Berwickshire was a

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of the

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of the

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from 1708 to 1918, when it was amalgamated with neighbouring Haddington(shire) to form a new Berwick and Haddington constituency.

Creation

The British parliamentary constituency was created in 1708 following the

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and replaced the former

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shire constituency of

Berwickshire Berwickshire ( gd, Siorrachd Bhearaig) is a historic county, registration county and lieutenancy area in south-eastern Scotland, on the English border. Berwickshire County Council existed from 1890 until 1975, when the area became part of th ...

. It elected one

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(MP), using the

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voting system.

Members of Parliament

Election results

Berwickshire constituencies electoral history

Elections in the 1830s

Marjoribanks resigned, causing a by-election.

Elections in the 1840s

Elections in the 1850s

Elections in the 1860s

Elections in the 1870s

Robertson was elevated to the peerage, becoming Lord Marjoribanks and causing a by-election.

Elections in the 1880s

Portrait of Edward Marjoribanks, 2nd Baron Tweedmouth

Marjoribanks was appointed

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, requiring a by-election.

Elections in the 1890s

Elections in the 1900s

Elections in the 1910s

References

Sources

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Berwickshire (Uk Parliament Constituency) Historic parliamentary constituencies in Scotland (Westminster) Berwickshire 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 Scottish Borders