Dumfries Burghs (UK Parliament constituency)
Dumfries Burghs | |
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Former district of burghs constituency for the House of Commons | |
Subdivisions of Scotland | Dumfriesshire and Kirkcudbrightshire |
Major settlements | Dumfries, Annan, Lochmaben, Kirkcudbright |
1708–1918 | |
Seats | One |
Created from | Annan Dumfries Kirkcudbright Lochmaben Sanquhar |
Replaced by | Dumfriesshire Galloway |
Dumfries 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 Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1801 until 1918. It elected one Member of Parliament (MP).
Creation
[edit]The British parliamentary constituency was created in 1708 following the Acts of Union, 1707 and replaced the former Parliament of Scotland burgh constituencies of Dumfries, Annan, Kirkcudbright Burgh, Lochmaben and Sanquhar.
Boundaries
[edit]The constituency comprised the Dumfriesshire burghs of Dumfries, Annan, Lochmaben and Sanquhar and the Kirkcudbrightshire burgh of Kirkcudbright.
History
[edit]The constituency elected one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system until the seat was abolished for the 1918 general election.[1] [2] [3] [4] [5] Dumfries, Annan, Lochmaben and Sanquar were then merged into the county constituency of Dumfriesshire. Kirkcudbright was merged into Galloway.
Members of Parliament
[edit]Election | Member | Party | |
---|---|---|---|
1708 | William Johnstone | ||
1710 | John Hutton | ||
1713 | Sir William Johnstone | ||
1715 | Alexander Fergusson | ||
1722 | William Douglas | ||
1727 | Archibald Douglas | ||
1734 | Charles Erskine | ||
1735 | William Kirkpatrick | ||
1738 | Sir Robert Laurie | ||
1741 | Lord John Johnstone | ||
1743 | Sir James Johnstone, 3rd Bt | ||
1754 | Archibald Douglas | ||
1761 | Thomas Miller | ||
1766 | James Montgomery | ||
1768 | William Douglas | ||
1780 | Sir Robert Herries | ||
1784 | Sir James Johnstone, 4th Bt | ||
1790 | Patrick Miller | ||
1796 | Alexander Hope | ||
1800 | William Johnstone Hope | ||
1802 | Charles Hope | ||
1803 | James Stopford | ||
1806 | Henry Erskine | ||
1807 | Sir John Heron-Maxwell | ||
1812 | Lord William Douglas | Tory[6][7] | |
1832 | Matthew Sharpe | Whig[6][8] | |
1841 | William Ewart | Radical[9][10][11][12][13] | |
1859 | Liberal | ||
1868 | Robert Jardine | Liberal | |
1874 | Ernest Noel | Liberal | |
1886 | Liberal Unionist | ||
1886 | Sir Robert Reid | Liberal | |
1906 | John Gulland | Liberal | |
1918 | constituency abolished |
Elections
[edit]Elections in the 1830s
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Tory | William Douglas | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | c. 95 | ||||
Tory hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Tory | William Douglas | 3 | 60.0 | ||
Whig | Matthew Sharpe | 2 | 40.0 | ||
Majority | 1 | 20.0 | |||
Turnout | 5 | c. 5.3 | |||
Registered electors | c. 95 | ||||
Tory hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Whig | Matthew Sharpe | 488 | 56.9 | +16.9 | |
Whig | David Hannay | 370 | 43.1 | N/A | |
Majority | 118 | 13.8 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 858 | 88.7 | c. +83.4 | ||
Registered electors | 967 | ||||
Whig gain from Tory | Swing | +16.9 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Whig | Matthew Sharpe | 422 | 53.3 | −3.6 | |
Whig | David Hannay | 370 | 46.7 | +3.6 | |
Majority | 52 | 6.6 | −7.2 | ||
Turnout | 792 | 79.3 | −9.4 | ||
Registered electors | 999 | ||||
Whig hold | Swing | −3.6 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Whig | Matthew Sharpe | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 1,050 | ||||
Whig hold |
Elections in the 1840s
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Radical | William Ewart | 402 | 54.0 | New | |
Whig | Alexander Johnston[16] | 342 | 46.0 | N/A | |
Majority | 60 | 8.0 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 744 | 76.2 | N/A | ||
Registered electors | 977 | ||||
Radical gain from Whig |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Radical | William Ewart | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 892 | ||||
Radical hold |
Elections in the 1850s
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Radical | William Ewart | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 881 | ||||
Radical hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Radical | William Ewart | 506 | 73.2 | N/A | |
Conservative | James Hannay[17] | 185 | 26.8 | New | |
Majority | 321 | 46.4 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 691 | 78.3 | N/A | ||
Registered electors | 882 | ||||
Radical hold | Swing | N/A |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | William Ewart | 432 | 51.7 | −21.5 | |
Conservative | George Gustavus Walker[18] | 403 | 48.3 | +21.5 | |
Majority | 29 | 3.4 | −43.0 | ||
Turnout | 835 | 86.4 | +8.1 | ||
Registered electors | 966 | ||||
Liberal hold | Swing | −21.5 |
Elections in the 1860s
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | William Ewart | 540 | 58.4 | +6.7 | |
Independent Liberal | John Clark Kennedy[19][20] | 384 | 41.6 | New | |
Majority | 156 | 16.8 | +13.4 | ||
Turnout | 924 | 82.2 | −4.2 | ||
Registered electors | 1,124 | ||||
