Berwickshire (UK Parliament constituency)
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| Berwickshire County constituency |
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| Created: | 1708 |
| Abolished: | 1918 |
| Type: | House of Commons |
Berwickshire was a 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.
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[edit] Member of Parliament
- 1708 George Baillie
- 1761 James Pringle
- 1779 Sir John Paterson
- 1780 Hugh Scott, later Baron Polwarth
- 1784 Patrick Home
- 1796 George Baillie
- 1818 Sir John Marjoribanks
- 1826 Anthony Maitland, later Earl of Lauderdale
- 1832 Charles Albany Marjoribanks
- 1834 Sir Hugh Purves-Hume-Campbell
- 1847 Francis Scott
- 1859 David Robertson, later Baron Marjoribanks
- 1873 William Miller
- 1874 Robert Baillie-Hamilton
- 1894 Harold John Tennant, Liberal
[edit] Election results
| General Election 1906: Berwickshire | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Liberal | Harold John Tennant | 2,975 | |||
| Conservative | R. Fitzroy Bell | 1,624 | |||
[edit] Politics and history of the constituency
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[edit] Sources
- This page incorporates information from Leigh Rayment's Peerage Page.
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