From 1918 the constituency consisted of "The Calder and Suburban County Districts, the burgh of Dalkeith, and that part of the Lasswade County District which is included in the extra-burghal portions of the parishes of Dalkeith and Inveresk."
^Craig, F. W. S. (1983) [1969]. British parliamentary election results 1918–1949 (3rd ed.). Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. p. 638. ISBN0-900178-06-X.
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Midlothian and Peebles Northern was a county constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1918 until 1950 Along with Peebles and Southern it was formed by dividing the old Midlothian constituency Midlothian and Peebles NorthernFormer County constituencyfor the House of Commons1918 1950SeatsoneCreated fromMidlothianReplaced byMidlothian and Peebles and Edinburgh Pentlands Contents 1 Boundaries 2 Members of Parliament 3 Election results 3 1 Elections in the 1910s 3 2 Elections in the 1920s 3 3 Elections in the 1930s 3 4 Elections in the 1940s 4 ReferencesBoundaries editFrom 1918 the constituency consisted of The Calder and Suburban County Districts the burgh of Dalkeith and that part of the Lasswade County District which is included in the extra burghal portions of the parishes of Dalkeith and Inveresk Members of Parliament editElection Member 1 Party 1918 Sir John Hope Unionist 1922 George Hutchison Unionist 1923 Andrew Clarke Labour 1924 Sir George Hutchison Unionist 1929 by election Andrew Clarke Labour 1929 John Colville Unionist 1943 by election Sir David King Murray Unionist 1945 Lord John Hope Conservative 1950 constituency abolishedElection results editElections in the 1910s edit General election 1918 Midlothian and Peebles Northern 2 3 4 Party Candidate Votes C Unionist John Hope 7 762 62 1 Independent John Brownlie Cadzow 4 737 37 9 Majority 3 025 24 2 Turnout 12 499 49 4 Registered electors 25 291 Unionist win new seat C indicates candidate endorsed by the coalition government Elections in the 1920s edit General election 1922 Midlothian and Peebles Northern 5 3 Party Candidate Votes Unionist George Hutchison 7 416 40 9 21 2 Labour Andrew Clarke 6 942 38 3 New Liberal Edward Rolland McNab 3 770 20 8 New Majority 474 2 6 21 6 Turnout 18 128 72 7 23 3 Registered electors 24 939 Unionist hold Swing N A General election 1923 Midlothian and Peebles Northern 6 7 3 Party Candidate Votes Labour Andrew Clarke 8 570 45 3 7 0 Unionist George Hutchison 6 731 35 7 5 2 Liberal Charles de Bois Murray 3 578 19 0 1 8 Majority 1 839 9 6 N A Turnout 18 879 74 7 2 0 Registered electors 25 278 Labour gain from Unionist Swing 6 1 General election 1924 Midlothian and Peebles Northern 8 3 Party Candidate Votes Unionist George Hutchison 11 320 55 2 19 5 Labour Andrew Clarke 9 173 44 8 0 5 Majority 2 147 10 4 N A Turnout 20 493 79 2 4 5 Registered electors 25 889 Unionist gain from Labour Swing 10 0 1929 Midlothian and Peebles Northern by election 9 Party Candidate Votes Labour Andrew Clarke 7 917 42 0 2 8 Unionist John Colville 6 965 36 9 18 3 Liberal David Edwin Keir 3 130 16 6 New National Scotland Lewis Spence 842 4 5 New Majority 952 5 1 N A Turnout 18 854 66 0 13 2 Registered electors 28 586 Labour gain from Unionist Swing 7 8 General election 1929 Midlothian and Peebles Northern 10 Party Candidate Votes Unionist John Colville 11 219 39 1 16 1 Labour Andrew Clarke 10 779 37 5 7 3 Liberal David Edwin Keir 6 726 23 4 N A Majority 440 1 6 8 8 Turnout 28 724 78 8 0 4 Registered electors 36 471 Unionist hold Swing 4 4 Elections in the 1930s edit General election 1931 Midlothian and Peebles Northern 11 Party Candidate Votes Unionist John Colville 22 211 72 3 32 2 Labour Andrew Clarke 8 501 27 7 9 8 Majority 13 710 44 6 43 0 Turnout 30 712 78 2 0 6 Unionist hold Swing General election 1935 Midlothian and Peebles Northern 12 Party Candidate Votes Unionist John Colville 23 711 62 9 9 4 Labour James Lean 13 970 37 1 9 4 Majority 9 741 25 85 18 8 Turnout 37 681 74 3 3 9 Unionist hold Swing Elections in the 1940s edit 1943 Midlothian and Peebles Northern by election 13 14 Party Candidate Votes Unionist David Murray 11 620 51 9 11 0 Common Wealth Tom Wintringham 10 751 48 1 New Majority 869 3 8 22 0 Turnout 22 371 34 6 39 7 Unionist hold Swing 11 0 General election 1945 Midlothian and Peebles Northern Party Candidate Votes Unionist John Hope 24 834 47 95 Labour James Lean 23 657 45 68 Common Wealth Kitty Wintringham 3 299 6 37 N A Majority 1 177 2 27 Turnout 51 790 70 33 Unionist hold SwingReferences edit Leigh Rayment s Historical List of MPs Constituencies beginning with M part 2 Whitaker s Almanack 1920 a b c d Craig F W S ed 1969 British parliamentary election results 1918 1949 Glasgow Political Reference Publications p 638 ISBN 0 900178 01 9 Debrett s House of Commons and the Judicial Bench 1922 The Times 17 November 1922 The Constitutional Year Book 1929 The Liberal Year Book 1929 Oliver amp Boyd s Edinburgh Almanac 1927 The Times 31 January 1929 The Times 1 June 1929 Whitaker s Almanack 1934 Whitaker s Almanack 1939 Whitaker s Almanack 1944 Craig F W S 1983 1969 British parliamentary election results 1918 1949 3rd ed Chichester Parliamentary Research Services p 638 ISBN 0 900178 06 X Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Midlothian and Peebles Northern UK Parliament constituency amp oldid 1178690644, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