Liberal hold | Swing | +6.7 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Robert Jardine | 1,125 | 51.0 | −7.4 | |
Independent Liberal | Ernest Noel[21] | 1,083 | 49.0 | +7.4 | |
Majority | 42 | 2.0 | −14.8 | ||
Turnout | 2,208 | 93.8 | +11.6 | ||
Registered electors | 2,353 | ||||
Liberal hold | Swing | N/A |
Elections in the 1870s
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Ernest Noel | 1,420 | 55.9 | +4.9 | |
Conservative | Morden Carthew Yorstoun | 1,122 | 44.1 | New | |
Majority | 298 | 11.8 | +9.8 | ||
Turnout | 2,542 | 89.7 | −4.1 | ||
Registered electors | 2,833 | ||||
Liberal hold | Swing | N/A |
Elections in the 1880s
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Ernest Noel | 1,700 | 64.7 | +8.8 | |
Conservative | William Gordon[23] | 872 | 33.2 | −10.9 | |
Ind. Conservative | Theodore Edgar Dickson Byrne[24][25] | 54 | 2.1 | New | |
Majority | 828 | 31.5 | +19.7 | ||
Turnout | 2,626 | 89.6 | −0.1 | ||
Registered electors | 2,931 | ||||
Liberal hold | Swing | +9.9 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Ernest Noel | 1,546 | 53.1 | −11.6 | |
Conservative | Miles Walker Mattinson | 1,363 | 46.9 | +13.7 | |
Majority | 183 | 6.2 | −25.3 | ||
Turnout | 2,909 | 92.4 | +2.8 | ||
Registered electors | 3,147 | ||||
Liberal hold | Swing | −12.7 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Robert Reid | 1,547 | 56.0 | +2.9 | |
Conservative | Miles Walker Mattinson | 1,217 | 44.0 | −2.9 | |
Majority | 330 | 12.0 | +5.8 | ||
Turnout | 2,764 | 87.8 | −4.6 | ||
Registered electors | 3,147 | ||||
Liberal hold | Swing | +2.9 |
Elections in the 1890s
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Robert Reid | 1,698 | 59.3 | +3.3 | |
Liberal Unionist | Andrew Agnew | 1,166 | 40.7 | −3.3 | |
Majority | 532 | 18.6 | +6.6 | ||
Turnout | 2,864 | 86.1 | −1.7 | ||
Registered electors | 3,325 | ||||
Liberal hold | Swing | +3.3 |
Reid is appointed Solicitor General for Scotland, requiring a by-election.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Robert Reid | Unopposed | |||
Liberal hold |
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/7/70/Sir_Robert_Reid.jpg/120px-Sir_Robert_Reid.jpg)
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Robert Reid | 1,785 | 60.1 | +0.8 | |
Conservative | William Murray | 1,185 | 39.9 | −0.8 | |
Majority | 600 | 20.2 | +1.6 | ||
Turnout | 2,970 | 85.9 | −0.2 | ||
Registered electors | 3,456 | ||||
Liberal hold | Swing | +0.8 |
Elections in the 1900s
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Robert Reid | 1,847 | 58.7 | −1.4 | |
Liberal Unionist | William Murray | 1,300 | 41.3 | +1.4 | |
Majority | 547 | 17.4 | −2.8 | ||
Turnout | 3,147 | 84.7 | −1.2 | ||
Registered electors | 3,717 | ||||
Liberal hold | Swing | -1.4 |
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/46/John_Gulland.jpg/120px-John_Gulland.jpg)
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | John Gulland | 2,035 | 59.2 | +0.5 | |
Conservative | Joseph J. Glover | 1,402 | 40.8 | −0.5 | |
Majority | 633 | 18.4 | +1.0 | ||
Turnout | 3,437 | 90.7 | +6.0 | ||
Registered electors | 3,790 | ||||
Liberal hold | Swing | +0.5 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | John Gulland | 1,877 | 54.2 | −5.0 | |
Conservative | John Bryce Duncan | 1,585 | 45.8 | +5.0 | |
Majority | 292 | 8.4 | −10.0 | ||
Turnout | 3,462 | 86.9 | −3.8 | ||
Registered electors | 3,984 | ||||
Liberal hold | Swing | -5.0 |
Elections in the 1910s
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | John Gulland | 2,303 | 57.1 | −2.1 | |
Conservative | John Bryce Duncan | 1,730 | 42.9 | +2.1 | |
Majority | 573 | 14.2 | −4.2 | ||
Turnout | 4,033 | 93.6 | +2.9 | ||
Registered electors | 4,307 | ||||
Liberal hold | Swing | −2.1 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | John Gulland | 2,315 | 59.2 | +2.1 | |
Conservative | John Pollok-McCall | 1,596 | 40.8 | −2.1 | |
Majority | 719 | 18.4 | +4.2 | ||
Turnout | 3,911 | 91.1 | −2.5 | ||
Registered electors | 4,294 | ||||
Liberal hold | Swing | +2.1 |
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 Gulland
- Unionist: Sir Archibald Mclnnes Shaw|Archibald Mclnnes Shaw[31]
Notes
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- ^ "Evening Mail". 7 July 1841. p. 2. Retrieved 14 August 2019 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "The Scotch Elections". Dundee, Perth, and Cupar Advertiser. 20 March 1857. p. 2. Retrieved 2 September 2018 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Election Intelligence". Glasgow Herald. 18 April 1859. p. 5. Retrieved 2 September 2018 – via British Newspaper Archive.
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- ^ "Election Results". The Times. 6 April 1880. p. 6. Retrieved 22 February 2009.
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- ^ a b c d e f The Liberal Year Book, 1907
- ^ a b c d Craig, FWS, ed. (1974). British Parliamentary Election Results: 1885-1918. London: Macmillan Press. ISBN 9781349022984.
- ^ a b Debrett's House of Commons & Judicial Bench, 1901
- ^ a b c d British Parliamentary Election Results 1885-1918, FWS Craig
- ^ a b Debrett's House of Commons & Judicial Bench, 1916
- ^ Dundee Courier 28 Feb 1914