Midlothian and Peebles (UK Parliament constituency)
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Midlothian and Peebles was a short-lived county constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1950 until 1955. It was formed by a merger of parts of the old Midlothian and Peebles Northern and Peebles and Southern constituencies. It was reunited in 1955 to form Midlothian.
Boundaries
For its short existence, Midlothian and Peebles covered the counties of Midlothian and Peebles inclusive of all the burghs situated therein except the county of the city of Edinburgh and the burgh of Musselburgh.[1][2]
Members of Parliament
| Elected | Member[3] | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| rowspan="2" style="color:inherit;background-color: Template:Party color" | | 1950 | David Johnstone Pryde | Labour |
| 1951 | |||
Election results
Elections in the 1950s
Template:Election box winning candidate with party linkTemplate:Election box new seat win| 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". | Florence Horsbrugh | 19,778 | 38.7 | ||
| Script error: No such module "Political party". | William Gilmour | 4,365 | 8.5 | ||
| Majority | 7,188 | 14.1 | Script error: No such module "String". | ||
| Turnout | 51,109 | 82.9 | Script error: No such module "String". | ||
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Template:Election box winning candidate with party link| 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". | Anthony Stodart | 23,681 | 44.7 | Script error: No such module "String". | |
| Majority | 5,590 | 10.6 | Script error: No such module "String". | ||
| Turnout | 52,952 | 83.8 | Script error: No such module "String". | ||
| Script error: No such module "Political party". hold | Swing | ||||
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References
- ↑ Representation of the People Act 1948, Schedule 1, Part III.
- ↑ Midlothian and Peebles Boundaries Vision of Britain
- ↑ Template:Rayment-hc
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