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Parliamentary constituency in the United Kingdom, 1832–1918
Leith Burghs was a
district of burghs
constituency of the
House of Commons of the
Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1832 to 1918. The constituency represented the
parliamentary burghs of
Leith ,
Musselburgh and
Portobello .
In 1918 Leith was included in
Leith , while Musselburgh and Portobello were merged into
Edinburgh East .
Members of Parliament
Election results
Elections in the 1830s
Elections in the 1840s
Elections in the 1850s
Elections in the 1860s
Elections in the 1870s
Elections in the 1880s
Elections in the 1890s
Elections in the 1900s
Elections in the 1910s
See also
References
^ Fisher, David R.
"Edinburgh" . The History of Parliament . Retrieved 7 May 2020 .
^ Fisher, David R.
"Edinburghshire" . The History of Parliament . Retrieved 7 May 2020 .
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Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "L" (part 2)
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Craig, F. W. S. (1989) [1977]. British parliamentary election results 1832–1885 (2nd ed.). Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. pp. 554–555.
ISBN
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Craig, F. W. S. (1989) [1974]. British parliamentary election results 1885–1918 (2nd ed.). Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. p. 515.
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b Smith, Henry Stooks (1842).
The Register of Parliamentary Contested Elections (Second ed.). Simpkin, Marshall & Company. pp. 206–207. Retrieved 2 September 2018 – via
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"Representation of Leith" . Carlisle Journal . 27 April 1839. p. 2. Retrieved 2 September 2018 – via
British Newspaper Archive .
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"Nairnshire Mirror, and General Advertiser" . 12 April 1851. p. 4. Retrieved 2 September 2018 – via
British Newspaper Archive .
^ At the
1886 general election ,
William Ewart Gladstone was returned unopposed, but being also elected for
Edinburghshire , he elected to sit for the latter constituency, and a new election was held on 20 August 1886
^ Macgregor was supported by the local
Conservative Association
^ At the by-election in 1886, Munster withdrew from the election after nominations had closed
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