Roxburghshire | |
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Former County constituency for the House of Commons | |
Subdivisions of Scotland | Roxburghshire |
1708–1918 | |
Seats | One |
Created from | Roxburghshire |
Replaced by | Roxburgh and Selkirk |
Roxburghshire was a Scottish county constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of Great Britain (at Westminster) from 1708 to 1801, and of the Parliament of the United Kingdom (also at Westminster) from 1801 to 1918.
The British parliamentary constituency was created in 1708 following the Acts of Union, 1707 and replaced the former Parliament of Scotland shire constituency of Roxburghshire.
The name relates the constituency to the county of Roxburgh.
The constituency elected one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system until the seat was abolished in 1918.[1] [2] [3] [4] [5]
When the constituency was abolished in 1918, the Roxburgh and Selkirk constituency was created, covering the counties of Roxburgh and Selkirk
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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Tory | Henry Hepburne-Scott | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 151 | ||||
Tory hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Tory | Henry Hepburne-Scott | 57 | 80.3 | ||
Whig | Sir William Francis Eliott, 7th Baronet | 14 | 19.7 | ||
Majority | 43 | 60.6 | |||
Turnout | 71 | 47.0 | |||
Registered electors | 151 | ||||
Tory hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Whig | George Elliot | 624 | 53.4 | N/A | |
Tory | John Douglas-Montagu-Scott | 532 | 45.5 | −34.8 | |
Whig | Sir William Francis Eliott, 7th Baronet | 12 | 1.0 | −18.7 | |
Majority | 92 | 7.9 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 1,168 | 88.4 | +41.4 | ||
Registered electors | 1,321 | ||||
Whig gain from Tory | Swing | N/A |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | John Douglas-Montagu-Scott | 757 | 52.6 | +7.1 | |
Whig | George Elliot | 681 | 47.4 | −6.0 | |
Majority | 76 | 5.2 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 1,438 | 85.9 | −2.5 | ||
Registered electors | 1,674 | ||||
Conservative gain from Whig | Swing | +6.6 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Whig | John Elliot | 803 | 51.4 | +4.0 | |
Conservative | Francis Scott | 759 | 48.6 | −4.0 | |
Majority | 44 | 2.8 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 1,562 | 80.8 | −5.1 | ||
Registered electors | 1,932 | ||||
Whig gain from Conservative | Swing | +4.0 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Francis Scott | 830 | 52.6 | +4.0 | |
Whig | John Elliot | 748 | 47.4 | −4.0 | |
Majority | 82 | 5.2 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 1,578 | 69.3 | −11.5 | ||
Registered electors | 2,277 | ||||
Conservative gain from Whig | Swing | +4.0 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Whig | John Elliot | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 2,091 | ||||
Whig gain from Conservative |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Whig | John Elliot | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 2,033 | ||||
Whig hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Whig | John Elliot | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 1,650 | ||||
Whig hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal | William Scott | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 1,663 | ||||
Liberal hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | William Scott | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 1,639 | ||||
Liberal hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | William Scott | 750 | 55.1 | N/A | |
Conservative | Schomberg Kerr | 610 | 44.9 | New | |
Majority | 140 | 10.2 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 1,360 | 81.7 | N/A | ||
Registered electors | 1,664 | ||||
Liberal hold |
Scott resigned, causing a by-election.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal | James Innes-Ker | Unopposed | |||
Liberal hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | George Henry Scott-Douglas | 789 | 50.9 | +6.0 | |
Liberal | James Innes-Ker | 762 | 49.1 | -6.0 | |
Majority | 27 | 1.8 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 1,551 | 85.5 | +3.8 | ||
Registered electors | 1,813 | ||||
Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Arthur Elliot | 859 | 50.3 | +1.2 | |
Conservative | George Henry Scott-Douglas | 849 | 49.7 | −1.2 | |
Majority | 10 | 0.6 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 1,708 | 86.3 | +0.8 | ||
Registered electors | 1,978 | ||||
Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing | +1.2 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Arthur Elliot | 3,419 | 63.6 | +13.3 | |
Conservative | Charles Balfour | 1,954 | 36.4 | −13.3 | |
Majority | 1,465 | 27.2 | +26.6 | ||
Turnout | 5,373 | 86.9 | +0.6 | ||
Registered electors | 6,180 | ||||
Liberal hold | Swing | +13.3 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Unionist | Arthur Elliot | 2,570 | 54.5 | +18.1 | |
Liberal | Mark Francis Napier | 2,142 | 45.5 | −18.1 | |
Majority | 428 | 9.0 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 4,712 | 76.2 | −10.7 | ||
Registered electors | 6,180 | ||||
Liberal Unionist gain from Liberal | Swing | +18.1 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Mark Francis Napier | 2,672 | 51.5 | +6.0 | |
Liberal Unionist | Arthur Elliot | 2,514 | 48.5 | −6.0 | |
Majority | 158 | 3.0 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 5,186 | 86.2 | +10.0 | ||
Registered electors | 6,015 | ||||
Liberal gain from Liberal Unionist | Swing | +6.0 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | John Scott | 2,929 | 55.3 | +6.8 | |
Liberal | Mark Francis Napier | 2,368 | 44.7 | −6.8 | |
Majority | 561 | 10.6 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 5,297 | 88.5 | +2.3 | ||
Registered electors | 5,988 | ||||
Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | +6.8 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | John Scott | 2,682 | 53.6 | −1.7 | |
Liberal | John Jardine | 2,323 | 46.4 | +1.7 | |
Majority | 359 | 7.2 | −3.4 | ||
Turnout | 5,005 | 84.4 | −4.1 | ||
Registered electors | 5,931 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | −1.7 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | John Jardine | 2,829 | 52.9 | +6.5 | |
Conservative | Richard John Waldie-Griffith | 2,514 | 47.1 | −6.5 | |
Majority | 315 | 5.8 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 5,343 | 90.8 | +6.4 | ||
Registered electors | 5,884 | ||||
Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing | +6.5 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | John Jardine | 2,943 | 52.8 | −0.1 | |
Conservative | Henry Francis Douglas-Scott-Montagu, 1st Baron Montagu of Beaulieu | 2,626 | 47.2 | +0.1 | |
Majority | 317 | 5.6 | −0.2 | ||
Turnout | 5,569 | 92.4 | +1.6 | ||
Registered electors | 6,025 | ||||
Liberal hold | Swing | −0.1 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | John Jardine | 2,908 | 51.8 | −1.0 | |
Conservative | Neil James Kennedy Cochran-Patrick | 2,704 | 48.2 | +1.0 | |
Majority | 204 | 3.6 | −2.0 | ||
Turnout | 5,612 | 91.8 | −0.6 | ||
Registered electors | 6,114 | ||||
Liberal hold | Swing | −1.0 |