Elgin_Burghs_(UK_Parliament_constituency)
Elgin Burghs (UK Parliament constituency)
Parliamentary constituency in the United Kingdom, 1801–1918
Elgin 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 United Kingdom from 1801 to 1918. Until 1832, when Peterhead was added, the constituency comprised the parliamentary burghs of Elgin, Cullen, Banff, Inverurie and Kintore, lying in Elginshire (later known as Morayshire), Banffshire and Aberdeenshire.
Quick Facts 1708–1918, Seats ...
| Elgin Burghs | |
|---|---|
| Former District of burghs constituency for the House of Commons | |
| 1708–1918 | |
| Seats | One |
| Created from | Banff, Cullen, Elgin, Inverurie and Kintore |
| Replaced by | Kincardine and Aberdeenshire East, Banffshire, Moray and Nairn and Kincardine and Aberdeenshire West, |
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The British parliamentary constituency was created in 1708 following the Acts of Union, 1707 and replaced the former Parliament of Scotland burgh constituencies of Elgin, Banff, Cullen, Inverurie and Kintore.
The constituency elected one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system until the seat was abolished in 1918.[1] [2] [3] [4] [5]
In 1918, Elgin became part of Moray and Nairn, Banff and Cullen part of Banffshire, Inverurie and Kintore part of Central Aberdeenshire and Peterhead part of East Aberdeenshire.
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Elections in the 1830s
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tory | Alexander Duff | Unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | c. 84 | ||||
| Tory hold | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tory | William Gordon-Cumming | Unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | c. 84 | ||||
| Tory hold | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whig | Andrew Leith Hay | 350 | 50.1 | ||
| Tory | Holt Mackenzie[15] | 225 | 32.2 | ||
| Whig | Alexander Morison[16] | 123 | 17.6 | ||
| Majority | 125 | 17.9 | |||
| Turnout | 698 | 89.9 | |||
| Registered electors | 776 | ||||
| Whig gain from Tory | |||||
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Hay was appointed as Clerk of the Ordnance, requiring a by-election.
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whig | Andrew Leith Hay | Unopposed | |||
| Whig hold | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whig | Andrew Leith Hay | 384 | 59.3 | -8.4 | |
| Conservative | William Brodie[17] | 264 | 40.7 | +8.5 | |
| Majority | 120 | 18.6 | +0.7 | ||
| Turnout | 648 | 79.8 | −10.1 | ||
| Registered electors | 812 | ||||
| Whig hold | Swing | +0.4 | |||
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Hay was appointed as Clerk of the Ordnance, requiring a by-election.
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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| Whig | Andrew Leith Hay | Unopposed | |||
| Whig hold | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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| Whig | Andrew Leith Hay | Unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | 858 | ||||
| Whig hold | |||||
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Hay resigned after being appointed as Governor of Bermuda, causing a by-election.
Elections in the 1840s
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whig | Andrew Leith Hay | 311 | 51.2 | N/A | |
| Conservative | Thomas Abercromby Duff[18] | 297 | 48.8 | New | |
| Majority | 14 | 2.4 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 608 | 70.9 | N/A | ||
| Registered electors | 857 | ||||
| Whig hold | Swing | N/A | |||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Whig | George Skene Duff | 242 | 41.7 | N/A | |
| Conservative | Alexander Bannerman[19] | 192 | 33.0 | −15.8 | |
| Whig | Andrew Leith Hay | 147 | 25.3 | −25.9 | |
| Majority | 50 | 8.7 | +6.3 | ||
| Turnout | 581 | 67.4 | −3.5 | ||
| Registered electors | 862 | ||||
| Whig hold | Swing | N/A | |||
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Elections in the 1850s
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Whig | George Skene Duff | Unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | 988 | ||||
| Whig hold | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Whig | George Skene Duff | Unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | 967 | ||||
| Whig hold | |||||
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Duff resigned by accepting the office of Steward of the Chiltern Hundreds, causing a by-election.
