| Berwickshire | |
| Parliament: | uk |
| Year: | 1708 |
| Abolished: | 1918 |
| Type: | County |
| Elects Howmany: | One |
| Region: | Scotland |
Berwickshire was a county constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1708 to 1918, when it was amalgamated with neighbouring Haddington(shire) to form a new Berwick and Haddington constituency.
The British parliamentary constituency was created in 1708 following the Acts of Union, 1707 and replaced the former Parliament of Scotland shire constituency of Berwickshire. It elected one Member of Parliament (MP), using the first-past-the-post voting system.[1] [2] [3] [4] [5]
| Election | Member | Party | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1708 | ||||
| 1734 | ||||
| 1761 | ||||
| 1779 | ||||
| 1780 | Hugh Hepburne-Scott | |||
| 1784 | Patrick Home | |||
| 1796 | George Baillie | |||
| 1818 | Sir John Marjoribanks[6] | Tory | ||
| 1826 | Anthony Maitland | Tory[7] | ||
| 1832 | Whig | |||
| Jan. 1834 | Tory | |||
| Dec. 1834 | Conservative | |||
| 1847 | Francis Scott | Conservative | ||
| 1859 | Liberal | |||
| 1873 by-election | Liberal | |||
| 1874 | Conservative | |||
| 1880 | Edward Marjoribanks | Liberal | ||
| 1894 by-election | Harold Tennant | Liberal | ||
| 1918 | constituency abolished | |||
Marjoribanks resigned, causing a by-election.
Robertson was elevated to the peerage, becoming Lord Marjoribanks and causing a by-election.
Marjoribanks was appointed Comptroller of the Household, requiring a by-election.