Andrew Johnston (Scottish politician)

For other people named Andrew Johnston, see Andrew Johnston (disambiguation).

Andrew Johnston (c.1798–1862)^[1]^[2] was a Whig politician in Scotland.

He was elected in 1831 as a Member of Parliament (MP) for the Anstruther District of Burghs,^[2] and when that constituency was abolished by the Reform Act 1832 he was elected at the 1832 general election for the new St Andrews District of Burghs.^[3] He held that seat until he stood down from the House of Commons at the 1837 general election.^[3]

References

^ "Mr Andrew Johnston". Hansard 1803–2005. http://hansard.millbanksystems.com/people/mr-andrew-johnston-1. Retrieved 2009-04-30.
^ ^a ^b "House of Commons constituencies beginning with "A" (part 2)". Leigh Rayment's House of Commons pages. http://www.leighrayment.com/commons/Acommons2.htm. Retrieved 2009-04-30.
^ ^a ^b Craig, F. W. S. (1989) [1977]. British parliamentary election results 1832–1885 (2nd ed.). Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. p. 560. ISBN 0-900178-26-4.

Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by James Balfour	Member of Parliament for Anstruther Burghs 1831 – 1832	Constituency abolished
New constituency	Member of Parliament for St Andrews Burghs 1832 – 1837	Succeeded by Edward Ellice