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Whig | M. E. Grant Duff | Unopposed | |||
| Whig hold | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Liberal | M. E. Grant Duff | Unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | 969 | ||||
| Liberal hold | |||||
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Elections in the 1860s
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Liberal | M. E. Grant Duff | Unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | 1,059 | ||||
| Liberal hold | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Liberal | M. E. Grant Duff | Unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | 2,962 | ||||
| Liberal hold | |||||
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Elections in the 1870s
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Liberal | M. E. Grant Duff | Unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | 3,501 | ||||
| Liberal hold | |||||
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Elections in the 1880s
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Liberal | M. E. Grant Duff | 2,082 | 73.2 | N/A | |
| Conservative | James Mackenzie Maclean | 764 | 26.8 | New | |
| Majority | 1,318 | 46.4 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 2,846 | 74.8 | N/A | ||
| Registered electors | 3,806 | ||||
| Liberal hold | Swing | N/A | |||
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Duff resigned after being appointed Governor of Madras, causing a by-election.
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Liberal | Alexander Asher | Unopposed | |||
| Liberal hold | |||||
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Asher was appointed as Solicitor General for Scotland, requiring a by-election.
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Liberal | Alexander Asher | Unopposed | |||
| Liberal hold | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Liberal | Alexander Asher | Unopposed | |||
| Liberal hold | |||||
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Asher was re-appointed as Solicitor General for Scotland, requiring a by-election.
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Liberal | Alexander Asher | Unopposed | |||
| Liberal hold | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Liberal | Alexander Asher | Unopposed | |||
| Liberal hold | |||||
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Elections in the 1890s
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Liberal | Alexander Asher | 1,668 | 59.7 | N/A | |
| Conservative | James Augustus Grant | 1,127 | 40.3 | New | |
| Majority | 541 | 19.4 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 2,795 | 66.8 | N/A | ||
| Registered electors | 4,182 | ||||
| Liberal hold | Swing | N/A | |||
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Asher is appointed Solicitor General for Scotland, requiring a by-election.
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Liberal | Alexander Asher | Unopposed | |||
| Liberal hold | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Liberal | Alexander Asher | 1,853 | 61.5 | +1.8 | |
| Liberal Unionist | Charles Thomas Gordon | 1,161 | 38.5 | −1.8 | |
| Majority | 692 | 23.0 | +3.6 | ||
| Turnout | 3,014 | 67.9 | +1.1 | ||
| Registered electors | 4,440 | ||||
| Liberal hold | Swing | +1.8 | |||
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Elections in the 1900s
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Liberal | Alexander Asher | 1,744 | 59.5 | −2.0 | |
| Conservative | John Moffatt | 1,187 | 40.5 | +2.0 | |
| Majority | 557 | 19.0 | −4.0 | ||
| Turnout | 2,931 | 64.6 | −3.3 | ||
| Registered electors | 4,535 | ||||
| Liberal hold | Swing | −2.0 | |||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Liberal | John Sutherland | 2,474 | 70.8 | +11.3 | |
| Conservative | Patrick Rose-Innes | 1,021 | 29.2 | −11.3 | |
| Majority | 1,453 | 41.6 | +22.6 | ||
| Turnout | 3,495 | 73.6 | +9.0 | ||
| Registered electors | 4,748 | ||||
| Liberal hold | Swing | +11.3 | |||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Liberal | John Sutherland | 2,742 | 77.7 | +18.2 | |
| Conservative | Evan N B Mackenzie | 786 | 22.3 | −18.2 | |
| Majority | 1,956 | 55.4 | +36.4 | ||
| Turnout | 3,528 | 72.5 | +7.9 | ||
| Registered electors | 4,867 | ||||
| Liberal hold | Swing | +18.2 | |||
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Elections in the 1910s
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Liberal | John Sutherland | 3,031 | 71.6 | -6.1 | |
| Liberal Unionist | William George Black | 1,201 | 28.4 | +6.1 | |
| Majority | 1,830 | 43.2 | -12.2 | ||
| Turnout | 4,232 | 79.8 | +7.3 | ||
| Liberal hold | Swing | -6.1 | |||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Liberal | John Sutherland | Unopposed | |||
| Liberal hold | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Liberal | Charles Barrie | Unopposed | |||
| Liberal hold | |||||
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