Elgin Burghs was a district of burghs constituency of the House of Commons of Great Britain from 1708 to 1801 and of the House of Commons of the United Kingdom from 1801 to 1918. Until 1832, when Peterhead was added, the constituency comprised the parliamentary burghs of Elgin, Cullen, Banff, Inverurie and Kintore, lying in Elginshire (later known as Morayshire), Banffshire and Aberdeenshire.
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 Elgin, Banff, Cullen, Inverurie and Kintore.
History The constituency elected one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system until the seat was abolished in 1918.
In 1918, Elgin became part of Moray and Nairn, Banff and Cullen part of Banffshire, Inverurie and Kintore part of Central Aberdeenshire and Peterhead part of East Aberdeenshire.
Members of Parliament Election Member Party1708 Hon. Patrick Ogilvy 1710 Alexander Reid 1713 James Murray Tory1715 John Campbell, later Duke of Argyll Whig1722 William Fraser Tory1725 John Campbell, later Duke of Argyll 1727 William Steuart 1728 Patrick Campbell 1734 William Steuart 1741 Sir James Grant, Bt 1747 William Grant 1755 Sir Andrew Mitchell 1771 Thomas Lockhart 1774 Staats Long Morris 1784 William Adam 1790 Alexander Brodie 1802 Francis Ogilvy-Grant, later Earl of Seafield 1806 George Skene 1807 Archibald Colquhoun 1810 William Dundas Tory1812 Archibald Campbell Tory1812 Patrick Milne Tory1818 Robert Grant Tory1820 Archibald Farquharson Whig 1826 Alexander Duff 1830 Tory 1831 Sir William Gordon-Cumming, Bt Tory 1832 Sir Andrew Leith Hay Whig 1838 Fox Maule, later Earl of Dalhousie Whig 1841 Sir Andrew Leith Hay Whig 1847 George Skene Duff Whig 1857 M. E. Grant Duff Whig 1859 Liberal1881 by-election Alexander Asher Liberal1905 by-election John Sutherland Liberal1918 by-election Charles Barrie, later Baron Abertay Liberal 1918 constituency abolished
Election results Elections in the 1830s
Hay was appointed as Clerk of the Ordnance, requiring a by-election.
Hay was appointed as Clerk of the Ordnance, requiring a by-election.
Hay resigned after being appointed as Governor of Bermuda, causing a by-election.
Elections in the 1840s
Elections in the 1850s
Duff resigned by accepting the office of Steward of the Chiltern Hundreds, causing a by-election.
Elections in the 1860s
Elections in the 1870s
Elections in the 1880s
Duff resigned after being appointed Governor of Madras, causing a by-election.
Asher was appointed as Solicitor General for Scotland, requiring a by-election.
Asher was re-appointed as Solicitor General for Scotland, requiring a by-election.
Elections in the 1890s
Asher is appointed Solicitor General for Scotland, requiring a by-election.
Elections in the 1900s
Elections in the 1910s
See also Elgin Burghs by-election, 1918
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