St Andrews Burghs (UK Parliament constituency) explained

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St Andrews Burghs
Parliament:uk
Year:1832
Abolished:1918
Type:District of Burghs
Elects Howmany:One
Region:Scotland
County:Fife

St Andrews Burghs was a district of burghs constituency, representing various burghs of Fife, Scotland, in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, from 1832 to 1918.

Area covered

The constituency comprised the burghs of St Andrews, Anstruther Easter, Anstruther Wester, Crail, Cupar, Kilrenny and Pittenweem, all in the county of Fife. St Andrews and Cupar had previously been part of Perth Burghs, and the other burghs part of Anstruther Burghs.

In 1918 the constituency was abolished, and the burghs were thereafter represented as part of the East Fife constituency.

Members of Parliament

Year Member Party
1832Andrew JohnstonWhig[1]
1837Edward ElliceWhig[2] [3] [4]
1859Liberal
1880Liberal
1885Independent Liberal
1886Liberal Unionist
1886Liberal Unionist
1903Liberal
1906William Anstruther-GrayLiberal Unionist
1910James Duncan MillarLiberal
1910William Anstruther-GrayLiberal Unionist
1912Unionist
1918constituency abolished

Election results

Elections in the 1880s

The original count put the two 1885 candidates at 1,256 votes and, as the returning officer was not a constituent, he was unable to cast the deciding vote and declared both elected. After scrutiny, Anstruther gained two additional votes and lost one, while Williamson lost one also.

Elections in the 1910s

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;

Notes and References

  1. Book: Smith. Henry Stooks. The Register of Parliamentary Contested Elections. 1842. Simpkin, Marshall & Company. 211. Second. 4 September 2018.
  2. Book: Edward. Churton. Edward Churton. The Assembled Commons or Parliamentary Biographer: 1838. 1838. 82. . 4 September 2018.
  3. Web site: Rt. Hon. Edward Ellice . Legacies of British Slave-ownership . University College London . 4 September 2018.
  4. Book: Mosse. Richard Bartholomew. The Parliamentary Guide: a concise history of the Members of both Houses, etc. 1838. 167. 4 September 2018 . Google Books.
  5. Dundee Courier 9 Jan 1914