St Andrews Burghs (UK Parliament constituency)
St Andrews Burghs was a district of burghs constituency, representing various burghs of Fife, Scotland, in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, from 1832 to 1918.
St Andrews Burghs | |
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Former District of Burghs constituency for the House of Commons | |
Subdivisions of Scotland | Fife |
1832–1918 | |
Number of members | One |
Replaced by | East Fife |
Created from | Perth Burghs and Anstruther Burghs |
Area covered
The constituency comprised the burghs of St Andrews, Anstruther Easter, Anstruther Wester, Crail, Cupar, Kilrenny and Pittenweem, all in the county of Fife. St Andrews and Cupar had previously been part of Perth Burghs, and the other burghs part of Anstruther Burghs.
In 1918 the constituency was abolished, and the burghs were thereafter represented as part of the East Fife constituency.
Members of Parliament
Election results
Elections in the 1830s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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Whig | Andrew Johnston | 331 | 62.3 | ||
Tory | Sir Ralph Abercromby Anstruther, 4th Baronet | 200 | 37.7 | ||
Majority | 131 | 24.6 | |||
Turnout | 531 | 85.5 | |||
Registered electors | 621 | ||||
Whig win (new seat) |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Whig | Andrew Johnston | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 669 | ||||
Whig hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Whig | Edward Ellice | 290 | 52.6 | ||
Conservative | David Maitland Makgill[7] | 261 | 47.4 | ||
Majority | 29 | 5.2 | |||
Turnout | 551 | 79.4 | |||
Registered electors | 694 | ||||
Whig hold |
Elections in the 1840s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Whig | Edward Ellice | 366 | 58.7 | +6.1 | |
Conservative | George Makgill | 258 | 41.3 | −6.1 | |
Majority | 108 | 17.4 | +12.2 | ||
Turnout | 624 | 74.7 | −4.7 | ||
Registered electors | 835 | ||||
Whig hold | Swing | +6.1 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Whig | Edward Ellice | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 768 | ||||
Whig hold |
Elections in the 1850s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Whig | Edward Ellice | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 680 | ||||
Whig hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Whig | Edward Ellice | 357 | 63.9 | N/A | |
Peelite | Francis Brown Douglas[8][9][10][11] | 202 | 36.1 | New | |
Majority | 155 | 27.8 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 559 | 78.3 | N/A | ||
Registered electors | 714 | ||||
Whig hold | Swing | N/A |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Edward Ellice | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 742 | ||||
Liberal hold |
Elections in the 1860s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal | Edward Ellice | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 839 | ||||
Liberal hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Edward Ellice | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 1,847 | ||||
Liberal hold |
Elections in the 1870s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Edward Ellice | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 2,108 | ||||
Liberal hold |
Elections in the 1880s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Stephen Williamson | 1,258 | 58.5 | N/A | |
Liberal | James Lindsay Bennet[13] | 892 | 41.5 | N/A | |
Majority | 366 | 17.0 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 2,150 | 84.6 | N/A | ||
Registered electors | 2,542 | ||||
Liberal hold | Swing | N/A |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Independent Liberal | Robert Anstruther | 1,257 | 50.0 | New | |
Liberal | Stephen Williamson | 1,255 | 50.0 | −8.5 | |
Majority | 2 | 0.0 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 2,512 | 88.5 | +0.9 | ||
Registered electors | 2,837 | ||||
Independent Liberal gain from Liberal | Swing | N/A | |||
The original count put the two 1885 candidates at 1,256 votes and, as the returning officer was not a constituent, he was unable to cast the deciding vote and declared both elected. After scrutiny, Anstruther gained two additional votes and lost one, while Williamson lost one also.[16]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal Unionist | Henry Torrens Anstruther | 1,132 | 61.3 | New | |
Liberal | Thomas Brassey | 716 | 38.7 | −11.3 | |
Majority | 416 | 22.6 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 1,848 | 65.1 | −23.4 | ||
Registered electors | 2,837 | ||||
Liberal Unionist gain from Independent Liberal | Swing | N/A | |||
Elections in the 1890s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Unionist | Henry Torrens Anstruther | 1,066 | 52.8 | −8.5 | |
Liberal | Martin White | 954 | 47.2 | +8.5 | |
Majority | 112 | 5.6 | −17.0 | ||
Turnout | 2,020 | 79.6 | +14.5 | ||
Registered electors | 2,537 | ||||
Liberal Unionist hold | Swing | −8.5 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Unionist | Henry Torrens Anstruther | 1,185 | 54.5 | +1.7 | |
Liberal | John Paton | 989 | 45.5 | −1.7 | |
Majority | 196 | 9.0 | +3.4 | ||
Turnout | 2,174 | 81.1 | +1.5 | ||
Registered electors | 2,679 | ||||
Liberal Unionist hold | Swing | +1.7 |
Elections in the 1900s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Unionist | Henry Torrens Anstruther | 1,148 | 51.2 | −3.3 | |
Liberal | James Annand | 1,094 | 48.8 | +3.3 | |
Majority | 54 | 2.4 | −6.6 | ||
Turnout | 2,242 | 76.0 | −5.1 | ||
Registered electors | 2,951 | ||||
Liberal Unionist hold | Swing | −3.3 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Edward Ellice | 1,324 | 50.7 | +1.9 | |
Liberal Unionist | William Anstruther-Thomson | 1,288 | 49.3 | -1.9 | |
Majority | 36 | 1.4 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 2,612 | 82.6 | +6.6 | ||
Registered electors | 3,162 | ||||
Liberal gain from Liberal Unionist | Swing | +1.9 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Unionist | William Anstruther-Gray | 1,495 | 50.4 | −0.8 | |
Liberal | Edward Ellice | 1,472 | 49.6 | +0.8 | |
Majority | 23 | 0.8 | −1.6 | ||
Turnout | 2,967 | 91.4 | +15.4 | ||
Registered electors | 3,247 | ||||
Liberal Unionist hold | Swing | −0.8 |
Elections in the 1910s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | James Duncan Millar | 1,507 | 50.6 | +1.0 | |
Liberal Unionist | William Anstruther-Gray | 1,469 | 49.4 | −1.0 | |
Majority | 38 | 1.2 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 2,976 | 92.8 | +1.4 | ||
Registered electors | 3,206 | ||||
Liberal gain from Liberal Unionist | Swing | +1.0 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Unionist | William Anstruther-Gray | 1,675 | 50.7 | +1.3 | |
Liberal | James Duncan Millar | 1,626 | 49.3 | −1.3 | |
Majority | 49 | 1.4 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 3,301 | 94.8 | +2.0 | ||
Registered electors | 3,481 | ||||
Liberal Unionist gain from Liberal | Swing | +1.3 | |||
General election 1914/15:
Another general election was required to take place before the end of 1915. The political parties had been making preparations for an election to take place and by the July 1914, the following candidates had been selected;
- Unionist: William Anstruther-Gray
- Liberal: Henry Jackson[21]
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