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Data Last Updated: 9 April 2024
Application Last Amended: 11 January 2024
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18 December 1832 | 1,624 | ||
Whig | Unopposed |   | |
May 1834 Resignation of John Murray on appointment as Lord Advocate for Scotland. | |||
2 June 1834 | 1,135/1,618 | 70.15 | |
Whig | 686 | 60.44 | |
Tory | 449 | 39.56 | |
Majority | 237 | 20.88 | |
14 January 1835 | 1,838 | ||
Whig | Unopposed |   | |
April 1835 Resignation of Rt Hon John Murray on appointment as Lord Advocate for Scotland. | |||
8 May 1835 | 1,150/1,838 | 62.57 | |
Whig | 727 | 63.22 | |
Conservative Party | 423 | 36.78 | |
Majority | 304 | 26.43 | |
24 July 1837 | 2,171 | ||
Whig | Unopposed |   | |
1839 Resignation of Rt Hon John Murray on appointment as a Lord of Session. | |||
22 April 1839 | |||
Whig | Unopposed |   | |
30 June 1841 | 1,732 | ||
Whig | Unopposed |   | |
July 1846 Resignation of Rt Hon Andrew Rutherfurd on appointment as Lord Advocate for Scotland. | |||
9 July 1846 | |||
Whig | Unopposed |   | |
30 July 1847 | 1,888 | ||
Whig | Unopposed |   | |
1851 Resignation of Rt Hon Andrew Rutherfurd on appointment as a Senator of the College of Justice. | |||
14 April 1851 | |||
Whig | Unopposed |   | |
10 July 1852 | 1,050/2,027 | 51.80 | |
Whig | 643 | 61.24 | |
Conservative Party | 407 | 38.76 | |
Majority | 236 | 22.48 | |
December 1852 Resignation of James Moncrieff on appointment as Lord Advocate for Scotland. | |||
4 January 1853 | |||
Whig | Unopposed |   | |
28 March 1857 | 1,522/1,973 | 77.14 | |
Whig | 821 | 53.94 | |
Whig | 701 | 46.06 | |
Majority | 120 | 7.88 | |
30 April 1859 | 1,650/2,139 | 77.14 | |
Liberal Party | 904 | 54.79 | |
Liberal Party | 746 | 45.21 | |
Majority | 158 | 9.58 | |
11 July 1865 | 2,672 | ||
Liberal Party | Unopposed |   | |
18 November 1868 | 5,235/6,223 | 84.12 | |
Liberal Party | 2,916 | 55.70 | |
Liberal Party | 2,319 | 44.30 | |
Majority | 597 | 11.40 | |
6 February 1874 | 6,434/8,248 | 78.01 | |
Liberal Party | 4,489 | 69.77 | |
Liberal Party | 1,945 | 30.23 | |
Majority | 2,544 | 39.54 | |
17 January 1878 Resignation of Donald Macgregor. (Northstead) | |||
29 January 1878 | 6,717/9,739 | 68.97 | |
Liberal Party | 4,929 | 73.38 | |
Conservative Party | 1,788 | 26.62 | |
Majority | 3,141 | 46.76 | |
April 1880 | 10,333 | ||
Liberal Party | Unopposed |   | |
30 November 1885 | 8,840/11,779 | 75.05 | |
Liberal Party | 6,355 | 71.89 | |
Conservative Party | 2,485 | 28.11 | |
Majority | 3,870 | 43.78 | |
2 July 1886 | 11,779 | ||
Liberal Party | Unopposed |   | |
1886 Rt Hon William Gladstone elects to sit for Edinburghshire. | |||
20 August 1886 | 7,234/11,779 | 61.41 | |
Liberal Party | 4,204 | 58.11 | |
Ind LIB U | 1,528 | 21.12 | |
Liberal Unionist Party | 1,499 | 20.72 | |
Ind LIB U | 3 | 0.04 | |
Majority | 2,676 | 36.99 | |
Henry Munster retired after nomination in favour of Donald Macgregor. | |||
Donald Macgregor was supported by the local Conservative Association. | |||
9 July 1892 | 9,833/13,198 | 74.50 | |
Liberal Party | 5,738 | 58.35 | |
Liberal Unionist Party | 4,095 | 41.65 | |
Majority | 1,643 | 16.71 | |
1894 Resignation of Ronald Munro Ferguson on appointment as a Lord Commissioner of the Treasury. | |||
26 March 1894 | 10,515/13,685 | 76.84 | |
Liberal Party | 5,823 | 55.38 | |
Liberal Unionist Party | 4,692 | 44.62 | |
Majority | 1,131 | 10.76 | |
23 July 1895 | 10,313/13,982 | 73.76 | |
Liberal Party | 5,819 | 56.42 | |
Conservative Party | 4,494 | 43.58 | |
Majority | 1,325 | 12.85 | |
15 October 1900 | 11,269/15,484 | 72.78 | |
Liberal Party | 6,043 | 53.62 | |
Liberal Unionist Party | 5,226 | 46.38 | |
Majority | 817 | 7.25 | |
19 January 1906 | 12,542/16,974 | 73.89 | |
Liberal Party | 7,677 | 61.21 | |
Liberal Unionist Party | 4,865 | 38.79 | |
Majority | 2,812 | 22.42 | |
21 January 1910 | 14,410/17,351 | 83.05 | |
Liberal Party | 7,146 | 49.59 | |
Liberal Unionist Party | 4,540 | 31.51 | |
Labour Party | 2,724 | 18.90 | |
Majority | 2,606 | 18.08 | |
9 December 1910 | 12,353/17,987 | 68.68 | |
Liberal Party | 7,069 | 57.22 | |
Liberal Unionist Party | 5,284 | 42.78 | |
Majority | 1,785 | 14.45 | |
11 February 1914 Resignation of Rt Hon Ronald Munro Ferguson on appointment as Governor-General of Australia. (Northstead) | |||
26 February 1914 | 13,648/17,705 | 77.09 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 5,159 | 37.80 | |
Liberal Party | 5,143 | 37.68 | |
Labour Party | 3,346 | 24.52 | |
Majority | 16 | 0.12 | |