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Fife (UK Parliament constituency)

January 31, 2023

Fife was a county constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1708 until 1885, when it was divided into East Fife and West Fife.

Fife
Former County constituency
for the House of Commons
Major settlementsFife
1708–1885
SeatsOne
Created fromFife
Replaced byEast Fife
West Fife

Creation

The British parliamentary constituency was created in 1708 following the Acts of Union, 1707 and replaced the former Parliament of Scotland shire constituency of Fifeshire.

History

The constituency elected one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system until the seat was divided in 1885.[1][2][3][4][5]

Boundaries

The constituency covered the county of Fife.

Members of Parliament

Election results

Elections in the 1830s

General election 1830: Fife[6][9]
Party Candidate Votes %
Whig James Erskine Wemyss Unopposed
Registered electors 239
Whig hold
General election 1831: Fife[6][9]
Party Candidate Votes %
Tory James Lindsay (1793-1855) 85 55.6
Whig James Erskine Wemyss 68 44.4
Majority 17 11.2
Turnout 153 64.0
Registered electors 239
Tory gain from Whig
General election 1832: Fife[6][10]
Party Candidate Votes %
Whig James Erskine Wemyss Unopposed
Registered electors 2,185
Whig gain from Tory
General election 1835: Fife[6][10]
Party Candidate Votes %
Whig James Erskine Wemyss 1,051 64.3
Conservative James Lindsay (1793-1855) 584 35.7
Majority 467 28.6
Turnout 1,635 70.8
Registered electors 2,309
Whig hold
General election 1837: Fife[6][10]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Whig James Erskine Wemyss 1,086 65.7 +1.4
Conservative James Bruce 567 34.3 −1.4
Majority 519 31.4 +2.8
Turnout 1,653 60.8 −10.0
Registered electors 2,720
Whig hold Swing +1.4

Elections in the 1840s

General election 1841: Fife[10]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Whig James Erskine Wemyss Unopposed
Registered electors 2,967
Whig hold
General election 1847: Fife[10]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Whig John Fergus 834 52.1 N/A
Conservative John Balfour[11] 768 47.9 New
Majority 66 4.2 N/A
Turnout 1,602 65.6 N/A
Registered electors 2,444
Whig hold

Elections in the 1850s

General election 1852: Fife[10]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Whig John Fergus Unopposed
Registered electors 3,211
Whig hold
General election 1857: Fife[10]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Whig John Fergus Unopposed
Registered electors 3,389
Whig hold
General election 1859: Fife[10]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal James Hay Erskine Wemyss 1,087 56.1 N/A
Conservative Robert St Clair-Erskine 850 43.9 New
Majority 237 12.2 N/A
Turnout 1,937 47.8 N/A
Registered electors 4,056
Liberal hold Swing N/A

Elections in the 1860s

Wemyss's death caused a by-election.

By-election, 19 April 1864: Fife[10]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Robert Anstruther Unopposed
Liberal hold
General election 1865: Fife[10]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Robert Anstruther Unopposed
Registered electors 2,725
Liberal hold
General election 1868: Fife[10]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Robert Anstruther 1,837 62.0 N/A
Liberal John Boyd Kinnear 1,127 38.0 N/A
Majority 710 24.0 N/A
Turnout 2,964 70.5 N/A
Registered electors 4,206
Liberal hold Swing 'N/A

Elections in the 1870s

General election 1874: Fife[10]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Robert Anstruther 1,859 60.2 −1.8
Conservative Frederick William Hamilton[12] 1,230 39.8 New
Majority 629 20.4 −3.6
Turnout 3,089 70.9 +0.4
Registered electors 4,358
Liberal hold Swing 'N/A

Elections in the 1880s

General election 1880: Fife[10]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Robert Preston Bruce 2,421 63.8 +3.6
Conservative James Townsend Oswald[13] 1,373 36.2 −3.6
Majority 1,048 27.6 +7.2
Turnout 3,794 79.6 +8.7
Registered electors 4,767
Liberal hold Swing +3.6

