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Parliamentary constituency in the United Kingdom, 1832–1885
Edinburgh was a
burgh constituency of the
House of Commons of the
Parliament of Great Britain from 1708 to 1801 and of the
Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1801 until 1885.
Creation
The British parliamentary constituency was created in 1708 following the
Acts of Union, 1707 and replaced the former
Parliament of Scotland burgh constituency of
Edinburgh .
History
The constituency elected one
Member of Parliament (MP) by the
first past the post system until representation was increased to two members in 1832.
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[5] It was abolished in 1885, being split into
Edinburgh Central ,
Edinburgh South ,
Edinburgh East and
Edinburgh West .
Boundaries
The boundaries of the constituency, as set out in the
Representation of the People (Scotland) Act 1832 , were-
"From a Point on the Road from Leith to Queensferry which is distant Four hundred Yards (measured along such Road) to the West of the Point at which the same meets the Inverleith Road at the House called Golden Acre, in a straight Line to the North-western Corner of the Enclosure of John Watsons Institution; thence in a straight Line to the Second Stone Bridge, marked No. 2, on the Union Canal; thence in a straight Line to the Point at which the Western Wall of the Enclosure of the Lunatic Asylum at Morningside meets the Jordan or Pow Burn; thence down the Jordan or Pow Burn to a Point which is distant One hundred and fifty Yards (measured along such Burn) below the Arch over the same on the Carlisle Road; thence in a straight Line to the Summit of Arthur's Seat, thence in a straight Line to the Point at which the Feeder enters the Western Side of Lochend Loch; thence in a straight Line to the Point at which Pilrig Street joins Leith Walk; thence along Pilrig Street and the Bonnington Road to the Point at which the latter meets the Road from Leith to Queensferry; thence along the Road from Leith to Queensferry to the Point first described."
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Members of Parliament
MPs 1708–1832
MPs 1832–1885
Under the
Representation of the People Act 1832 , Edinburgh's representation was increased to two members.
Election results
Elections in the 1880s
Caused by Cowan's resignation.
Caused by McLaren's resignation.
Elections in the 1870s
Elections in the 1860s
Elections in the 1850s
Elections in the 1840s
Caused by Cowan's election in 1847 being declared void, due to him being disqualified for holding a government contract at the time of the election
Elections in the 1830s
Caused by Campbell's appointment as Attorney General for England and Wales
Caused by Abercromby's appointment as Master of the Mint
Caused by Jeffrey's appointment as a Senator of the College of Justice, and his elevation to Lord Jeffrey
The Radical candidate, James Aytoun, withdrew in favour of Jeffrey and Abercromby
Elections in the 1820s
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See also
Aberdeen North
Aberdeen South
Airdrie & Shotts
Angus
Argyll & Bute
Ayr, Carrick & Cumnock
Banff & Buchan
Berwickshire, Roxburgh & Selkirk
Caithness, Sutherland & Easter Ross
Central Ayrshire
Coatbridge, Chryston & Bellshill
Cumbernauld, Kilsyth & Kirkintilloch East
Dumfries & Galloway
Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale & Tweeddale
Dundee East
Dundee West
Dunfermline & West Fife
East Dunbartonshire
East Kilbride, Strathaven & Lesmahagow
East Lothian
East Renfrewshire
Edinburgh East
Edinburgh North & Leith
Edinburgh South
Edinburgh South West
Edinburgh West
Falkirk
Glasgow Central
Glasgow East
Glasgow North
Glasgow North East
Glasgow North West
Glasgow South
Glasgow South West
Glenrothes
Gordon
Inverclyde
Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch & Strathspey
Kilmarnock & Loudoun
Kirkcaldy & Cowdenbeath
Lanark & Hamilton East
Linlithgow & East Falkirk
Livingston
Midlothian
Moray
Motherwell & Wishaw
Na h-Eileanan an Iar
North Ayrshire & Arran
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Ochil & South Perthshire
Orkney & Shetland
Paisley & Renfrewshire North
Paisley & Renfrewshire South
Perth & North Perthshire
Ross, Skye & Lochaber
Rutherglen & Hamilton West
Stirling
West Aberdeenshire & Kincardine
West Dunbartonshire