: Leith Burghs [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
LiberalAndrew GrantUnopposed
Registered electors10,333
Liberal hold
General election 1885: Leith Burghs [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
LiberalWilliam Jacks 6,355 71.9
ConservativeWilliam David Thorburn2,48528.1
Majority3,87043.8
Turnout8,84075.0
Registered electors11,779
Liberal hold
General election 1886: Leith Burghs [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
LiberalWilliam Ewart Gladstone[9]Unopposed
Liberal hold
By-election 20 Aug 1886: Leith Burghs [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
LiberalRonald Munro Ferguson 4,204 58.2
Ind. Liberal UnionistDonald Robert Macgregor[10]1,52821.1
Liberal UnionistWilliam Jacks1,49920.7
Ind. Liberal UnionistHenry Munster[11]30.0
Majority2,67637.1
Turnout7,23461.4
Registered electors11,779
Liberal hold

Elections in the 1890s

General election 1892: Leith Burghs [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
LiberalRonald Munro Ferguson 5,738 58.4 +0.2
Liberal UnionistWilliam Alexander Bell4,09541.6+20.9
Majority1,64316.8
Turnout9,83374.5+13.1
Registered electors13,198
Liberal hold
General election 1895: Leith Burghs [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
LiberalRonald Munro Ferguson 5,819 55.4 +1.0
Liberal UnionistJohn Wilson4,49444.6−1.0
Majority1,32512.8
Turnout10,31373.8−0.7
Registered electors13,982
Liberal hold

Elections in the 1900s

General election 1900: Leith Burghs [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
LiberalRonald Munro Ferguson 6,043 53.6 −2.8
Liberal UnionistEdward Theodore Salvesen5,22646.4+2.8
Majority8177.2
Turnout11,26972.8−1.7
Registered electors15,484
Liberal hold
General election 1906: Leith Burghs [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
LiberalRonald Munro Ferguson 7,677 61.2 +7.6
Liberal UnionistFrank T. Cooper KC4,86538.8−7.6
Majority2,80222.4
Turnout12,54273.9+1.1
Registered electors16,974
Liberal hold

Elections in the 1910s

General election January 1910: Leith Burghs [4][12]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
LiberalRonald Munro Ferguson 7,146 49.6 −11.6
Liberal UnionistSir Robert Cranston4,54031.5−7.3
LabourWilliam Walker2,72418.9New
Majority2,60618.1
Turnout14,41083.0+9.1
Registered electors17,351
Liberal hold
General election December 1910: Leith Burghs [4][12]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
LiberalRonald Munro Ferguson 7,069 57.2 +7.6
ConservativeFrederick Alexander Macquisten5,28442.8+11.3
Majority1,78514.4
Turnout12,35368.7−14.3
Registered electors17,987
Liberal hold
By-election 26 Feb 1914: Leith Burghs [4][12]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
ConservativeGeorge Welsh Currie 5,159 37.8 −5.0
LiberalMalcolm Smith5,14337.7−19.5
LabourJoseph Nicholas Bell3,34624.5New
Majority160.1
Turnout13,64877.1
Registered electors17,705
Conservative gain from LiberalSwing+12.3

See also

References

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