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Haddington Burghs was a Scottish 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.

Creation

The British parliamentary constituency was created in 1708 following the Acts of Union, 1707 and replaced the former Parliament of Scotland burgh constituencies of Haddington, Dunbar, Jedburgh, Lauder and North Berwick

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.

History

The constituency elected one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system until the seat was abolished for the 1885 general election.

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

Elections in the 1830s

• On petition, Steuart was unseated in favour of Dalrymple

Steuart was appointed as a Lord Commissioner of the Treasury, requiring a by-election.

Elections in the 1840s

Elections in the 1850s

Elections in the 1860s

Elections in the 1870s

Davie resigned, causing a by-election.

Hay succeeded to the peerage, becoming the 10th Marquess of Tweeddale.

Elections in the 1880s

Wedderburn resigned, causing a by-election.

References

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5. "Haddington Burghs". History of Parliament Online (1820-1832). Retrieved 27 March 2019.
6. ^ Smith, Henry Stooks (1842). The Register of Parliamentary Contested Elections (Second ed.). Simpkin, Marshall & Company. p. 203. Retrieved 2 September 2018.
7. Mair, Robert Henry, ed. (1872). Debrett's Illustrated House of Commons, and the Judicial Bench. London: Dean & Son. Retrieved 8 April 2018.
8. "Members Returned". Norfolk News. 7 August 1847. p. 2. Retrieved 2 September 2018 – via British Newspaper Archive.
9. ^ Escott, Margaret. "Haddington Burghs". The History of Parliament. Retrieved 7 May 2020.
10. ^ Cook, Chris; Stevenson, John (1980). British Historical Facts 1760-1830. Basingstoke: Palgrave. p. 58. doi:10.1007/978-1-137-06465-3. ISBN 978-1-137-06465-3. Retrieved 7 May 2020 – via Google Books.
11. ^ Craig, F. W. S., ed. (1977). British Parliamentary Election Results 1832-1885 (e-book) (1st ed.). London: Macmillan Press. p. 549. ISBN 978-1-349-02349-3.
12. Debrett's House of Commons and the Judicial Bench, 1870
13. "Haddington". Jedburgh Gazette. 2 April 1881. p. 2. Retrieved 20 December 2017 – via British Newspaper Archive.
14. "The Haddington Burghs Election". Glasgow Herald. 18 August 1882. p. 4. Retrieved 20 December 2017 – via British Newspaper Archive.

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