St Andrews Burghs (UK Parliament constituency)

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St Andrews Burghs Burgh constituency
Created:	1832
Abolished:	1918
Type:	House of Commons
Members:	one

St Andrews Burghs was a district of burghs constituency, representing various burghs of Fife, Scotland, in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, from 1832 to 1918.

1 Area covered
2 Member of Parliament
3 Election results
4 See also

[edit] Area covered

The constituency comprised the burghs of St Andrews, Anstruther Easter, Anstruther Wester, Crail, Cupar, Kilrenny and Pittenweem, all in the county of Fife. St Andrews and Cupar had previously been part of Perth Burghs, and the other burghs part of Anstruther Burghs.

In 1918 the constituency was abolished, and the burghs were thereafter represented as part of the East Fife constituency.

[edit] Member of Parliament

1832 Andrew Johnston
1837 Edward Ellice
1880 Stephen Williamson
1885 Sir Robert Anstruther, 5th Baronet
1886 Henry Torrens Anstruther
1903 Edward Charles Ellice Liberal
1906 William Anstruther-Gray Conservative
1910 James Duncan Millar Liberal
1910 William Anstruther-Gray Conservative

[edit] Election results

General Election 1906: St Andrews Burghs
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Maj William Anstruther-Gray	1,495
	Liberal	Capt Edward Charles Ellice	1,472

General Election 1886: St Andrews Burghs
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Unionist	Henry Torrens Anstruther	1,132
	Liberal	Sir Thomas Brassey KCB	716

General Election 1885: St Andrews Burghs
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Col Sir Robert Anstruther, 5th Baronet	1,256
	Liberal	Stephen Williamson	1,256

1885: On a scrutiny, Sir Robert Anstruther obtained the seat.

[edit] See also

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