Haddingtonshire (UK Parliament constituency)
Haddingtonshire was a Scottish county constituency represented in the House of Commons of Great Britain and the House of Commons of the United Kingdom from 1708 to 1918.
Haddingtonshire | |
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Former County constituency for the House of Commons | |
1708–1918 | |
Number of members | One |
Replaced by | Berwick and Haddington |
Created from | Haddingtonshire |
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 Haddingtonshire.
Boundaries
The constituency encompassed the county of Haddingtonshire, with the exception, until 1885, of three towns (Haddington, Dunbar and North Berwick) which formed part of the separate constituency of Haddington Burghs.
History
The constituency elected one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system until the seat was abolished for the 1918 general election.[1] [2] [3] [4] [5] In 1918, it was merged with the neighbouring Berwickshire constituency to form a new Berwick and Haddington constituency.
Members of Parliament
Election | Member [6] | Party | |
---|---|---|---|
1708 | John Cockburn | ||
1741 | Lord Charles Hay | ||
1747 | Sir Hew Dalrymple | ||
1761 | Andrew Fletcher | ||
1768 | Sir George Suttie | ||
1777 | William Hamilton Nisbet | ||
1780 | Hew Dalrymple | ||
1786 | John Hamilton | ||
1795 | Hew Dalrymple-Hamilton | ||
1800 | Charles Hope | ||
1816 | Sir James Suttie | ||
1826 | Lord John Hay | Tory[7] | |
1831 | James Balfour | Tory[7] | |
1834 | Conservative[7] | ||
1835 | Robert Ferguson | Whig[7] | |
1837 | James Broun-Ramsay | Conservative[7] | |
1838 by-election | Sir Thomas Buchan-Hepburn | Conservative[7] | |
1847 | Francis Charteris (styled Lord Elcho from 1853) | Conservative | |
1883 by-election | Hugo Charteris | Conservative | |
1885 | Richard Haldane | Liberal | |
1911 by-election | John Deans Hope | Liberal | |
1918 | constituency abolished |
Elections
Elections in the 1830s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Tory | John Hay | 42 | 56.8 | ||
Whig | George Grant-Suttie | 32 | 43.2 | ||
Majority | 10 | 13.5 | |||
Turnout | 74 | 67.9 | |||
Registered electors | 109 | ||||
Tory hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Tory | James Balfour | 40 | 78.4 | +21.6 | |
Whig | David Baird | 11 | 21.6 | −21.6 | |
Majority | 29 | 56.9 | +43.4 | ||
Turnout | 51 | 46.8 | −21.1 | ||
Registered electors | 109 | ||||
Tory hold | Swing | +21.6 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Tory | James Balfour | 271 | 53.9 | −24.5 | |
Whig | David Baird | 232 | 46.1 | +24.5 | |
Majority | 39 | 7.8 | −49.1 | ||
Turnout | 503 | 81.5 | +34.7 | ||
Registered electors | 617 | ||||
Tory hold | Swing | −24.5 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Whig | Robert Ferguson | 268 | 53.7 | +7.6 | |
Conservative | John Thomas Hope | 231 | 46.3 | −7.6 | |
Majority | 37 | 7.4 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 499 | 76.9 | −4.6 | ||
Registered electors | 649 | ||||
Whig gain from Conservative | Swing | +7.6 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | James Broun-Ramsay | 299 | 59.0 | +12.7 | |
Whig | Robert Ferguson | 208 | 41.0 | −12.7 | |
Majority | 91 | 17.9 | +10.5 | ||
Turnout | 507 | 70.6 | −6.3 | ||
Registered electors | 718 | ||||
Conservative gain from Whig | Swing | +12.7 | |||
Broun-Ramsay succeeded to the peerage, becoming 10th Earl of Dalhousie and causing a by-election.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Thomas Buchan-Hepburn | Unopposed | |||
Conservative hold |
Elections in the 1840s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Thomas Buchan-Hepburn | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 740 | ||||
Conservative hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Francis Charteris | 271 | 66.6 | N/A | |
Whig | David Baird[10] | 136 | 33.4 | N/A | |
Majority | 135 | 33.2 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 407 | 58.6 | N/A | ||
Registered electors | 694 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | N/A |
Elections in the 1850s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Francis Charteris | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 716 | ||||
Conservative hold |
Charteris was appointed a Lord Commissioner of the Treasury, requiring a by-election.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Francis Charteris | Unopposed | |||
Conservative hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Francis Charteris | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 715 | ||||
