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Kirkcudbright Stewartry (UK Parliament constituency)

Kirkcudbright Stewartry, later known as Kirkcudbright or Kirkcudbrightshire, was a Scottish constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of Great Britain from 1708 to 1801 and of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1801 to 1918. It was represented by one Member of Parliament (MP).

Kirkcudbright Stewartry
Former County constituency
for the House of Commons
Subdivisions of ScotlandThe Stewartry of Kirkcudbright
1708–1918
SeatsOne
Created fromKirkcudbrightshire
Replaced byGalloway

Creation

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The British parliamentary constituency was created in 1708 following the Acts of Union, 1707 and replaced the former Parliament of Scotland shire constituency of Kirkcudbright Stewartry. The first election in the stewartry was in 1708. In 1707–08, members of the 1702-1707 Parliament of Scotland were co-opted to serve in the 1st Parliament of Great Britain. See Scottish representatives to the 1st Parliament of Great Britain, for further details.

Boundaries

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The Stewartry of Kirkcudbright was a Scottish stewartry (later considered to be a county and sometimes called Kirkcudbrightshire), which had been represented by two commissioners in the former Parliament of Scotland. The constituency included the whole stewartry, except for the Royal burghs of Kirkcudbright (which formed part of the Dumfries Burghs constituency) and New Galloway (which between 1708 and 1885 was included in the Wigtown Burghs district). In 1918 the area was combined with Wigtownshire to form the Galloway constituency.

History

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

Members of Parliament

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ElectionMemberParty
25 June 1708John Stewart
17 February 1715Alexander Murray
14 September 1727Patrick Heron
22 May 1741Basil Hamilton
31 December 1742John Maxwell
30 July 1747John Ross Mackye
19 April 1768James Murray
2 November 1774William Stewart
9 October 1780Peter Johnston
6 April 1781John Gordon
6 February 1782Peter Johnston
16 August 1786Alexander Stewart
23 March 1795Patrick HeronWhig
10 May 1803Montgomery Granville John StewartConservative
2 November 1812James Dunlop
1826Robert Cutlar FergussonWhig[6][7]
1838Alexander MurrayWhig[6][8]
1845Thomas MaitlandWhig[9][10][11]
1850John MackieWhig[12][13]
1857James MackieWhig[14]
1859Liberal
1868Wellwood Herries MaxwellLiberal
1874John MaitlandLiberal
1880John Heron-MaxwellLiberal
1885Sir Mark MacTaggart-StewartConservative
1906Gilbert McMickingLiberal
Jan 1910Sir Mark MacTaggart-StewartConservative
Dec 1910Gilbert McMickingLiberal
1918constituency abolished

Elections

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Decades:
Galloway constituencies election results

Elections in the 1830s

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General election 1830: Kirkcudbrightshire [6][15]
PartyCandidateVotes%
WhigRobert Cutlar FergussonUnopposed
Registered electors161
Whig hold
General election 1831: Kirkcudbrightshire [6][15]
PartyCandidateVotes%
WhigRobert Cutlar FergussonUnopposed
Registered electors161
Whig hold
General election 1832: Kirkcudbrightshire [16][15]
PartyCandidateVotes%
WhigRobert Cutlar FergussonUnopposed
Registered electors1,059
Whig hold

Fergusson was appointed Judge-Advocate General of the Armed Forces, requiring a by-election.

By-election, 3 July 1834: Kirkcudbrightshire [16][15]
PartyCandidateVotes%
WhigRobert Cutlar FergussonUnopposed
Whig hold
General election 1835: Kirkcudbrightshire [16][15]
PartyCandidateVotes%
WhigRobert Cutlar FergussonUnopposed
Registered electors1,079
Whig hold

Fergusson was appointed Judge-Advocate General of the Armed Forces, requiring a by-election.

By-election, 2 May 1835: Kirkcudbrightshire [16][15]
PartyCandidateVotes%
WhigRobert Cutlar FergussonUnopposed
Whig hold
General election 1837: Kirkcudbrightshire [16][15]
PartyCandidateVotes%
WhigRobert Cutlar FergussonUnopposed
Registered electors1,119
Whig hold

Fergusson's death caused a by-election.

