Berwick and Haddington (UK Parliament constituency)
- Berwick and Haddington (UK Parliament constituency)
UK former constituency infobox
Name = Berwick and Haddington
Type = County
Year = 1918
Abolition = 1950
Berwick and Haddington was a constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1918 when it replaced Berwickshire until it was replaced by Berwick and East Lothian for the 1950 general election.
The constituency covered the counties of Berwickshire and East Lothian.
History
Members of Parliament
*John Deans Hope (1918-1922)
*Walter Waring (1922-1923)
*Robert Spence (1923-1924)
*Chichester de Windt Crookshank, Unionist (1924-1929)
*George Sinkinson (1929-1931)
*John McEwen, Unionist (1931-1945)
*John James Robertson, Labour (1945-1950)
Election results
Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = John Helias Finnie McEwen
votes = 19,839
percentage =
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = J.J. Fraser
votes = 914,299
percentage =
change =
Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = John Helias Finnie McEwen
votes = 25,169
percentage =
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = George Sinkinson
votes = 9,089
percentage =
change =
See also
References
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