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Hawick (UK Parliament Constituency)
Hawick Burghs was a district of burghs United Kingdom constituencies, constituency of the House of Commons of the United Kingdom, House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1868 until 1918. It consisted of the Roxburghshire burgh of Hawick and the Selkirkshire burghs of Galashiels and Selkirk, Scottish Borders, Selkirk. Members of Parliament Election results George Otto Trevelyan was returned without opposition at the 1868 United Kingdom general election, 1868 general election and again after acceptance of office at a by-election on 14 January 1869.Debrett's House of Commons, 1870 Elections in the 1860s Trevelyan was appointed Civil Lord of the Admiralty (Royal Navy), Civil Lord of the Admiralty. Elections in the 1870s Elections in the 1880s Trevelyan was appointed Chief Secretary for Ireland, Chief Secretary to the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland, requiring a by-election. Trevelyan was appointed Secretary of State for Sc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roxburghshire (UK Parliament Constituency)
Roxburghshire was a Scottish county constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of Great Britain (at Westminster) from 1708 to 1801, and of the Parliament of the United Kingdom (also at Westminster) from 1801 to 1918. Creation The British parliamentary constituency was created in 1708 following the Acts of Union, 1707 and replaced the former Parliament of Scotland shire constituency of Roxburghshire. Boundaries The name relates the constituency to the county of Roxburgh. History The constituency elected one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post In a first-past-the-post electoral system (FPTP or FPP), formally called single-member plurality voting (SMP) when used in single-member districts or informally choose-one voting in contrast to ranked voting, or score voting, voters cast their ... system until the seat was abolished in 1918. When the constituency was abolished in 1918, the Roxburgh and Selkirk constituency was created, covering the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
