- Midlothian and Peebles Northern (UK Parliament constituency)
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Midlothian and Peebles Northern Former County constituency for the House of Commons 1918–1950 Number of members one Created from Midlothian Midlothian and Peebles Northern was a county constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1918 until 1950. Along with Peebles and Southern, it was formed by dividing the old Midlothian constituency.
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Boundaries
From 1918 the constituency consisted of "The Calder and Suburban County Districts, the burgh of Dalkeith, and that part of the Lasswade County District which is included in the extra-burghal portions of the parishes of Dalkeith and Inveresk."
Members of Parliament
Election Member[1] Party 1918 Sir John Augustus Hope Unionist 1922 George Aitken Clark Hutchison Unionist 1923 Andrew Bathgate Clarke Labour 1924 Sir George Aitken Clark Hutchison Unionist 1929 by-election Andrew Bathgate Clarke Labour 1929 John Colville Unionist 1943 by-election Sir David King Murray Unionist 1945 Lord John Hope Conservative 1950 constituency abolished Election results
By-election 1943: Midlothian and Peebles Northern [2][3] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Conservative Sir David King Murray KC 11,620 51.9 −11.0 Common Wealth Tom Wintringham 10,751 48.1 N/A Majority 869 3.8 −22.0 Turnout 22,371 34.6 −39.7 Conservative hold Swing −11.0 General Election 1935: Midlothian and Peebles Northern [4] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Conservative Lt Col David John Colville 23,711 Labour James Lean 13,970 General Election 1931: Midlothian and Peebles Northern[5] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Conservative Lt Col David John Colville 22,211 Labour Andrew Bathgate Clarke 8,501 General Election 1929: Midlothian and Peebles Northern[6] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Conservative Major David John Colville 11,219 39.1 Labour Andrew Bathgate Clarke 10,779 37.5 Liberal D.E. Keir 6,726 23.4 Majority 440 1.6 By-election Jan 1929: Midlothian and Peebles Northern[7] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour Andrew Bathgate Clarke 7,917 42.0 +2.8 Conservative Maj David John Colville 6,965 36.9 −18.3 Liberal Mr D.E. Keir 3,130 16.6 N/A National (Scotland) Mr Lewis Spence 842 4.5 N/A Majority 952 5.1 Labour gain from Conservative Swing General Election 1924: Midlothian and Peebles Northern[8] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Conservative George Aitken Clark Hutchison KC 11,320 Labour Andrew Bathgate Clarke 9,173 General Election 1923: Midlothian and Peebles Northern[9] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour Andrew Bathgate Clarke 8,583 Conservative George Aitken Clark Hutchison KC 6,738 Liberal C. de B. Murray 3,583 General Election 1922: Midlothian and Peebles Northern[10] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Conservative George Aitken Clark Hutchison KC 7,416 Labour Andrew Bathgate Clarke 6,942 Liberal E.R. Macnab 3,770 General Election 1918: Midlothian and Peebles Northern [11] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Conservative Col Sir John Augustus Hope, Bt 7,710 Independent J.B. Cadzow 4,198 References
- ^ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "M" (part 2)
- ^ Whitaker's Almanack, 1944
- ^ Craig, F. W. S. (1983) [1969]. British parliamentary election results 1918–1949 (3rd ed.). Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. p. 638. ISBN 0-900178-06-X.
- ^ Whitaker's Almanack, 1939
- ^ Whitaker's Almanack, 1934
- ^ The Times, 1 June 1929
- ^ The Times, 31 January 1929
- ^ Oliver & Boyd's Edinburgh Almanac, 1927
- ^ The Times, 8 December 1923
- ^ The Times, 17 November 1922
- ^ Whitaker's Almanack, 1920
Categories:- Historic parliamentary constituencies in Scotland (Westminster)
- United Kingdom Parliamentary constituencies established in 1918
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