Berwick and Haddington
Parliamentary constituency in the United Kingdom, 1918–1950
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Berwick and Haddington was a constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1918, when it replaced the separate Berwickshire and Haddingtonshire constituencies, until it was renamed Berwick and East Lothian for the 1950 general election. It elected one Member of Parliament (MP), using the first-past-the-post voting system.
| Berwick and Haddington | |
|---|---|
| Former county constituency for the House of Commons | |
| Subdivisions of Scotland | Berwickshire, East Lothian |
| 1918–1950 | |
| Seats | One |
| Created from | Berwickshire and Haddingtonshire |
| Replaced by | Berwick and East Lothian |
The constituency covered the counties of Berwickshire and East Lothian.
Members of Parliament
| Election | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1918 | John Hope | Coalition Liberal | |
| Jan 1922 | National Liberal | ||
| Oct 1922 | Independent Liberal | ||
| Nov 1922 | Walter Waring | National Liberal | |
| Nov 1923 | Liberal | ||
| Dec 1923 | Robert Spence | Labour | |
| 1924 | Chichester Crookshank | Unionist | |
| 1929 | George Sinkinson | Labour | |
| 1931 | John McEwen | Unionist | |
| 1945 | John Robertson | Labour | |
| 1950 | constituency abolished | ||
Election results
Elections in the 1910s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C | National Liberal | John Hope | 8,584 | 53.9 | |
| Labour | Robert W. Foulis | 4,783 | 30.0 | ||
| Liberal | Harold Tennant | 2,557 | 16.1 | ||
| Majority | 3,801 | 23.9 | |||
| Turnout | 15,924 | 48.6 | |||
| Registered electors | 32,763 | ||||
| National Liberal win (new seat) | |||||
| C indicates candidate endorsed by the coalition government. | |||||
Elections in the 1920s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| National Liberal (Unionist) | Walter Waring | 6,342 | 31.9 | –22.0 | |
| Labour | Robert Spence | 5,842 | 29.3 | −0.7 | |
| Liberal | William Henderson Pringle | 4,422 | 22.2 | +6.1 | |
| Independent Liberal | John Hope | 3,300 | 16.6 | New | |
| Majority | 500 | 2.6 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 19,906 | 60.1 | +11.5 | ||
| Registered electors | 33,119 | ||||
| National Liberal hold | Swing | N/A | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Robert Spence | 8,576 | 37.0 | +7.7 | |
| Unionist | Chichester Crookshank | 8,508 | 36.7 | New | |
| Liberal | Walter Waring | 6,084 | 26.3 | +4.1 | |
| Majority | 68 | 0.3 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 23,168 | 69.4 | +9.3 | ||
| Registered electors | 33,381 | ||||
| Labour gain from Liberal | Swing | +1.8 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unionist | Chichester Crookshank | 11,745 | 45.8 | +9.1 | |
| Labour | Robert Spence | 8,882 | 34.7 | −2.3 | |
| Liberal | William Henderson Pringle | 4,986 | 19.5 | −6.8 | |
| Majority | 2,863 | 11.1 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 25,613 | 75.3 | +5.9 | ||
| Registered electors | 34,017 | ||||
| Unionist gain from Labour | Swing | +5.7 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | George Sinkinson | 11,761 | 37.5 | +2.8 | |
| Unionist | John McEwen | 11,435 | 36.5 | −9.3 | |
| Liberal | James Greig | 8,132 | 26.0 | +6.5 | |
| Majority | 326 | 1.0 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 31,328 | 69.6 | −5.7 | ||
| Registered electors | 45,043 | ||||
| Labour gain from Unionist | Swing | +6.1 | |||
Elections in the 1930s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unionist | John McEwen | 25,169 | 73.5 | +36.0 | |
| Labour | George Sinkinson | 9,089 | 26.5 | −11.0 | |
| Majority | 16,080 | 47.0 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 34,258 | 74.8 | +5.2 | ||
| Unionist gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unionist | John McEwen | 19,839 | 58.1 | −15.4 | |
| Labour | J.J. Fraser | 14,299 | 41.9 | +15.4 | |
| Majority | 5,540 | 16.2 | −30.8 | ||
| Turnout | 34,138 | 71.9 | −2.9 | ||
| Unionist hold | Swing | ||||
General Election 1939–40
Another General Election was required to take place before the end of 1940. The political parties had been making preparations for an election to take place and by the Autumn of 1939, the following candidates had been selected;
- Unionist: John McEwen
- Labour: John Robertson[10]
- Liberal:[11]
Elections in the 1940s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | John Robertson | 19,037 | 54.52 | ||
| Unionist | John McEwen | 15,880 | 45.48 | ||
| Majority | 3,157 | 9.04 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 34,917 | 70.51 | |||
| Labour gain from Unionist | Swing | ||||