| Haddington Burghs | |
| Parliament: | uk |
| Year: | 1708 |
| Abolished: | 1885 |
| Type: | District of Burghs |
| Elects Howmany: | one |
| Region: | Scotland |
| Towns: | Haddington, Dunbar, North Berwick, Lauder, Jedburgh |
Haddington Burghs was a Scottish district of burghs constituency of the House of Commons of Great Britain (at Westminster) from 1708 to 1801 and of the House of Commons of the United Kingdom (also at Westminster) from 1801 until 1885. It elected one Member of Parliament (MP) using the first-past-the-post voting system.
The British parliamentary constituency was created in 1708 following the Acts of Union, 1707 and replaced the former Parliament of Scotland burgh constituencies of Haddington, Dunbar, Jedburgh, Lauder and North Berwick
The constituency consisted of the Haddingtonshire burghs of Haddington, Dunbar, and North Berwick, the Berwickshire burgh of Lauder, and the Roxburghshire burgh of Jedburgh.
The constituency elected one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system until the seat was abolished for the 1885 general election.[1] [2] [3] [4] [5]
In 1885, Haddington, Dunbar, and North Berwick were merged into the county constituency of Haddingtonshire, Lauder was merged into the county constituency of Berwickshire, and Jedburgh was merged into the county constituency of Roxburghshire.
| Year | Member | Party | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1708 | Sir David Dalrymple, 1st Baronet | |||
| 1722 | Sir James Dalrymple, 2nd Baronet | |||
| 1734 | James Fall | |||
| 1742 | Sir Hew Dalrymple, 2nd Baronet | |||
| 1747 | Andrew Fletcher | |||
| 1761 | Sir Hew Dalrymple, 2nd Baronet | |||
| 1768 | Patrick Warrender | |||
| 1774 | John Maitland | |||
| 1780 | Francis Charteris | |||
| 1787 | William Fullarton | |||
| 1790 | Thomas Maitland | |||
| 1796 | Robert Baird | |||
| 1802 | Thomas Maitland | |||
| 1805 | Sir John Hamilton-Dalrymple, 5th Baronet | |||
| 1806 | Henry Erskine | Whig | ||
| 1806 | William Lamb, 2nd Viscount Melbourne | Whig | ||
| 1807 | Sir George Warrender, 4th Baronet | |||
| 1812 | Thomas Maitland | |||
| 1813 | Anthony Maitland | |||
| 1818 | Dudley North | Whig | ||
| 1820 | Sir Hew Dalrymple-Hamilton, 4th Baronet | |||
| 1826 | Sir Adolphus Dalrymple, 2nd Baronet | Tory | ||
| May 1831 | Robert Steuart | Whig[6] (Unseated on petition) | ||
| August 1831 | Sir Adolphus Dalrymple, 2nd Baronet | Tory | ||
| Robert Steuart | Whig | |||
| James Maitland Balfour | Conservative | |||
| 1847 | Whig[7] [8] | |||
| 1859 | Liberal | |||
| 1878 | Lord William Hay | Liberal | ||
| 1879 | Sir David Wedderburn, 3rd Baronet | Liberal | ||
| 1882 | Alexander Craig Sellar | Liberal | ||
Steuart was appointed as a Lord Commissioner of the Treasury, requiring a by-election.
Davie resigned, causing a by-election.
Hay succeeded to the peerage, becoming the 10th Marquess of Tweeddale.
Wedderburn resigned, causing a by-election.