Berwick and Haddington (UK Parliament constituency)
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Berwick and Haddington County constituency |
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Created: | 1918 |
Abolished: | 1950 |
Type: | House of Commons |
Berwick and Haddington was a constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1918 when it replaced Berwickshire until it was replaced by Berwick and East Lothian for the 1950 general election.
The constituency covered the counties of Berwickshire and East Lothian.
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[edit] History
[edit] Members of Parliament
- John Deans Hope (1918-1922)
- Walter Waring (1922-1923)
- Robert Spence (1923-1924)
- Chichester de Windt Crookshank, Unionist (1924-1929)
- George Sinkinson (1929-1931)
- John McEwen, Unionist (1931-1945)
- John James Robertson, Labour (1945-1950)
[edit] Election results
General Election 1931: Berwick and Haddington | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Conservative | John Helias Finne McEwen | 25,169 | |||
Labour | George Sinkinson | 9,089 |
[edit] Sources
- This page incorporates information from Leigh Rayment's Peerage Page.