Berwickshire was a county constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1708 to 1918, when it was amalgamated with neighbouring Haddington(shire) to form a new Berwick and Haddington constituency.
Creation The British parliamentary constituency was created in 1708 following the Acts of Union, 1707 and replaced the former Parliament of Scotland shire constituency of Berwickshire. It elected one Member of Parliament (MP), using the first-past-the-post voting system.
Members of Parliament Election Member Party1708 George Baillie 1734 Hon. Alexander Hume-Campbell 1761 James Pringle 1779 Sir John Paterson, Bt 1780 Hugh Hepburne-Scott 1784 Patrick Home 1796 George Baillie 1818 Sir John MarjoribanksMarjoribanks, Roger (2014) "Edinburgh Portrait, Sir John Marjoribanks, Bart, MP (1763–1833)" The Book of the Edinburgh Club, Volume 10, Pp 151-156, Tory 1826 Anthony Maitland Tory1832 Charles Albany Marjoribanks Whig Jan. 1834 Sir Hugh Purves-Hume-Campbell Tory Dec. 1834 Conservative1847 Francis Scott Conservative 1859 David Robertson Liberal 1873 by-election William Miller Liberal1874 Hon. Robert Baillie-Hamilton Conservative 1880 Edward Marjoribanks Liberal 1894 by-election Harold Tennant Liberal 1918 constituency abolished
Election results
Elections in the 1830s
Marjoribanks resigned, causing a by-election.
Elections in the 1840s
Elections in the 1850s
Elections in the 1860s
Elections in the 1870s Robertson was elevated to the peerage, becoming Lord Marjoribanks and causing a by-election.
Elections in the 1880s
Marjoribanks was appointed Comptroller of the Household, requiring a by-election.
Elections in the 1890s
Elections in the 1900s
Elections in the 1910s
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