Scottish Constituencies and MPs


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Berwickshire, 27 th May 1708 - 14 December 1918

County constituency

Date MP Party
27 May 1708 George Baillie Whig
30 May 1734 Alexander Hume-Campbell Squadrone
1 January 1761 James Pringle
15 April 1779 Sir John Paterson
21 September 1780 Hugh Scott, later Lord Polwarth
27 April 1784 Patrick Home
16 June 1796 George Baillie
6 July 1818 Sir John Marjoribanks
27 June 1826 Anthony Maitland, later Earl of Lauderdale
24 December 1832 Charles Albany Marjoribanks of the Lees Liberal
13 January 1834 Sir Hugh Purves-Hume-Campbell Conservative
4 August 1847 Hon Francis Scott Conservative
5 April 1859 David Robertson of Ladykirk, later Lord Majoribanks Liberal
30 June 1873 William Miller of Manderston Liberal
12 February 1874 Hon Robert Baillie Hamilton of Langton Conservative
8 April 1880 Rt Hon Edward Marjoribanks of Dunse Castle, later 2 nd Lord Tweedmouth Liberal
29 March 1894 Harold John Tennant of the Glen Liberal

In 1918 the constituency was merged with Haddingtonshire to form Berwickshire & Haddingtonshire.


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