Inverness Burghs (UK Parliament constituency)

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Inverness Burghs was a district of burghs constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of Great Britain (at Westminster) from 1708 to 1801 and of the Parliament of the United Kingdom (also at Westminster) from 1801 to 1918. It elected one Member of Parliament (MP).

There was also, 1708 to 1918, the Inverness-shire constituency, which was, as its name implies, a county constituency.

Creation

The British parliamentary constituency was created in 1708 following the Acts of Union, 1707 and replaced the former Parliament of Scotland burgh constituencies of Inverness, Forres, Fortrose and Nairn.

Boundaries

As first used in the 1708 general election Inverness Burghs consisted of four burghs: Inverness in the county of Inverness, Fortrose in the county of Ross, Forres in the county of Elgin and Nairn in the county of Nairn.

History

The constituency elected one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system until the seat was abolished for the 1918 general election.[1] [2] [3] [4] [5]

For the 1832 general election, as a result of the Representation of the People (Scotland) Act 1832, the boundaries of burghs for parliamentary election purposes ceased to be necessarily those for other purposes.

In 1918, as a result of the Representation of the People Act 1918, the component burghs of Inverness Burghs were merged into three different county constituencies: Inverness into the Inverness constituency, Forres and Nairn into the Moray and Nairn constituency and Fortrose into the Ross and Cromarty constituency. By this date, the county of Elgin had become the county of Moray and the county of Ross had been merged with the county of Cromarty to form the county of Ross and Cromarty.

Members of Parliament

Elected Member Party
1708 Alexander Duff
1710 George Mackenzie
1713 William Steuart
1722 Alexander Gordon
1722 election petition Duncan Forbes
1737 by-election Duncan Urquhart
1741 Kenneth Mackenzie
1747 Alexander Brodie
1754 John Campbell
1761 Sir Alexander Grant, Bt
1768 Sir Hector Munro
1802 Alexander Cumming-Gordon
1803 by-election George Cumming
1806 Francis Ogilvy-Grant
1807 Peter Baillie
1811 by-election Charles Grant
style="color:inherit;background-color: Template:Party color" | 1818 George Cumming Tory
style="color:inherit;background-color: Template:Party color" | 1826 Robert Grant Whig
style="color:inherit;background-color: Template:Party color" | 1830 John Baillie Tory[6]
style="color:inherit;background-color: Template:Party color" | 1831 Charles Cumming-Bruce Tory[6]
style="color:inherit;background-color: Template:Party color" | 1832 John Baillie Tory[6]
style="color:inherit;background-color: Template:Party color" | 1833 by-election Charles Cumming-Bruce Tory[6]
style="color:inherit;background-color: Template:Party color" | 1834 Conservative[6]
style="color:inherit;background-color: Template:Party color" | 1837 Roderick Macleod Whig[6][7]
style="color:inherit;background-color: Template:Party color" | 1840 by-election James Morrison Whig[6][8][9]
style="color:inherit;background-color: Template:Party color" | 1847 Alexander Matheson Whig[10]
style="color:inherit;background-color: Template:Party color" | 1859 change Liberal
style="color:inherit;background-color: Template:Party color" | 1868 Aeneas William Mackintosh Liberal
style="color:inherit;background-color: Template:Party color" | 1874 Charles Fraser-Mackintosh Independent Liberal
style="color:inherit;background-color: Template:Party color" | 1880 Liberal
style="color:inherit;background-color: Template:Party color" | 1885 Robert Finlay Liberal
style="color:inherit;background-color: Template:Party color" | 1886 change Liberal Unionist
style="color:inherit;background-color: Template:Party color" | 1892 Gilbert Beith Liberal
style="color:inherit;background-color: Template:Party color" | 1895 Robert Finlay Liberal Unionist
style="color:inherit;background-color: Template:Party color" | 1906 John Annan Bryce Liberal
1918 constituency abolished

Election results

The original electoral system for this constituency gave each of the four burghs one vote, with an additional casting vote (to break ties) for the burgh where the election was held. The place of election rotated amongst the burghs in successive Parliaments. The vote of a burgh was exercised by a burgh commissioner, who was elected by the burgh councillors.

The first direct election in Inverness Burghs was in 1832. The votes from qualified electors, in each burgh, were added together to establish the result.

