Elgin Burghs was a

district of burghs constituency The Act of Union 1707 and pre-Union Scottish legislation provided for 14 Members of Parliament (MPs) from Scotland to be elected from districts of burghs. All the parliamentary burghs (burghs represented in the pre-Union Parliament of Scotland) ...

of the

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from 1708 to 1801 and of the

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from 1801 to 1918. Until 1832, when

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was added, the constituency comprised the

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s of Elgin, Cullen, Banff,

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and Kintore, lying in

Elginshire Moray; ( gd, Moireibh ) or Morayshire, called Elginshire until 1919, is a historic county, registration county and lieutenancy area of Scotland, bordering Nairnshire to the west, Inverness-shire to the south, and Banffshire to the east. It ...

(later known as

Morayshire Moray; ( gd, Moireibh ) or Morayshire, called Elginshire until 1919, is a historic county, registration county and lieutenancy area of Scotland, bordering Nairnshire to the west, Inverness-shire to the south, and Banffshire to the east. It ...

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and

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Creation

The British parliamentary constituency was created in 1708 following the

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and replaced the former

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burgh constituencies of Elgin, Banff, Cullen,

and Kintore.

History

The constituency elected one

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by the

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system until the seat was abolished in 1918. In 1918, Elgin became part of Moray and Nairn, Banff and Cullen part of

, Inverurie and Kintore part of Kincardine and Aberdeenshire West and Peterhead part of East Aberdeen and Kincardine.

Members of Parliament

Election results

Elections in the 1830s

Hay was appointed as Clerk of the Ordnance, requiring a by-election. Hay was appointed as Clerk of the Ordnance, requiring a by-election. Hay resigned after being appointed as Governor of Bermuda, causing a by-election.

Elections in the 1840s

Elections in the 1850s

Duff resigned by accepting the office of Steward of the Chiltern Hundreds, causing a by-election.

Elections in the 1860s

Elections in the 1870s

Elections in the 1880s

Duff resigned after being appointed Governor of

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, causing a by-election. Asher was appointed as Solicitor General for Scotland, requiring a by-election. Asher was re-appointed as Solicitor General for Scotland, requiring a by-election.

Elections in the 1890s

Asher is appointed Solicitor General for Scotland, requiring a by-election.

Elections in the 1900s

Elections in the 1910s

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Elgin Burghs (Uk Parliament Constituency) 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 Politics of the county of Aberdeen Politics of the county of Banff Politics of Moray