Haddington Burghs (UK Parliament constituency)

Haddington Burghs
Former District of Burghs constituency
for the House of Commons
Major settlements Haddington, Dunbar, North Berwick, Lauder, Jedburgh
1708 (1708)–1885 (1885)
Number of members one

Haddington Burghs was a district of burghs constituency of the House of Commons of Great Britain (at Westminster) from 1708 to 1801 and of the House of Commons of the United Kingdom (also at Westminster) from 1801 until 1885. It elected one Member of Parliament (MP) using the first-past-the-post voting system.

Contents

Boundaries

The constituency consisted of the Haddingtonshire burghs of Haddington, Dunbar, and North Berwick, the Berwickshire burgh of Lauder, and the Roxburghshire burgh of Jedburgh.

In 1885, Haddington, Dunbar, and North Berwick were merged into the county constituency of Haddingtonshire , Lauder was merged into the county constituency of Berwickshire, and Jedburgh was merged into the county constituency of Roxburghshire.

Members of Parliament

Election results

General Election 1868: Haddington Burghs [1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Sir Henry Ferguson Davie unopposed

References

  1. ^ Debrett's House of Commons and the Judicial Bench, 1870