Unless otherwise indicated, the primary source for the results was Craig. Candidates identified by Craig as Conservatives, in the 1832-1835 Parliament, are listed as Tories. In results for elections before the formal creation of the Liberal Party, shortly after the 1859 general election, candidates identified by Craig as Liberals are divided into Whigs and Radicals following Stooks Smith. Craig's registered electorate and vote figures are sometimes different from those of Stooks Smith, but Craig's figures are used below. For details of the books of Craig and Stooks Smith, see the Reference section below.

In terms of change in % votes and swing, the Conservative candidate in 1835 is related to his performance as the Tory candidate in the 1833 by-election. As there were two Tory candidates in 1832, no swing figure was calculated for the 1833 by-election.

1760s – 1830s – 1840s – 1850s – 1860s – 1870s – 1880s – 1890s – 1900s – 1910s

Elections in the 1760s

This is an example of a contested election, before the extension of the franchise in 1832. The election took place in Fortrose, so that burgh's commissioner had the casting vote which decided the election.

General election 11 April 1768: Inverness Burghs (election at Fortrose)[11]
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Script error: No such module "Political party". Hector Munro 3
Fortrose, Nairn 		60.0 Script error: No such module "String".
Script error: No such module "Political party". Alexander Grant 2
Forres, Inverness 		40.0 Script error: No such module "String".
Majority 1 20.0 Script error: No such module "String".
Turnout 5 (4 electors) 100.0 Script error: No such module "String".
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Elections in the 1830s

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General election 1830: Inverness Burghs[12][13]
Party Candidate Votes %
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General election 1831: Inverness Burghs[12][13]
Party Candidate Votes %
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General election 1832: Inverness Burghs[14][6]
Party Candidate Votes %
Script error: No such module "Political party". John Baillie Script error: No such module "string". 36.2
Script error: No such module "Political party". John Stewart (candidate) Script error: No such module "string". 35.2
Script error: No such module "Political party". Charles Cumming-Bruce Script error: No such module "string". 27.9
Script error: No such module "Political party". Robert Fraser (candidate) Script error: No such module "string". 0.9
Turnout 691 96.6
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  • Death of Baillie in April 1833
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By-election, 17 May 1833: Inverness Burghs[14][6]
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Script error: No such module "Political party". John Stewart (candidate) 290 44.8 Script error: No such module "String".
Majority 67 10.4 Script error: No such module "String".
Turnout 647 90.9 Script error: No such module "String".
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General election 1835: Inverness Burghs[14][6]
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Script error: No such module "Political party". Edward Ellice 340 49.7 Script error: No such module "String".
Majority 4 0.6 Script error: No such module "String".
Turnout 684 90.4 Script error: No such module "String".
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General election 1837: Inverness Burghs[14][6]
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Script error: No such module "Political party". Sir James John Randoll Mackenzie, 6th Baronet 317 48.5 Script error: No such module "String".
Majority 19 3.0 Script error: No such module "String".
Turnout 653 93.4 Script error: No such module "String".
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Elections of the 1840s

  • Resignation of Macleod in March 1840
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By-election, 4 March 1840: Inverness Burghs[14][6]
Party Candidate Votes % <templatestyles src="Template:Tooltip/styles.css" />±%Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
Script error: No such module "Political party". John Fraser 307 46.5 Script error: No such module "String".
Majority 46 7.0 Script error: No such module "String".
Turnout 660 87.2 Script error: No such module "String".
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General election 1841: Inverness Burghs[14][6]
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General election 1847: Inverness Burghs[14]
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Script error: No such module "Political party". Richard Hartley Kennedy 199 41.5 Script error: No such module "String".
Majority 81 17.0 Script error: No such module "String".
Turnout 479 62.1 Script error: No such module "String".
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Elections of the 1850s

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General election 1852: Inverness Burghs[14]
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General election 1857: Inverness Burghs[14]
Party Candidate Votes % <templatestyles src="Template:Tooltip/styles.css" />±%Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
Script error: No such module "Political party". Alexander Campbell Cameron 335 46.7 Script error: No such module "String".
Majority 47 6.6 Script error: No such module "String".
Turnout 717 84.0 Script error: No such module "String".
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General election 1859: Inverness Burghs[14]
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Script error: No such module "Political party". Alexander Campbell Cameron 307 42.8 Script error: No such module "String".
Majority 103 14.4 Script error: No such module "String".
Turnout 717 82.0 Script error: No such module "String".
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Elections of the 1860s

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General election 1865: Inverness Burghs[14]
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General election 1868: Inverness Burghs[14]
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Elections of the 1870s

