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Data Last Updated: 27 August 2024
Application Last Amended: 20 July 2024
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24 December 1832		1,137/1,298	87.60
Sir John Hamilton Dalrymple, bt	Whig	601	52.86
Sir George Clerk, bt	Tory	536	47.14
Majority		65	5.72

17 January 1835		1,099/1,376	79.87
Sir George Clerk, bt	Conservative Party	565	51.41
William Gibson Craig	Whig	534	48.59
Majority		31	2.82

3 August 1837		1,364/1,682	81.09
William Gibson Craig	Whig	703	51.54
Sir George Clerk, bt	Conservative Party	661	48.46
Majority		42	3.08

6 July 1841		2,315
William Ramsay Ramsay	Conservative Party	Unopposed

June 1845 Resignation of William Ramsay. (Chiltern Hundreds)

25 June 1845
Sir John Hope, Bt	Conservative Party	Unopposed

5 August 1847		2,185
Sir John Hope, Bt	Conservative Party	Unopposed

15 July 1852		2,017
Sir John Hope, Bt	Conservative Party	Unopposed

5 June 1853 Death of Sir John Hope, Bt.

25 June 1853
William Henry Walter Montagu-Douglas-Scott, Earl of Dalkeith	Conservative Party	Unopposed

31 March 1857		1,960
William Henry Walter Montagu-Douglas-Scott, Earl of Dalkeith	Conservative Party	Unopposed

4 May 1859		1,974
William Henry Walter Montagu-Douglas-Scott, Earl of Dalkeith	Conservative Party	Unopposed

15 July 1865		1,656
William Henry Walter Montagu-Douglas-Scott, Earl of Dalkeith	Conservative Party	Unopposed

21 November 1868		2,051/2,489	82.40
Sir Alexander Charles Ramsay-Gibson-Maitland, Bt	Liberal Party	1,146	55.88
William Henry Walter Montagu-Douglas-Scott, Earl of Dalkeith	Conservative Party	905	44.12
Majority		241	11.75

9 February 1874		2,253/2,672	84.32
William Henry Walter Montagu-Douglas-Scott, Earl of Dalkeith	Conservative Party	1,194	53.00
Lord William Montagu Hay	Liberal Party	1,059	47.00
Majority		135	5.99

6 April 1880		2,947/3,260	90.40
Rt Hon William Ewart Gladstone	Liberal Party	1,579	53.58
William Henry Walter Montagu-Douglas-Scott, Earl of Dalkeith	Conservative Party	1,368	46.42
Majority		211	7.16

28 April 1880 Resignation of Rt Hon William Gladstone on appointment as Prime Minister and First Lord of the Treasury.

10 May 1880		3,260
Rt Hon William Ewart Gladstone	Liberal Party	Unopposed

27 November 1885		11,127/12,924	86.10
Rt Hon William Ewart Gladstone	Liberal Party	7,879	70.81
Charles Dalrymple	Conservative Party	3,248	29.19
Majority		4,631	41.62

3 February 1886 Appointment of Rt Hon William Gladstone as Prime Minister, First Lord of the Treasury and Lord Privy Seal.

10 February 1886		12,924
Rt Hon William Ewart Gladstone	Liberal Party	Unopposed

2 July 1886		12,924
Rt Hon William Ewart Gladstone	Liberal Party	Unopposed

13 July 1892		11,000/13,234	83.12
Rt Hon William Ewart Gladstone	Liberal Party	5,845	53.14
Andrew Gilbert Wauchope	Conservative Party	5,155	46.86
Majority		690	6.27

18 August 1892 Appointment of Rt Hon William Gladstone as Prime Minister, First Lord of the Treasury and Lord Privy Seal.

24 August 1892		13,234
Rt Hon William Ewart Gladstone	Liberal Party	Unopposed

19 July 1895		11,721/13,750	85.24
Sir Thomas David Gibson-Carmichael, Bt	Liberal Party	6,090	51.96
Hon North de Coigny Dalrymple-Hamilton	Liberal Unionist Party	5,631	48.04
Majority		459	3.92

10 October 1900		11,294/13,991	80.72
Hon Alexander William Charles Oliphant Murray, Master of Elibank	Liberal Party	5,804	51.39
Hon North de Coigny Dalrymple-Hamilton	Liberal Unionist Party	5,490	48.61
Majority		314	2.78

23 January 1906		13,479/15,711	85.79
Robert Edward Harry Meyer Archibald Primrose, Lord Dalmeny	Liberal Party	8,348	61.93
Frank James Usher	Conservative Party	5,131	38.07
Majority		3,217	23.87

26 January 1910		14,489/17,141	84.53
Hon Alexander William Charles Oliphant Murray, Master of Elibank	Liberal Party	9,062	62.54
Hon Mountstuart William Fullerton-Elphinstone	Conservative Party	5,427	37.46
Majority		3,635	25.09

14 December 1910		14,517/17,639	82.30
Hon Alexander William Charles Oliphant Murray, Master of Elibank	Liberal Party	8,837	60.87
John Augustus Hope	Conservative Party	5,680	39.13
Majority		3,157	21.75

13 August 1912 Elevation of the Rt Hon Master of Elibank to the Peerage - Baron Murray of Elibank.

10 September 1912		14,423/17,847	80.81
John Augustus Hope	Conservative & Unionist Party	6,021	41.75
Hon Alexander Shaw	Liberal Party	5,989	41.52
Robert Brown	Labour Party	2,413	16.73
Majority		32	0.22