Conservative hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Francis Charteris | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 680 | ||||
Conservative hold |
Elections in the 1860s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Francis Charteris | 285 | 64.2 | N/A | |
Liberal | George Hope[11] | 159 | 35.8 | N/A | |
Majority | 126 | 28.4 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 444 | 66.7 | |||
Registered electors | 666 | ||||
Conservative hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Francis Charteris | 405 | 54.4 | −9.8 | |
Liberal | William Hay | 340 | 45.6 | +9.8 | |
Majority | 65 | 8.7 | −19.7 | ||
Turnout | 745 | 83.2 | +16.5 | ||
Registered electors | 895 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | −9.8 |
Elections in the 1870s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Francis Charteris | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 924 | ||||
Conservative hold |
Elections in the 1880s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Francis Charteris | 469 | 52.5 | N/A | |
Liberal | Thomas Buchanan[12] | 425 | 47.5 | N/A | |
Majority | 44 | 4.9 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 894 | 86.0 | N/A | ||
Registered electors | 1,040 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | N/A |
Charteris is elevated to the peerage, becoming Earl of Wemyss and March, causing a by-election.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Hugo Charteris | 492 | 55.2 | +2.7 | |
Liberal | Robert Finlay[13] | 400 | 44.8 | −2.7 | |
Majority | 92 | 10.3 | +5.4 | ||
Turnout | 892 | 83.3 | −2.7 | ||
Registered electors | 1,071 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | +2.7 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Richard Haldane | 3,473 | 64.1 | +16.6 | |
Conservative | Hugo Charteris | 1,945 | 35.9 | -16.6 | |
Majority | 1,528 | 28.2 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 5,418 | 83.5 | −2.5 | ||
Registered electors | 6,487 | ||||
Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing | +16.6 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Richard Haldane | 2,677 | 61.0 | -3.1 | |
Liberal Unionist | Philip Albert Myburgh | 1,714 | 39.0 | +3.1 | |
Majority | 963 | 22.0 | -6.2 | ||
Turnout | 4,391 | 67.7 | −15.8 | ||
Registered electors | 6,487 | ||||
Liberal hold | Swing | -3.1 |
Elections in the 1890s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Richard Haldane | 2,551 | 53.1 | -7.9 | |
Conservative | Walter Hepburne-Scott | 2,255 | 46.9 | +7.9 | |
Majority | 296 | 6.2 | -15.8 | ||
Turnout | 4,806 | 75.7 | +8.0 | ||
Registered electors | 6,350 | ||||
Liberal hold | Swing | -7.9 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Richard Haldane | 2,774 | 55.8 | +2.7 | |
Conservative | Walter Hepburne-Scott | 2,194 | 44.2 | -2.7 | |
Majority | 580 | 11.6 | +5.4 | ||
Turnout | 4,968 | 78.6 | +2.9 | ||
Registered electors | 6,320 | ||||
Liberal hold | Swing | +2.7 |
Elections in the 1900s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Richard Haldane | 2,668 | 53.8 | −2.0 | |
Conservative | John Kerr | 2,290 | 46.2 | +2.0 | |
Majority | 378 | 7.6 | −4.0 | ||
Turnout | 4,958 | 76.5 | −2.1 | ||
Registered electors | 6,484 | ||||
Liberal hold | Swing | −2.0 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Richard Haldane | 3,469 | 60.2 | +6.4 | |
Liberal Unionist | Gerard Craig-Sellar | 2,289 | 39.8 | −6.4 | |
Majority | 1,180 | 20.4 | +12.8 | ||
Turnout | 5,758 | 79.7 | +3.2 | ||
Registered electors | 7,224 | ||||
Liberal hold | Swing | +6.4 |
Elections in the 1910s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Richard Haldane | 3,771 | 55.5 | −4.7 | |
Conservative | Benjamin Blyth | 3,026 | 44.5 | +4.7 | |
Majority | 745 | 11.0 | −9.4 | ||
Turnout | 6,797 | 85.4 | +5.7 | ||
Registered electors | 7,961 | ||||
Liberal hold | Swing | −4.7 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Richard Haldane | 3,845 | 54.9 | −0.6 | |
Conservative | Benjamin Blyth | 3,158 | 45.1 | +0.6 | |
Majority | 687 | 9.8 | −1.2 | ||
Turnout | 7,003 | 85.6 | +0.2 | ||
Registered electors | 8,184 | ||||
Liberal hold | Swing | −0.6 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | John Hope | 3,652 | 53.4 | -1.5 | |
Conservative | Benjamin Blyth | 3,184 | 46.6 | +1.5 | |
Majority | 468 | 6.8 | -3.0 | ||
Turnout | 6,836 | 83.5 | −2.1 | ||
Registered electors | 8,184 | ||||
Liberal hold | Swing | -1.5 |
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 the July 1914, the following candidates had been selected;
- Liberal: John Hope
- Unionist: Hugh Macmillan
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