Stirling Burghs (UK Parliament constituency)
Stirling Burghs | |
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Former district of burghs constituency for the House of Commons | |
Major settlements | Stirling, Dunfermline, Inverkeithing, Queensferry, Culross |
1708–1918 | |
Seats | One |
Created from | Culross Dunfermline Inverkeithing Queensferry Stirling |
Replaced by | Stirling & Falkirk Burghs Dunfermline Burghs and others |
Stirling Burghs was a district of burghs constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1708 to 1918.
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 Stirling, Culross, Dunfermline, Inverkeithing and Queensferry
Boundaries
[edit]The constituency comprised the burghs of Stirling in Stirlingshire, Dunfermline, and Inverkeithing in Fife, Queensferry, in Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), and Culross, which was an exclave of Perthshire, transferring to Fife in 1889. By 1832, the burgh of Queensferry had become the burgh of South Queensferry.
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]
In 1918, Stirling became part of Stirling and Falkirk Burghs and Dunfermline became part of Dunfermline Burghs, with the other burghs being represented as part of their respective counties.
Members of Parliament
[edit]Election | Member | Party | |
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1708 | John Erskine | ||
1710 | Henry Cunningham | ||
1728 | Lord Erskine | ||
1734 | Peter Halkett | ||
1741 | James Erskine | ||
1747 | George Haldane | ||
1758 | Robert Haldane | ||
1761 | Francis Holburne | ||
1768 | James Masterton | ||
1774 | Archibald Campbell | ||
1780 | James Campbell | ||
1789 | Archibald Campbell | ||
1791 | Andrew Cochrane (from 1793, Cochrane Johnstone)[6] |
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1797 | William Tait | ||
1800 | Alexander Cochrane | ||
1806 | Sir John Henderson, Bt | ||
1807 | Alexander Campbell | ||
1818 | John Campbell | ||
1819 | Francis Primrose | ||
1820 | Robert Downie | Non Partisan[7] | |
1830 | James Johnston | Non Partisan[8] | |
1832 | Archibald Primrose, Lord Dalmeny | Whig[9][10][11] | |
1847 | John Benjamin Smith | Radical[12][13][14][15] | |
1852 | Sir James Anderson | Radical[16] | |
1859 | James Caird | Liberal | |
1865 | Laurence Oliphant | Liberal | |
1868 | John Ramsay | Liberal | |
1868 | Sir Henry Campbell-Bannerman | Liberal | |
1908 | Arthur Ponsonby | Liberal | |
1918 | constituency abolished |
Election results 1708-1885
[edit]Elections in the 1830s
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Nonpartisan | James Johnston (MP) | 3 | 60.0 | ||
Nonpartisan | Robert Downie (MP) | 2 | 40.0 | ||
Majority | 1 | 20.0 | |||
Turnout | 5 | c. 4.9 | |||
Registered electors | c. 103 | ||||
Nonpartisan gain from Nonpartisan | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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Nonpartisan | James Johnston (MP) | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | c. 103 | ||||
Nonpartisan hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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Whig | Archibald Primrose | 492 | 57.3 | ||
Whig | James Johnston (MP) | 366 | 42.7 | ||
Majority | 126 | 14.6 | |||
Turnout | 858 | 89.7 | |||
Registered electors | 956 | ||||
Whig gain from Nonpartisan |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Whig | Archibald Primrose | 418 | 54.8 | −2.5 | |
Radical | John Crawfurd | 345 | 45.2 | New | |
Majority | 73 | 9.6 | −5.0 | ||
Turnout | 763 | 72.0 | −17.7 | ||
Registered electors | 1,060 | ||||
Whig hold | Swing | −2.5 |
Primrose was appointed as a Civil Lord of the Admiralty, requiring a by-election.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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Whig | Archibald Primrose | Unopposed | |||
Whig hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Whig | Archibald Primrose | 455 | 99.6 | +44.8 | |
Radical | Thomas Perronet Thompson | 2 | 0.4 | −44.8 | |
Majority | 453 | 99.2 | +89.6 | ||
Turnout | 457 | 36.8 | −35.2 | ||
Registered electors | 1,241 | ||||
Whig hold | Swing | +44.8 |
Elections in the 1840s
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Whig | Archibald Primrose | 438 | 51.0 | −48.6 | |
Radical | James Aytoun | 420 | 49.0 | +48.6 | |
Majority | 18 | 2.0 | −97.2 | ||
Turnout | 858 | 75.2 | +38.4 | ||
Registered electors | 1,141 | ||||
Whig hold | Swing | −48.6 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Radical | John Benjamin Smith | 345 | 42.4 | −6.6 | |
Whig | Alexander Ramsay-Gibson-Maitland[21] | 312 | 38.4 | N/A | |
Whig | Alexander Alison | 156 | 19.2 | N/A | |
Majority | 33 | 4.0 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 813 | 72.3 | −2.9 | ||
Registered electors | 1,125 | ||||
Radical gain from Whig | Swing | N/A |
Elections in the 1850s
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Radical | James Anderson | 431 | 51.2 | +8.8 | |
Whig | John Miller[22] | 411 | 48.8 | −8.8 | |
Majority | 20 | 2.4 | −1.6 | ||
Turnout | 842 | 76.8 | +4.5 | ||
Registered electors | 1,097 | ||||
Radical hold | Swing | +8.8 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Radical | James Anderson | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 1,149 | ||||
