Midlothian and Peebles Northern (UK Parliament constituency)

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Midlothian and Peebles North
County constituency
Created: 1918
Abolished: 1950
Type: House of Commons
Members: one

Midlothian and Peebles Northern was a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1918 until 1950. Along with Peebles and Southern, it was formed by dividing the old Midlothian constituency.

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[edit] Boundaries

From 1918 the constituency consisted of "The Calder and Suburban County Districts, the burgh of Dalkeith, and that part of the Lasswade County District which is included in the extra-burghal portions of the parishes of Dalkeith and Inveresk."

[edit] Members of Parliament

Year Member Party
1918 Sir John Augustus Hope Unionist
1922 George Aitken Clark Hutchison Unionist
1923 Andrew Bathgate Clarke Labour
1924 Sir George Aitken Clark Hutchison Unionist
1929 Andrew Bathgate Clarke Labour
1929 David John Colville Unionist
1943 Sir Thomas David King Murray Unionist
1945 Lord John Adrian Hope Conservative
1950 constituency abolished

[edit] Election results

General Election 1931: Midlothian and Peebles Northern
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Lt Col David John Colville 22,211
Labour Andrew Bathgate Clarke 8,501

[edit] References