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Dumfries Burghs was a district of burghs constituency of the House of Commons of Great Britain from 1708 to 1801 and of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1801 until 1918. It elected one Member of Parliament (MP).
Dumfries Burghs | |
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Former district of burghs constituency for the House of Commons | |
Subdivisions of Scotland | Dumfriesshire and Kirkcudbrightshire |
Major settlements | Dumfries, Annan, Lochmaben, Kirkcudbright |
1708–1918 | |
Seats | One |
Created from | Annan Dumfries Kirkcudbright Lochmaben Sanquhar |
Replaced by | Dumfriesshire Galloway |
The British parliamentary constituency was created in 1708 following the Acts of Union, 1707 and replaced the former Parliament of Scotland burgh constituencies of Dumfries, Annan, Kirkcudbright Burgh, Lochmaben and Sanquhar.
The constituency comprised the Dumfriesshire burghs of Dumfries, Annan, Lochmaben and Sanquhar and the Kirkcudbrightshire burgh of Kirkcudbright.
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] Dumfries, Annan, Lochmaben and Sanquar were then merged into the county constituency of Dumfriesshire. Kirkcudbright was merged into Galloway.
Election | Member | Party | |
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1708 | William Johnstone | ||
1710 | John Hutton | ||
1713 | Sir William Johnstone | ||
1715 | Alexander Fergusson | ||
1722 | William Douglas | ||
1727 | Archibald Douglas | ||
1734 | Charles Erskine | ||
1735 | William Kirkpatrick | ||
1738 | Sir Robert Laurie | ||
1741 | Lord John Johnstone | ||
1743 | Sir James Johnstone, 3rd Bt | ||
1754 | Archibald Douglas | ||
1761 | Thomas Miller | ||
1766 | James Montgomery | ||
1768 | William Douglas | ||
1780 | Sir Robert Herries | ||
1784 | Sir James Johnstone, 4th Bt | ||
1790 | Patrick Miller | ||
1796 | Alexander Hope | ||
1800 | William Johnstone Hope | ||
1802 | Charles Hope | ||
1803 | James Stopford | ||
1806 | Henry Erskine | ||
1807 | Sir John Heron-Maxwell | ||
1812 | Lord William Douglas | Tory[6][7] | |
1832 | Matthew Sharpe | Whig[6][8] | |
1841 | William Ewart | Radical[9][10][11][12][13] | |
1859 | Liberal | ||
1868 | Robert Jardine | Liberal | |
1874 | Ernest Noel | Liberal | |
1886 | Liberal Unionist | ||
1886 | Sir Robert Reid | Liberal | |
1906 | John Gulland | Liberal | |
1918 | constituency abolished |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Tory | William Douglas | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | c. 95 | ||||
Tory hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Tory | William Douglas | 3 | 60.0 | ||
Whig | Matthew Sharpe | 2 | 40.0 | ||
Majority | 1 | 20.0 | |||
Turnout | 5 | c. 5.3 | |||
Registered electors | c. 95 | ||||
Tory hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Whig | Matthew Sharpe | 488 | 56.9 | +16.9 | |
Whig | David Hannay | 370 | 43.1 | N/A | |
Majority | 118 | 13.8 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 858 | 88.7 | c. +83.4 | ||
Registered electors | 967 | ||||
Whig gain from Tory | Swing | +16.9 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Whig | Matthew Sharpe | 422 | 53.3 | −3.6 | |
Whig | David Hannay | 370 | 46.7 | +3.6 | |
Majority | 52 | 6.6 | −7.2 | ||
Turnout | 792 | 79.3 | −9.4 | ||
Registered electors | 999 | ||||
Whig hold | Swing | −3.6 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Whig | Matthew Sharpe | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 1,050 | ||||
Whig hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Radical | William Ewart | 402 | 54.0 | New | |
Whig | Alexander Johnston[16] | 342 | 46.0 | N/A | |
Majority | 60 | 8.0 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 744 | 76.2 | N/A | ||
Registered electors | 977 | ||||
Radical gain from Whig |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Radical | William Ewart | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 892 | ||||
Radical hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Radical | William Ewart | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 881 | ||||
Radical hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Radical | William Ewart | 506 | 73.2 | N/A | |
Conservative | James Hannay[17] | 185 | 26.8 | New | |
Majority | 321 | 46.4 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 691 | 78.3 | N/A | ||
Registered electors | 882 | ||||
Radical hold | Swing | N/A |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | William Ewart | 432 | 51.7 | −21.5 | |
