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Dumfries Burghs (UK Parliament constituency)

Dumfries Burghs (UK Parliament constituency)

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Dumfries Burghs was a district of burghs constituency of the House of Commons of Great Britain from 1708 to 1801 and of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1801 until 1918. It elected one Member of Parliament (MP).

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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 Dumfries, Annan, Kirkcudbright Burgh, Lochmaben and Sanquhar.

Boundaries

The constituency comprised the Dumfriesshire burghs of Dumfries, Annan, Lochmaben and Sanquhar and the Kirkcudbrightshire burgh of Kirkcudbright.

History

The constituency elected one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system until the seat was abolished for the 1918 general election.[1] [2] [3] [4] [5] Dumfries, Annan, Lochmaben and Sanquar were then merged into the county constituency of Dumfriesshire. Kirkcudbright was merged into Galloway.

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Elections

Elections in the 1830s

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Elections in the 1850s

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Elections in the 1860s

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Elections in the 1870s

Noel
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Elections in the 1880s

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Elections in the 1900s

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Gulland
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General Election 1914–15:

Another General Election was required to take place before the end of 1915. The political parties had been making preparations for an election to take place and by July 1914, the following candidates had been selected;

  • Liberal: John Gulland
  • Unionist: Sir Archibald Mclnnes Shaw|Archibald Mclnnes Shaw[31]

Notes

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    Dod, Charles Roger; Dod, Robert Phipps (1847). Dod's Parliamentary Companion, Volume 15. Dod's Parliamentary Companion. p. 164. Retrieved 1 September 2018 – via Google Books.
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    "Leeds Intelligencer". 31 July 1841. p. 7. Retrieved 1 September 2018 – via British Newspaper Archive.
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    Craig, F. W. S., ed. (1977). British Parliamentary Election Results 1832-1885 (e-book) (1st ed.). London: Macmillan Press. ISBN 978-1-349-02349-3.
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    "Evening Mail". 7 July 1841. p. 2. Retrieved 14 August 2019 – via British Newspaper Archive.
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    "Election Intelligence". Glasgow Herald. 18 April 1859. p. 5. Retrieved 2 September 2018 – via British Newspaper Archive.
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    "Dumfries". Hamilton Advertiser. 24 June 1865. p. 2. Retrieved 10 February 2018 – via British Newspaper Archive.
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    "Election News". Liverpool Daily Post. 22 July 1868. p. 10. Retrieved 10 February 2018 – via British Newspaper Archive.
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    Craig, FWS, ed. (1974). British Parliamentary Election Results: 1885-1918. London: Macmillan Press. ISBN 9781349022984.
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    British Parliamentary Election Results 1885-1918, FWS Craig
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    Debrett's House of Commons & Judicial Bench, 1916
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    Dundee Courier 28 Feb 1914
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