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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.

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

Elections

Elections in the 1830s

Broun-Ramsay succeeded to the peerage, becoming 10th Earl of Dalhousie and causing a by-election.

Elections in the 1840s

Elections in the 1850s

Charteris was appointed a Lord Commissioner of the Treasury, requiring a by-election.

Elections in the 1860s

Elections in the 1870s

Elections in the 1880s

Charteris is elevated to the peerage, becoming Earl of Wemyss and March, causing a by-election.

Elections in the 1890s

Elections in the 1900s

Elections in the 1910s

Blyth
Haldane
Hope

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;

References

  1. ^ "Haddingtonshire (East Lothian)". History of Parliament Online (1690-1715). Retrieved 9 June 2019.
  2. ^ "Haddingtonshire (East Lothian)". History of Parliament Online (1715-1754). Retrieved 9 June 2019.
  3. ^ "Haddingtonshire (East Lothian)". History of Parliament Online (1754-1790). Retrieved 9 June 2019.
  4. ^ "Haddingtonshire (East Lothian)". History of Parliament Online (1790-1820). Retrieved 9 June 2019.
  5. ^ "Haddingtonshire (East Lothian)". History of Parliament Online (1820-1832). Retrieved 9 June 2019.
  6. ^ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "H" (part 1)
  7. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l Stooks Smith, Henry (1842). The Register of Parliamentary Contested Elections: Containing the Uncontested Elections Since 1830. London: Simpkin, Marshall, & Co. p. 203. Retrieved 8 May 2020 – via Google Books.
  8. ^ a b Fisher, David R. "Haddingtonshire (East Lothian)". The History of Parliament. Retrieved 8 May 2020.
  9. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o Craig, F. W. S., ed. (1977). British Parliamentary Election Results 1832-1885 (e-book) (1st ed.). London: Macmillan Press. ISBN 978-1-349-02349-3.
  10. ^ "State of Polls at the Close". Newcastle Journal. 14 August 1847. p. 2. Retrieved 18 August 2019 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  11. ^ "To the Electors of the County of Haddington". Caledonian Mercury. 15 July 1865. p. 1. Retrieved 15 February 2018 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  12. ^ "The General Election". Edinburgh Evening News. 31 March 1880. p. 3. Retrieved 28 November 2017 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  13. ^ "East Lothian Election". Shields Daily News. 31 January 1883. p. 4. Retrieved 28 November 2017 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  14. ^ a b Debrett's House of Commons and the Judicial Bench, 1889
  15. ^ a b c d e f g h i Craig, FWS, ed. (1974). British Parliamentary Election Results: 1885-1918. London: Macmillan Press. ISBN 9781349022984.
  16. ^ Whitaker's Almanack, 1893
  17. ^ a b Debrett's House of Commons and the Judicial Bench, 1901
  18. ^ Whitaker's Almanack, 1907
  19. ^ a b c Debrett's House of Commons and the Judicial Bench, 1916