Conservative | George Gustavus Walker[18] | 403 | 48.3 | +21.5 | |
Majority | 29 | 3.4 | −43.0 | ||
Turnout | 835 | 86.4 | +8.1 | ||
Registered electors | 966 | ||||
Liberal hold | Swing | −21.5 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | William Ewart | 540 | 58.4 | +6.7 | |
Independent Liberal | John Clark Kennedy[19][20] | 384 | 41.6 | New | |
Majority | 156 | 16.8 | +13.4 | ||
Turnout | 924 | 82.2 | −4.2 | ||
Registered electors | 1,124 | ||||
Liberal hold | Swing | +6.7 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Robert Jardine | 1,125 | 51.0 | −7.4 | |
Independent Liberal | Ernest Noel[21] | 1,083 | 49.0 | +7.4 | |
Majority | 42 | 2.0 | −14.8 | ||
Turnout | 2,208 | 93.8 | +11.6 | ||
Registered electors | 2,353 | ||||
Liberal hold | Swing | N/A |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Ernest Noel | 1,420 | 55.9 | +4.9 | |
Conservative | Morden Carthew Yorstoun | 1,122 | 44.1 | New | |
Majority | 298 | 11.8 | +9.8 | ||
Turnout | 2,542 | 89.7 | −4.1 | ||
Registered electors | 2,833 | ||||
Liberal hold | Swing | N/A |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Ernest Noel | 1,700 | 64.7 | +8.8 | |
Conservative | William Gordon[23] | 872 | 33.2 | −10.9 | |
Ind. Conservative | Theodore Edgar Dickson Byrne[24][25] | 54 | 2.1 | New | |
Majority | 828 | 31.5 | +19.7 | ||
Turnout | 2,626 | 89.6 | −0.1 | ||
Registered electors | 2,931 | ||||
Liberal hold | Swing | +9.9 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Ernest Noel | 1,546 | 53.1 | −11.6 | |
Conservative | Miles Walker Mattinson | 1,363 | 46.9 | +13.7 | |
Majority | 183 | 6.2 | −25.3 | ||
Turnout | 2,909 | 92.4 | +2.8 | ||
Registered electors | 3,147 | ||||
Liberal hold | Swing | −12.7 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Robert Reid | 1,547 | 56.0 | +2.9 | |
Conservative | Miles Walker Mattinson | 1,217 | 44.0 | −2.9 | |
Majority | 330 | 12.0 | +5.8 | ||
Turnout | 2,764 | 87.8 | −4.6 | ||
Registered electors | 3,147 | ||||
Liberal hold | Swing | +2.9 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Robert Reid | 1,698 | 59.3 | +3.3 | |
Liberal Unionist | Andrew Agnew | 1,166 | 40.7 | −3.3 | |
Majority | 532 | 18.6 | +6.6 | ||
Turnout | 2,864 | 86.1 | −1.7 | ||
Registered electors | 3,325 | ||||
Liberal hold | Swing | +3.3 |
Reid is appointed Solicitor General for Scotland, requiring a by-election.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Robert Reid | Unopposed | |||
Liberal hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Robert Reid | 1,785 | 60.1 | +0.8 | |
Conservative | William Murray | 1,185 | 39.9 | −0.8 | |
Majority | 600 | 20.2 | +1.6 | ||
Turnout | 2,970 | 85.9 | −0.2 | ||
Registered electors | 3,456 | ||||
Liberal hold | Swing | +0.8 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Robert Reid | 1,847 | 58.7 | −1.4 | |
Liberal Unionist | William Murray | 1,300 | 41.3 | +1.4 | |
Majority | 547 | 17.4 | −2.8 | ||
Turnout | 3,147 | 84.7 | −1.2 | ||
Registered electors | 3,717 | ||||
Liberal hold | Swing | -1.4 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | John Gulland | 2,035 | 59.2 | +0.5 | |
Conservative | Joseph J. Glover | 1,402 | 40.8 | −0.5 | |
Majority | 633 | 18.4 | +1.0 | ||
Turnout | 3,437 | 90.7 | +6.0 | ||
Registered electors | 3,790 | ||||
Liberal hold | Swing | +0.5 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | John Gulland | 1,877 | 54.2 | −5.0 | |
Conservative | John Bryce Duncan | 1,585 | 45.8 | +5.0 | |
Majority | 292 | 8.4 | −10.0 | ||
Turnout | 3,462 | 86.9 | −3.8 | ||
Registered electors | 3,984 | ||||
Liberal hold | Swing | -5.0 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | John Gulland | 2,303 | 57.1 | −2.1 | |
Conservative | John Bryce Duncan | 1,730 | 42.9 | +2.1 | |
Majority | 573 | 14.2 | −4.2 | ||
Turnout | 4,033 | 93.6 | +2.9 | ||
Registered electors | 4,307 | ||||
Liberal hold | Swing | −2.1 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | John Gulland | 2,315 | 59.2 | +2.1 | |
Conservative | John Pollok-McCall | 1,596 | 40.8 | −2.1 | |
Majority | 719 | 18.4 | +4.2 | ||
Turnout | 3,911 | 91.1 | −2.5 | ||
Registered electors | 4,294 | ||||
Liberal hold | Swing | +2.1 |
General Election 1914–15:
Another General Election was required to take place before the end of 1915. The political parties had been making preparations for an election to take place and by July 1914, the following candidates had been selected;
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