References

  1. ^ "Fifeshire". History of Parliament Online (1690-1715). Retrieved 27 March 2019.
  2. ^ "Fifeshire". History of Parliament Online (1715-1754). Retrieved 27 March 2019.
  3. ^ "Fifeshire". History of Parliament Online (1754-1790). Retrieved 27 March 2019.
  4. ^ "Fifeshire". History of Parliament Online (1790-1820). Retrieved 27 March 2019.
  5. ^ "Fifeshire". History of Parliament Online (1820-1832). Retrieved 27 March 2019.
  6. ^ a b c d e f g h i Smith, Henry Stooks (1842). The Register of Parliamentary Contested Elections (Second ed.). Simpkin, Marshall & Company. pp. 202, 205. Retrieved 11 September 2018 – via Google Books.
  7. ^ a b Churton, Edward (1838). The Assembled Commons or Parliamentary Biographer. p. 232. Retrieved 18 August 2019 – via Google Books.
  8. ^ "Greenock Advertiser". 6 August 1847. p. 2. Retrieved 11 September 2018 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  9. ^ a b Escott, Margaret. "Fifeshire". The History of Parliament. Retrieved 8 May 2020.
  10. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m Craig, F. W. S., ed. (1977). British Parliamentary Election Results 1832-1885 (e-book) (1st ed.). London: Macmillan Press. ISBN 978-1-349-02349-3.
  11. ^ "To the Electors of the County of Fife". Fife Herald. 29 July 1847. p. 1. Retrieved 18 August 2019 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  12. ^ "General Hamilton's Meetings". Fife Herald. 12 February 1874. p. 2. Retrieved 30 December 2017 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  13. ^ "Representation of Fife". Fifeshire Advertiser. 10 April 1880. p. 2. Retrieved 20 December 2017 – via British Newspaper Archive.

