Berwickshire (UK Parliament constituency)

UK former constituency infobox
Name = Berwickshire
Type = County
Year = 1708
Abolition = 1918
members = One

Berwickshire was a county constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1708 to 1918, when its name was changed to Berwick and Haddington.

Member of Parliament

*1708 George Baillie
*1734 Lord Polwarth
*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
*1834 Sir Hugh Purves-Hume-Campbell
*1847 Francis Scott
*1859 David Robertson
*1873 William Miller
*1874 Robert Baillie-Hamilton
*1880 Edward Marjoribanks Liberal
*1894 Harold Tennant, Liberal

Election results

Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Party (UK)
candidate = Harold John Tennant
votes = 2,975
percentage =
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party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = R. Fitzroy Bell
votes = 1,624
percentage =
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Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Party (UK)
candidate = Rt Hon Edward Marjoribanks
votes = 2,778
percentage =
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party = Liberal Unionist Party
candidate = Robert Henry Elliot
votes = 1,177
percentage =
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After accepting office as Comptroller of the Household, Edward Marjoribanks was returned unopposed at a by-election on 14 February 1886.

Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Party (UK)
candidate = Hon Edward Marjoribanks
votes = 3,758
percentage =
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party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Lieut Col David Milne-Home
votes = 1,225
percentage =
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See also

ources

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