Hawick Burghs was a district of burghs constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1868 until 1918. It consisted of the Roxburghshire burgh of Hawick and the Selkirkshire burghs of Galashiels and Selkirk.
Members of Parliament ElectionMemberPartyNotes 1868 George Trevelyan Liberal1886 Liberal Unionist 1886 Alexander Laing Brown Liberal 1892 Thomas Shaw Liberal later Baron Craigmyle 1909 by-election Sir John Barran Liberal 1918 constituency abolished
Election results
George Otto Trevelyan was returned without opposition at the 1868 general election and again after acceptance of office at a by-election on 14 January 1869.Debrett's House of Commons, 1870
Elections in the 1860s
Trevelyan was appointed Civil Lord of the Admiralty.
Elections in the 1870s
Elections in the 1880s
Trevelyan was appointed Chief Secretary to the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland, requiring a by-election.
Trevelyan was appointed Secretary for Scotland, requiring a by-election.
Elections in the 1890s
Shaw was appointed Solicitor General for Scotland, requiring a by-election.
Elections in the 1900s
Elections in the 1910s
General Election 1914–15:
Another General Election was required to take place before the end of 1915. The political parties had been making preparations for an election to take place and by July 1914, the following candidates had been selected; Liberal: John Barran Unionist: Norman W. Grieve
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