Leith Burghs (UK Parliament constituency)

Leith Burghs
Former District of burghs constituency
for the House of Commons
1832–1918
Number of members One
Replaced by Leith
Edinburgh East

Leith Burghs was a district of burghs constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1832 to 1918. The constituency represented the parliamentary burghs of Leith, Musselburgh and Portobello.

In 1918 Leith was included in Leith, while Musselburgh and Portobello were merged into Edinburgh East.

Members of Parliament

Election Member [1][2][3] Party
1832 John Archibald Murray Liberal
1839 by-election Andrew Rutherfurd Liberal
1851 by-election James Moncreiff, later Baron Moncreiff Liberal
1859 Sir William Miller, 1st Baronet Liberal
1868 Robert Andrew Macfie Liberal
1874 Donald Robert Macgregor Liberal
1878 by-election Andrew Grant Liberal
1885 William Jacks Liberal
1886 Liberal Unionist
1886 William Ewart Gladstone Liberal
1886 by-election Ronald Munro Ferguson, later Viscount Novar Liberal
1914 by-election George Welsh Currie Conservative
1918 constituency abolished

Election results

Election Political result Candidate Party Votes % ±%
By-election 26 Feb 1914 [3][4]
Electorate: 17,705
Turnout: 77.1%		Conservative gain from Liberal
Majority: 16 (0.1%) 		George Welsh CurrieConservative5,15937.8−5.0
Malcolm Smith Liberal5,14337.7−19.5
Joseph Nicholas Bell Labour3,34624.5N/A
General Election Dec 1910 [3][4]
Electorate: 17,987
Turnout: 68.7%		Liberal hold
Majority: 1,785 (14.4%)
Swing: 9.5% from LibU to Lib 		Ronald Munro FergusonLiberal7,06957.2+7.6
Frederick Alexander Macquisten Conservative5,28442.8+11.3
General Election Jan 1910 [3][4]
Electorate: 17,351
Turnout: 83.0%		Liberal hold
Majority: 2,606 (18.1%) 		Ronald Munro FergusonLiberal7,14649.6−11.6
Sir Robert Cranston Liberal Unionist4,54031.5−7.3
William Walker Labour2,72418.9N/A
General Election 1906 [3][5]
Electorate: 16,974
Turnout: 73.9%		Liberal hold
Majority: 2,802 (22.4%) 		Ronald Munro FergusonLiberal7,67761.2+7.6
Frank T. Cooper KC Liberal Unionist4,86538.8−7.6
General Election 1900 [3][6]
Electorate: 15,484
Turnout: 11,269 (72.8%)		Liberal hold
Majority: 817 (7.2%) 		Ronald Munro FergusonLiberal6,04353.6−2.8
Edward Theodore Salvesen Liberal Unionist5,22646.4+2.8
General Election 1895 [3][6]
Electorate: 13,982
Turnout: 73.8%		Liberal hold
Majority: 1,325 (12.8%) 		Ronald Munro FergusonLiberal5,81955.4+1.0
John Wilson Liberal Unionist4,49444.6−1.0
General Election 1892 [3][7]
Electorate: 13,198
Turnout: 74.5%		Liberal hold
Majority: 1,643 (16.8%) 		Ronald Munro FergusonLiberal5,73858.4
William Alexander Bell Liberal Unionist4,09541.6
By-election 20 Aug 1886 [3][8]
Electorate: 11,779
Turnout: 61.4%		Liberal hold
Majority: 2,676 (37.1%) 		Ronald Munro FergusonLiberal4,20458.2
Donald Robert Macgregor[9] Independent Liberal Unionist1,52821.1
William Jacks Liberal Unionist1,49920.7
Henry Munster[10] Independent Liberal Unionist30.0
General Election 1886 [3]Liberal hold William Ewart Gladstone[11]Liberalunopposed
General Election 1885 [3][8]
Electorate: 11,779
Turnout: 75.0%		Liberal hold
Majority: 3,870 (43.8%) 		William JacksLiberal6,35571.9N/A
William David Thorburn Conservative2,48528.1N/A
General Election 1880 [2]
Electorate: 10,333		Liberal hold Andrew GrantLiberalunopposed
By-election 29 Jan 1878 [2]
Electorate: 9,739		Liberal hold Andrew GrantLiberal4,929
C. W. Tennant Conservative1,788
General Election 1874 [2]
Electorate: 8,248		Liberal hold Donald Robert MacgregorLiberal4,489
Robert Andrew Macfie Liberal1,945
General Election 1868 [2][12]
Electorate: 6,223		Liberal hold Robert Andrew MacfieLiberal2,907
William Miller Liberal2,310
General Election 1859 [2]
Electorate: 2,139		Liberal hold William MillerLiberal904
Robert Andrew Macfie Liberal746
General Election 1857 [2]
Electorate: 1,973		Liberal hold James MoncreiffLiberal821
William Miller Liberal701
General Election 1852 [2]
Electorate: 2,027		Liberal hold James MoncreiffLiberal643
T. W. Henderson Conservative407
By-election 11 April 1851 [2]Liberal hold James MoncreiffLiberalunopposed
General Election 1847 [2]
Electorate: 1,888		Liberal hold Andrew RutherfurdLiberalunopposed
General Election 1841 [2]
Electorate: 1,732		Liberal hold Andrew RutherfurdLiberalunopposed
By-election 1839 [2]Liberal hold Andrew RutherfurdLiberalunopposed
General Election 1837 [2]
Electorate: 2,171		Liberal hold John Archibald MurrayLiberalunopposed
General Election 1835 [2]
Electorate: 1,838		Liberal hold John Archibald MurrayLiberalunopposed
General Election 1832 [2]
Electorate: 1,624		Liberal win John Archibald MurrayLiberalunopposed

See also

References

  1. ↑ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "L" (part 2)
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.7 2.8 2.9 2.10 2.11 2.12 2.13 2.14 Craig, F. W. S. (1989) [1977]. British parliamentary election results 1832–1885 (2nd ed.). Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. p. 554–555. ISBN 0-900178-26-4.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 3.7 3.8 3.9 3.10 Craig, F. W. S. (1989) [1974]. British parliamentary election results 1885–1918 (2nd ed.). Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. p. 515. ISBN 0-900178-27-2.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 Debrett's House of Commons and the Judicial Bench, 1916
  5. ↑ Whitaker's Almanack, 1907
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 Debrett's House of Commons and the Judicial Bench, 1901
  7. ↑ Whitaker's Almanack, 1893
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 Debrett's House of Commons and the Judicial Bench, 1889
  9. ↑ Macgregor was supported by the local Conservative Association
  10. ↑ At the by-election in 1886, Munster withdrew from the election after nominations had closed
  11. ↑ At the 1886 general election, William Ewart Gladstone was returned unopposed, but being also elected for Edinburghshire, he elected to sit for the latter constituency, and a new election was held on 20 August 1886
  12. ↑ Debrett's House of Commons, 1870