Haddington Burghs (UK Parliament constituency)
| Haddington Burghs | |
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Former District of Burghs constituency for the House of Commons | |
| Major settlements | Haddington, Dunbar, North Berwick, Lauder, Jedburgh |
| 1708–1885 | |
| Number of members | one |
| Replaced by | Berwickshire, Haddingtonshire, Roxburghshire |
| Created from | Dunbar, Haddington, Jedburgh, Lauder, Dunbar |
Haddington Burghs was a Scottish district of burghs constituency of the House of Commons of Great Britain (at Westminster) from 1708 to 1801 and of the House of Commons of the United Kingdom (also at Westminster) from 1801 until 1885. It elected one Member of Parliament (MP) using the first-past-the-post voting system.
Boundaries
The constituency consisted of the Haddingtonshire burghs of Haddington, Dunbar, and North Berwick, the Berwickshire burgh of Lauder, and the Roxburghshire burgh of Jedburgh.
In 1885, Haddington, Dunbar, and North Berwick were merged into the county constituency of Haddingtonshire, Lauder was merged into the county constituency of Berwickshire, and Jedburgh was merged into the county constituency of Roxburghshire.
Members of Parliament
| Year | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1708 | Sir David Dalrymple, 1st Baronet | ||
| 1722 | Sir James Dalrymple, 2nd Baronet | ||
| 1734 | James Fall | ||
| 1742 | Sir Hew Dalrymple, 2nd Baronet | ||
| 1747 | Andrew Fletcher | ||
| 1761 | Sir Hew Dalrymple, 2nd Baronet | ||
| 1768 | Patrick Warrender | ||
| 1774 | John Maitland | ||
| 1780 | Francis Charteris | ||
| 1787 | William Fullarton | ||
| 1790 | Thomas Maitland | ||
| 1796 | Robert Baird | ||
| 1802 | Thomas Maitland | ||
| 1805 | Sir John Hamilton-Dalrymple, 5th Baronet | ||
| 1806 | Henry Erskine | Whig | |
| 1806 | William Lamb, 2nd Viscount Melbourne | Whig | |
| 1807 | Sir George Warrender, 4th Baronet | ||
| 1812 | Thomas Maitland | ||
| 1813 | Anthony Maitland | ||
| 1818 | Dudley North | Whig | |
| 1820 | Sir Hew Dalrymple-Hamilton, 4th Baronet | ||
| 1826 | Sir Adolphus Dalrymple, 2nd Baronet | Tory | |
| May 1831 | Robert Steuart | Tory (Unseated on petition) | |
| August 1831 | Sir Adolphus Dalrymple, 2nd Baronet | Tory | |
| 1832 | Robert Steuart | Whig | |
| 1841 | James Maitland Balfour | Conservative | |
| 1847 | Sir Henry Ferguson Davie | Liberal | |
| 1878 | Lord William Hay | Liberal | |
| 1879 | Sir David Wedderburn, 3rd Baronet | Liberal | |
| 1882 | Alexander Craig Sellar | Liberal | |
Election results
| General Election 1868: Haddington Burghs [1] | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Sir Henry Ferguson Davie | unopposed | ||||
References
- ↑ Debrett's House of Commons and the Judicial Bench, 1870
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