Edinburgh and St Andrews Universities (UK Parliament constituency)
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| Edinburgh and St Andrews Universities University constituency |
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| Created: | 1868 |
| Abolished: | 1918 |
| Type: | House of Commons |
Edinburgh and St Andrews Universities was a parliamentary constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1868 until 1918. It was merged with the Glasgow and Aberdeen Universities constituency to form the Combined Scottish Universities constituency.
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[edit] Electorate
As a University constituency, the constituency had no geographical basis. Instead, its electorate consisted of the graduates of Edinburgh University and St Andrews University.
[edit] Members of Parliament
- 1868 Lyon Playfair, later Baron Playfair
- 1885 John Hay Athole Macdonald
- 1888 Moir Tod Stormont Darling
- 1890 Sir Charles John Pearson
- 1896 Sir William Overend Priestley
- 1900 Sir John Batty Tuke
- 1910 Sir Robert Bannatyne Finlay, later Viscount Finlay
- 1916 Christopher Nicholson Johnston
- 1917 Sir William Watson Cheyne
[edit] Elections
| General Election 1906: Edinburgh & St Andrews Universities | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Conservative | Sir John Batty Tuke MD | 4,893 | |||
| Independent | John St. Loe Strachey | 2,310 | |||
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[edit] References
- {{Rayment]]
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