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Fife was a county constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1708 until 1885 when it was divided into East Fife and West Fife FifeFormer County constituencyfor the House of CommonsMajor settlementsFife1708 1885SeatsOneCreated fromFifeReplaced byEast FifeWest Fife Contents 1 Creation 2 History 3 Boundaries 4 Members of Parliament 5 Election results 5 1 Elections in the 1830s 5 2 Elections in the 1840s 5 3 Elections in the 1850s 5 4 Elections in the 1860s 5 5 Elections in the 1870s 5 6 Elections in the 1880s 6 ReferencesCreation EditThe British parliamentary constituency was created in 1708 following the Acts of Union 1707 and replaced the former Parliament of Scotland shire constituency of Fifeshire History EditThe constituency elected one Member of Parliament MP by the first past the post system until the seat was divided in 1885 1 2 3 4 5 Boundaries EditThe constituency covered the county of Fife Members of Parliament EditElection Member Party Notes1708 Patrick Moncreiff1709 Sir Robert Anstruther1710 Sir Alexander Erskine1715 Sir John Anstruther 1st Baronet1741 David Scott1747 James Oswald1754 James St Clair1763 James Wemyss1768 John Scott1776 James Townsend Oswald1779 Robert Skene1780 John Henderson 5th Baronet from 17811780 Robert Skene1787 William Wemyss1796 Sir William Erskine Bt British Army officer died insane1806 Robert Ferguson1807 William Wemyss1820 James Erskine Wemyss Whig 6 7 1831 James Lindsay Tory 6 1832 James Erskine Wemyss Whig 6 7 1847 John Fergus Whig 8 6 1859 James Hay Erskine Wemyss Liberal1864 Sir Robert Anstruther 5th Baronet Liberal1880 Robert Preston Bruce LiberalElection results EditElections in the 1830s Edit General election 1830 Fife 6 9 Party Candidate Votes Whig James Erskine Wemyss UnopposedRegistered electors 239Whig holdGeneral election 1831 Fife 6 9 Party Candidate Votes Tory James Lindsay 1793 1855 85 55 6Whig James Erskine Wemyss 68 44 4Majority 17 11 2Turnout 153 64 0Registered electors 239Tory gain from WhigGeneral election 1832 Fife 6 10 Party Candidate Votes Whig James Erskine Wemyss UnopposedRegistered electors 2 185Whig gain from ToryGeneral election 1835 Fife 6 10 Party Candidate Votes Whig James Erskine Wemyss 1 051 64 3Conservative James Lindsay 1793 1855 584 35 7Majority 467 28 6Turnout 1 635 70 8Registered electors 2 309Whig holdGeneral election 1837 Fife 6 10 Party Candidate Votes Whig James Erskine Wemyss 1 086 65 7 1 4Conservative James Bruce 567 34 3 1 4Majority 519 31 4 2 8Turnout 1 653 60 8 10 0Registered electors 2 720Whig hold Swing 1 4Elections in the 1840s Edit General election 1841 Fife 10 Party Candidate Votes Whig James Erskine Wemyss UnopposedRegistered electors 2 967Whig holdGeneral election 1847 Fife 10 Party Candidate Votes Whig John Fergus 834 52 1 N AConservative John Balfour 11 768 47 9 NewMajority 66 4 2 N ATurnout 1 602 65 6 N ARegistered electors 2 444Whig holdElections in the 1850s Edit General election 1852 Fife 10 Party Candidate Votes Whig John Fergus UnopposedRegistered electors 3 211Whig holdGeneral election 1857 Fife 10 Party Candidate Votes Whig John Fergus UnopposedRegistered electors 3 389Whig holdGeneral election 1859 Fife 10 Party Candidate Votes Liberal James Hay Erskine Wemyss 1 087 56 1 N AConservative Robert St Clair Erskine 850 43 9 NewMajority 237 12 2 N ATurnout 1 937 47 8 N ARegistered electors 4 056Liberal hold Swing N AElections in the 1860s Edit Wemyss s death caused a by election By election 19 April 1864 Fife 10 Party Candidate Votes Liberal Robert Anstruther UnopposedLiberal holdGeneral election 1865 Fife 10 Party Candidate Votes Liberal Robert Anstruther UnopposedRegistered electors 2 725Liberal holdGeneral election 1868 Fife 10 Party Candidate Votes Liberal Robert Anstruther 1 837 62 0 N ALiberal John Boyd Kinnear 1 127 38 0 N AMajority 710 24 0 N ATurnout 2 964 70 5 N ARegistered electors 4 206Liberal hold Swing N AElections in the 1870s Edit General election 1874 Fife 10 Party Candidate Votes Liberal Robert Anstruther 1 859 60 2 1 8Conservative Frederick William Hamilton 12 1 230 39 8 NewMajority 629 20 4 3 6Turnout 3 089 70 9 0 4Registered electors 4 358Liberal hold Swing N AElections in the 1880s Edit General election 1880 Fife 10 Party Candidate Votes Liberal Robert Preston Bruce 2 421 63 8 3 6Conservative James Townsend Oswald 13 1 373 36 2 3 6Majority 1 048 27 6 7 2Turnout 3 794 79 6 8 7Registered electors 4 767Liberal hold Swing 3 6References Edit Fifeshire History of Parliament Online 1690 1715 Retrieved 27 March 2019 Fifeshire History of Parliament Online 1715 1754 Retrieved 27 March 2019 Fifeshire History of Parliament Online 1754 1790 Retrieved 27 March 2019 Fifeshire History of Parliament Online 1790 1820 Retrieved 27 March 2019 Fifeshire History of Parliament Online 1820 1832 Retrieved 27 March 2019 a b c d e f g h i Smith Henry Stooks 1842 The Register of Parliamentary Contested Elections Second ed Simpkin Marshall amp Company pp 202 205 Retrieved 11 September 2018 via Google Books a b Churton Edward 1838 The Assembled Commons or Parliamentary Biographer p 232 Retrieved 18 August 2019 via Google Books Greenock Advertiser 6 August 1847 p 2 Retrieved 11 September 2018 via British Newspaper Archive a b Escott Margaret Fifeshire The History of Parliament Retrieved 8 May 2020 a b c d e f g h i j k l m Craig F W S ed 1977 British Parliamentary Election Results 1832 1885 e book 1st ed London Macmillan Press ISBN 978 1 349 02349 3 To the Electors of the County of Fife Fife Herald 29 July 1847 p 1 Retrieved 18 August 2019 via British Newspaper Archive General Hamilton s Meetings Fife Herald 12 February 1874 p 2 Retrieved 30 December 2017 via British Newspaper Archive Representation of Fife Fifeshire Advertiser 10 April 1880 p 2 Retrieved 20 December 2017 via British Newspaper Archive Leigh Rayment s Historical List of MPs Constituencies beginning with F Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Fife UK 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