Leith (UK Parliament constituency)
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| Leith Burgh constituency |
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| Created: | 1918 |
| Abolished: | 1950 |
| Type: | House of Commons |
Leith was a burgh constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1918 to 1950. The constituency elected one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election.
There was also an earlier Leith Burghs constituency, 1832 to 1918, and a later Edinburgh Leith constituency, 1950 to 1997.
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[edit] Boundaries
The Leith constituency was created under the Representation of the People Act 1918, and first used in the 1918 general election, to cover the burgh of Leith, in the county of Midlothian.[1] The burgh was previously within the Leith Burghs constituency.
1918 boundaries were used also in the general elections of 1922, 1923, 1924, 1929, 1931, 1935 and 1945.
The burgh was merged into the city of Edinburgh in 1920, and for the 1950 general election, under the House of Commons Redistribution of Seats Act 1949, the Edinburgh Leith constituency was created as one of seven constituencies covering the city and the Midlothian burgh of Musselburgh.[1]
[edit] Member of Parliament
| Year | Member | Party | |
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| 1918 | William Wedgewood Benn | Liberal | |
| 1927 | Ernest Brown | Liberal | |
| 1931 | National Liberal | ||
| 1935 | |||
| 1945 | James Hutchison Hoy, subsequently MP for Edinburgh Leith | Labour | |
[edit] Election results
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| General Election 1935: Leith | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| National Liberal | Rt Hon Ernest Brown MC | 18,888 | |||
| Labour | D.C. Thomson | 13,818 | |||
| General Election 1931: Leith | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| National Liberal | Ernest Brown MC | 24,847 | |||
| Labour | Arthur Woodburn | 13,400 | |||
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[edit] Notes and references
- ^ a b As per Boundaries of Parliamentary Constituencies 1885-1972 (ISBN 0-900178-09-4), F. W. S. Craig, 1972