Radical hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal | James Caird | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 1,224 | ||||
Liberal hold |
Elections in the 1860s
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal | Laurence Oliphant | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 1,262 | ||||
Liberal hold |
Oliphant resigned, causing a by-election.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal | John Ramsay | 565 | 53.4 | N/A | |
Liberal | Henry Campbell-Bannerman | 494 | 46.6 | N/A | |
Majority | 71 | 6.8 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 1,059 | 84.2 | N/A | ||
Registered electors | 1,257 | ||||
Liberal hold | Swing | N/A |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal | Henry Campbell-Bannerman | 2,201 | 56.7 | N/A | |
Liberal | John Ramsay | 1,682 | 43.3 | N/A | |
Majority | 519 | 13.4 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 3,883 | 88.8 | N/A | ||
Registered electors | 4,372 | ||||
Liberal hold | Swing | N/A |
Elections in the 1870s
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal | Henry Campbell-Bannerman | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 4,779 | ||||
Liberal hold |
Elections in the 1880s
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal | Henry Campbell-Bannerman | 2,906 | 95.7 | N/A | |
Conservative | James Gibson-Maitland[24] | 132 | 4.3 | New | |
Majority | 2,774 | 91.4 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 3,038 | 63.2 | N/A | ||
Registered electors | 4,807 | ||||
Liberal hold | Swing | N/A |
Campbell-Bannerman was appointed Chief Secretary to the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland, requiring a by-election.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal | Henry Campbell-Bannerman | Unopposed | |||
Liberal hold |
Election results 1885-1918
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Elections in the 1880s
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal | Henry Campbell-Bannerman | Unopposed | |||
Liberal hold |
A by-election was called after Campbell-Bannerman accepted office as Secretary of State for War as at that time Cabinet Ministers were required on appointment to submit themselves for re-election.[25]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal | Henry Campbell-Bannerman | Unopposed | |||
Liberal hold |
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal | Henry Campbell-Bannerman | 2,440 | 62.4 | N/A | |
Liberal Unionist | John Pender | 1,471 | 37.6 | New | |
Majority | 969 | 24.8 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 3,911 | 74.8 | N/A | ||
Registered electors | 5,228 | ||||
Liberal hold | Swing | N/A |
Elections in the 1890s
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal | Henry Campbell-Bannerman | 2,791 | 62.2 | −0.2 | |
Liberal Unionist | Walter Hughes | 1,695 | 37.8 | +0.2 | |
Majority | 1,096 | 24.4 | −0.4 | ||
Turnout | 4,486 | 80.3 | +5.5 | ||
Registered electors | 5,590 | ||||
Liberal hold | Swing | -0.2 |
Campbell-Bannerman was appointed Secretary of State for War requiring a by-election.[27]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal | Henry Campbell-Bannerman | Unopposed | |||
Liberal hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal | Henry Campbell-Bannerman | 2,783 | 62.7 | +0.5 | |
Conservative | Stuart Cunningham Macaskie | 1,656 | 37.3 | −0.5 | |
Majority | 1,127 | 25.4 | +1.0 | ||
Turnout | 4,439 | 73.9 | −6.4 | ||
Registered electors | 6,007 | ||||
Liberal hold | Swing | +0.5 |
Elections in the 1900s
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal | Henry Campbell-Bannerman | 2,715 | 56.6 | −6.1 | |
Liberal Unionist | Oliver Thomas Duke | 2,085 | 43.4 | +6.1 | |
Majority | 630 | 12.2 | −12.2 | ||
Turnout | 4,800 | 74.7 | +0.8 | ||
Registered electors | 6,422 | ||||
Liberal hold | Swing | -6.1 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal | Henry Campbell-Bannerman | Unopposed | |||
Liberal hold |
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal | Arthur Ponsonby | 3,873 | 60.7 | N/A | |
Conservative | William Whitelaw | 2,512 | 39.3 | New | |
Majority | 1,361 | 21.4 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 6,385 | 84.5 | N/A | ||
Registered electors | 7,558 | ||||
Liberal hold |
Elections in the 1910s
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal | Arthur Ponsonby | 4,471 | 64.9 | +4.2 | |
Conservative | Neil Cochran-Patrick | 2,419 | 35.1 | −4.2 | |
Majority | 2,052 | 29.8 | +8.4 | ||
Turnout | 6,890 | 84.6 | +0.1 | ||
Registered electors | |||||
Liberal hold | Swing | +4.2 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal | Arthur Ponsonby | Unopposed | |||
Liberal hold |
See also
[edit]- Black Bond
- Stirling (UK Parliament constituency) (created 1983)
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- ^ Debrett's House of Commons and the Judicial Bench, 1916
Sources
[edit]- Historic parliamentary constituencies in Scotland (Westminster)
- Constituencies of the Parliament of the United Kingdom established in 1708
- Constituencies of the Parliament of the United Kingdom disestablished in 1918
- Stirlingshire
- Politics of Fife
- Politics of Stirling (council area)
- Henry Campbell-Bannerman