Berwickshire (UK Parliament constituency)
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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. It elected one Member of Parliament
(MP), using the first-past-the-post
voting system.
, Edward Marjoribanks was returned unopposed at a by-election on 14 February 1886.
Parliament of the United Kingdom
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from 1708 to 1918, when it was amalgamated with neighbouring Haddington(shire)
Haddingtonshire (UK Parliament constituency)
Haddingtonshire was a county constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1708 until 1918.-Boundaries:...
to form a new Berwick and Haddington constituency. It elected one Member of Parliament
Member of Parliament
A Member of Parliament is a representative of the voters to a :parliament. In many countries with bicameral parliaments, the term applies specifically to members of the lower house, as upper houses often have a different title, such as senate, and thus also have different titles for its members,...
(MP), using the first-past-the-post
First-past-the-post
First-past-the-post voting refers to an election won by the candidate with the most votes. The winning potato candidate does not necessarily receive an absolute majority of all votes cast.-Overview:...
voting system.
Member of Parliament
Election | Member | Party | |
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1708 | George Baillie | ||
1734 | Hon. Alexander Hume-Campbell | ||
1761 | James Pringle | ||
1779 | Sir John Paterson | ||
1780 | Hugh Hepburne-Scott | ||
1784 | Patrick Home | ||
1796 | George Baillie | ||
1818 | Sir John Marjoribanks | ||
1826 | Anthony Maitland | ||
1832 | Charles Albany Marjoribanks Charles Albany Marjoribanks Charles Albany Marjoribanks was a Scottish Liberal politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1832 to 1833.Marjoribanks was the son of Sir John Marjoribanks, 1st Baronet, MP and Lord Provost of Edinburgh.... |
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1834 | Sir Hugh Purves-Hume-Campbell | ||
1847 | Francis Scott Francis Scott (MP) Francis Scott was a British politician.Scott was the youngest son of Hugh Scott, 6th Lord Polwarth. Educated at Trinity College, Cambridge, he read for the bar at the Middle Temple. He was MP for Roxburghshire from 1841 to 1847, and for Berwickshire from 1847 to 1859... |
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1859 | David Robertson David Robertson, 1st Baron Marjoribanks David Robertson, 1st Baron Marjoribanks , was a Scottish stockbroker and politician.-Background:Born David Marjoribanks, he was the fourth son of Sir John Marjoribanks, 1st Baronet, MP and Lord Provost of Edinburgh... |
Liberal Liberal Party (UK) The Liberal Party was one of the two major political parties of the United Kingdom during the 19th and early 20th centuries. It was a third party of negligible importance throughout the latter half of the 20th Century, before merging with the Social Democratic Party in 1988 to form the present day... |
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1873 | William Miller Sir William Miller, 1st Baronet Sir William Miller, 1st Baronet, of Manderston, Berwickshire was British Vice-Consul at Saint Petersburg 1842-54, and a Member of Parliament for Leith Burghs 1859 - 1868, for Berwickshire 1873/74, and an armiger.... |
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1874 | Hon. Robert Baillie-Hamilton Robert Baillie-Hamilton The Hon. Robert Baillie-Hamilton was a British politician.-Background:Baillie-Hamilton was a younger son of George Baillie-Hamilton, 10th Earl of Haddington, and Georgina, daughter of the Venerable Robert Markham, Archdeacon of York... |
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1880 | Edward Marjoribanks Edward Marjoribanks, 2nd Baron Tweedmouth Edward Marjoribanks, 2nd Baron Tweedmouth KT, PC was a British Liberal Party statesman who sat in the House of Commons from 1880 until 1894 when he inherited his peerage and then sat in the House of Lords... |
Liberal Liberal Party (UK) The Liberal Party was one of the two major political parties of the United Kingdom during the 19th and early 20th centuries. It was a third party of negligible importance throughout the latter half of the 20th Century, before merging with the Social Democratic Party in 1988 to form the present day... |
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1894 | Harold Tennant Harold Tennant Harold John "Jack" Tennant PC was a Scottish Liberal politician. He served as Secretary for Scotland under his brother-in-law H. H... |
Liberal Liberal Party (UK) The Liberal Party was one of the two major political parties of the United Kingdom during the 19th and early 20th centuries. It was a third party of negligible importance throughout the latter half of the 20th Century, before merging with the Social Democratic Party in 1988 to form the present day... |
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1918 United Kingdom general election, 1918 The United Kingdom general election of 1918 was the first to be held after the Representation of the People Act 1918, which meant it was the first United Kingdom general election in which nearly all adult men and some women could vote. Polling was held on 14 December 1918, although the count did... |
constituency abolished |
Election results
After accepting office as Comptroller of the HouseholdComptroller of the Household
The Comptroller of the Household is an ancient position in the English royal household, currently the second-ranking member of the Lord Steward's department, and often a cabinet member. He was an ex officio member of the Board of Green Cloth, until that body was abolished in the reform of the local...
, Edward Marjoribanks was returned unopposed at a by-election on 14 February 1886.