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General election 1874: Inverness Burghs[14]
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Script error: No such module "Political party". Aeneas William Mackintosh 879 43.3 Script error: No such module "String".
Script error: No such module "Political party". Angus Mackintosh[15] 16 0.8 Script error: No such module "String".
Majority 255 12.6 Script error: No such module "String".
Turnout 2,029 83.9 Script error: No such module "String".
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Elections in the 1880s

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General election 1880: Inverness Burghs[14]
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General election 1885: Inverness Burghs[16]
Party Candidate Votes % <templatestyles src="Template:Tooltip/styles.css" />±%Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
Script error: No such module "Political party". (Script error: No such module "Political party".) Walter McLaren 1,546 47.5 Script error: No such module "String".
Majority 163 5.0 Script error: No such module "String".
Turnout 3,255 91.5 Script error: No such module "String".
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  • Note (1886): Shortly before the 1886 general election, the Liberal Party split. Finlay joined the new Liberal Unionist Party.
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General election 1886: Inverness Burghs[16]
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Script error: No such module "Political party". Robert Peel 1,346 45.4 Script error: No such module "String".
Majority 273 9.2 Script error: No such module "String".
Turnout 2,965 83.4 Script error: No such module "String".
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Elections of the 1890s

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General election 1892: Inverness Burghs[16]
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Script error: No such module "Political party". Robert Finlay 1,562 49.2 Script error: No such module "String".
Majority 53 1.6 Script error: No such module "String".
Turnout 3,177 85.3 Script error: No such module "String".
Registered electors Template:Ifnumber Script error: No such module "String".
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General election 1895: Inverness Burghs[16]
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Script error: No such module "Political party". Henry Bell 1,596 46.4 Script error: No such module "String".
Majority 250 7.2 Script error: No such module "String".
Turnout 3,442 86.6 Script error: No such module "String".
Registered electors Template:Ifnumber Script error: No such module "String".
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1895 Inverness Burghs by-election[16]
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Elections of the 1900s

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General election 1900: Inverness Burghs
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Script error: No such module "Political party". J.A. Duncan 1,469 44.5 Script error: No such module "String".
Majority 360 11.0 Script error: No such module "String".
Turnout 3,298 80.7 Script error: No such module "String".
Registered electors Template:Ifnumber Script error: No such module "String".
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  • Note (1900): Change and swing figures are calculated from the 1895 general election.
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General election 1906: Inverness Burghs
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Script error: No such module "Political party". Robert Finlay 1,746 43.1 Script error: No such module "String".
Majority 558 13.8 Script error: No such module "String".
Turnout 4,050 89.1 Script error: No such module "String".
Registered electors Template:Ifnumber Script error: No such module "String".
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Elections of the 1910s

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General election January 1910: Inverness Burghs
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Script error: No such module "Political party". Torrance McMicking 1,650 40.3 Script error: No such module "String".
Majority 790 19.4 Script error: No such module "String".
Turnout 4,090 89.9 Script error: No such module "String".
Script error: No such module "Political party". hold Swing +2.8

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General election December 1910: Inverness Burghs
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Script error: No such module "Political party". P.J. Ford 1,812 43.4 Script error: No such module "String".
Majority 555 13.2 Script error: No such module "String".
Turnout 4,179 88.6 Script error: No such module "String".
Script error: No such module "Political party". hold Swing -3.1

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  • Constituency abolished (1918)

Notes

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References

  • Boundaries of Parliamentary Constituencies 1885-1972, compiled and edited by F.W.S. Craig (Parliamentary Reference Publications 1972)
  • British Parliamentary Election Results 1832-1885, compiled and edited by F.W.S. Craig (Macmillan Press 1977)
  • British Parliamentary Election Results 1885-1918, compiled and edited by F.W.S. Craig (Macmillan Press 1974)
  • The House of Commons 1754-1790, by Sir Lewis Namier and John Brooke (HMSO 1964)
  • The Parliaments of England by Henry Stooks Smith (1st edition published in three volumes 1844–50), second edition edited (in one volume) by F.W.S. Craig (Political Reference Publications 1973)
  • Who's Who of British Members of Parliament: Volume I 1832-1885, edited by M. Stenton (The Harvester Press 1976)
  • Who's Who of British Members of Parliament, Volume II 1886-1918, edited by M. Stenton and S. Lees (Harvester Press 1978)
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See also

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