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Haddington Burghs (UK Parliament constituency)

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.

Haddington Burghs
Former District of Burghs constituency
for the House of Commons
Major settlementsHaddington, Dunbar, North Berwick, Lauder, Jedburgh
1708–1885
Seatsone
Created fromDunbar, Haddington, Jedburgh, Lauder, North Berwick
Replaced byBerwickshire, Haddingtonshire, Roxburghshire

Creation

The British parliamentary constituency was created in 1708 following the Acts of Union, 1707 and replaced the former Parliament of Scotland burgh constituencies of Haddington, Dunbar, Jedburgh, Lauder and North Berwick

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.

History

The constituency elected one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system until the seat was abolished for the 1885 general election.[1][2][3][4][5]

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

YearMemberParty
1708Sir David Dalrymple, 1st Baronet
1722Sir James Dalrymple, 2nd Baronet
1734James Fall
1742Sir Hew Dalrymple, 2nd Baronet
1747Andrew Fletcher
1761Sir Hew Dalrymple, 2nd Baronet
1768Patrick Warrender
1774John Maitland
1780Francis Charteris
1787William Fullarton
1790Thomas Maitland
1796Robert Baird
1802Thomas Maitland
1805Sir John Hamilton-Dalrymple, 5th Baronet
1806Henry ErskineWhig
1806William Lamb, 2nd Viscount MelbourneWhig
1807Sir George Warrender, 4th Baronet
1812Thomas Maitland
1813Anthony Maitland
1818Dudley NorthWhig
1820Sir Hew Dalrymple-Hamilton, 4th Baronet
1826Sir Adolphus Dalrymple, 2nd BaronetTory[6]
May 1831Robert SteuartWhig[6]
(Unseated on petition)
August 1831Sir Adolphus Dalrymple, 2nd BaronetTory[6]
1832Robert SteuartWhig[6]
1841James Maitland BalfourConservative[6]
1847Sir Henry Ferguson DavieWhig[7][8]
1859Liberal
1878Lord William HayLiberal
1879Sir David Wedderburn, 3rd BaronetLiberal
1882Alexander Craig SellarLiberal

Election results

Elections in the 1830s

General election 1830: Haddington Burghs [6][9][10]
PartyCandidateVotes%
ToryAdolphus DalrympleUnopposed
Registered electorsc. 99
Tory hold
General election 1831: Haddington Burghs [6][9][10]
PartyCandidateVotes%
WhigRobert Steuart 3 60.0
ToryAdolphus Dalrymple240.0
Majority120.0
Turnout5c. 5.1
Registered electorsc. 99
Whig gain from Tory
  • On petition, Steuart was unseated in favour of Dalrymple
General election 1832: Haddington Burghs [6][11]
PartyCandidateVotes%
WhigRobert SteuartUnopposed
Registered electors545
Whig hold
General election 1835: Haddington Burghs [6][11]
PartyCandidateVotes%
WhigRobert SteuartUnopposed
Registered electors601
Whig hold

Steuart was appointed as a Lord Commissioner of the Treasury, requiring a by-election.

By-election, 2 May 1835: Haddington Burghs [6][11]
PartyCandidateVotes%
WhigRobert SteuartUnopposed
Whig hold
General election 1837: Haddington Burghs [6][11]
PartyCandidateVotes%
WhigRobert Steuart 268 53.1
ConservativeThomas Buchan-Hepburn23746.9
Majority316.2
Turnout50579.5
Registered electors635
Whig hold

Elections in the 1840s

General election 1841: Haddington Burghs [11]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
ConservativeJames Maitland Balfour 273 50.8 +3.9
WhigRobert Steuart26449.2−3.9
Majority91.6N/A
Turnout53782.6+3.1
Registered electors650
Conservative gain from WhigSwing+3.9
General election 1847: Haddington Burghs [11]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
WhigHenry Ferguson DavieUnopposed
Registered electors775
Whig gain from Conservative

Elections in the 1850s

General election 1852: Haddington Burghs [11]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
WhigHenry Ferguson Davie 312 62.8 N/A
ConservativeArchibald Campbell Swinton18537.2New
Majority12725.6N/A
Turnout49777.4N/A
Registered electors642
Whig holdSwingN/A
General election 1857: Haddington Burghs [11]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
WhigHenry Ferguson DavieUnopposed
Registered electors741
Whig hold
General election 1859: Haddington Burghs [11]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
LiberalHenry Ferguson DavieUnopposed
Registered electors657
Liberal hold

Elections in the 1860s

General election 1865: Haddington Burghs [11]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
LiberalHenry Ferguson DavieUnopposed
Registered electors698
Liberal hold
General election 1868: Haddington Burghs [12][11]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
LiberalHenry Ferguson DavieUnopposed
Registered electors1,477
Liberal hold

Elections in the 1870s

General election 1874: Haddington Burghs [11]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
LiberalHenry Ferguson DavieUnopposed
Registered electors1,753
Liberal hold

Davie resigned, causing a by-election.

1878 Haddington Burghs by-election[11]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
LiberalWilliam Hay 881 57.5 N/A
ConservativeJames Grant-Suttie65142.5New
Majority23015.0N/A
Turnout1,53283.3N/A
Registered electors1,840
Liberal holdSwingN/A

Hay succeeded to the peerage, becoming the 10th Marquess of Tweeddale.

1879 Haddington Burghs by-election[11]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
LiberalDavid Wedderburn 921 56.0 N/A
ConservativeJohn Macdonald72344.0N/A
Majority19812.0N/A
Turnout1,64489.1N/A
Registered electors1,846
Liberal holdSwingN/A

Elections in the 1880s

General election 1880: Haddington Burghs [11]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
LiberalDavid Wedderburn 1,019 62.7 N/A
ConservativeJames Flower Houston[13]60737.3N/A
Majority41225.4N/A
Turnout1,62685.8N/A
Registered electors1,896
Liberal holdSwing

Wedderburn resigned, causing a by-election.

By-election, 24 Aug 1882: Haddington Burghs [11]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
LiberalAlexander Craig Sellar 833 60.5 −2.2
ConservativeWalter Scott Seton-Karr[14]54439.5+2.2
Majority28921.0−4.4
Turnout1,37774.9−10.9
Registered electors1,839
Liberal holdSwing−2.2

References

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