By-election, 31 December 1838: Kirkcudbrightshire [16][15]
PartyCandidateVotes%
WhigAlexander MurrayUnopposed
Whig hold

Elections in the 1840s

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General election 1841: Kirkcudbrightshire [16]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
WhigAlexander Murray 672 73.0 N/A
ConservativeThomas Maxwell24927.0New
Majority42346.0N/A
Turnout92169.1N/A
Registered electors1,326
Whig holdSwingN/A

Murray's death caused a by-election.

By-election, 20 August 1845: Kirkcudbrightshire [16]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
WhigThomas Maitland 486 58.6 −14.4
ConservativeJames McDouall[17]34441.4+14.4
Majority14217.2−28.8
Turnout83061.5−7.6
Registered electors1,349
Whig holdSwing−14.4

Maitland was appointed Solicitor General for Scotland, requiring a by-election.

By-election, 17 July 1846: Kirkcudbrightshire [16]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
WhigThomas MaitlandUnopposed
Whig hold
General Election 1847: Kirkcudbrightshire [16]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
WhigThomas MaitlandUnopposed
Registered electors1,351
Whig hold

Elections in the 1850s

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Maitland resigned after being appointed a senator of the College of Justice, becoming Lord Dundrennan and causing a by-election.

By-election, 20 February 1850: Kirkcudbrightshire [16]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
WhigJohn MackieUnopposed
Whig hold
General election 1852: Kirkcudbrightshire [16]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
WhigJohn MackieUnopposed
Registered electors1,326
Whig hold
General election 1857: Kirkcudbrightshire [16]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
WhigJames Mackie 365 52.4 N/A
Independent WhigGeorge Maxwell[18]33247.6New
Majority334.8N/A
Turnout69753.1N/A
Registered electors1,312
Whig holdSwingN/A
General election 1859: Kirkcudbrightshire [16]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
LiberalJames MackieUnopposed
Registered electors1,573
Liberal hold

Elections in the 1860s

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General election 1865: Kirkcudbrightshire [16]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
LiberalJames MackieUnopposed
Registered electors1,353
Liberal hold

Mackie's death caused a by-election.

By-election, 30 January 1868: Kirkcudbrightshire [16]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
LiberalWellwood Herries MaxwellUnopposed
Liberal hold
General election 1868: Kirkcudbrightshire [16]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
LiberalWellwood Herries Maxwell 932 57.0 N/A
LiberalRobert Hannay[19]70343.0N/A
Majority22914.0N/A
Turnout1,63584.3N/A
Registered electors1,940
Liberal hold

Elections in the 1870s

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General election 1874: Kirkcudbrightshire [16]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
LiberalJohn Maitland 835 50.1 N/A
ConservativeHoratio Granville Murray Stewart[20]83149.9New
Majority40.2−13.8
Turnout1,66683.5−0.8
Registered electors1,996
Liberal holdSwingN/A

Elections in the 1880s

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General election 1880: Kirkcudbrightshire [20]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
LiberalJohn Heron-Maxwell 982 50.5 +0.4
ConservativeHoratio Granville Murray Stewart[20]96149.5−0.4
Majority211.0+0.8
Turnout1,94388.2+4.7
Registered electors2,204
Liberal holdSwing+0.4
General election 1885: Kirkcudbrightshire [21][22]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
ConservativeMark MacTaggart-Stewart 2,526 50.3 +0.8
LiberalAlexander Young2,49249.7−0.8
Majority340.6N/A
Turnout5,01887.7−0.5
Registered electors5,720
Conservative gain from LiberalSwing+0.8
General election 1886: Kirkcudbrightshire[22][21]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
ConservativeMark MacTaggart-Stewart 2,471 50.7 +0.4
LiberalAlexander Young2,40649.3-0.4
Majority651.4+0.8
Turnout4,87785.3-2.4
Registered electors5,720
Conservative holdSwing+0.4

Elections in the 1890s

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General election 1892: Kirkcudbrightshire[22][23]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
ConservativeMark Stewart 2,485 50.3 -0.4
LiberalAlexander Young2,45449.7+0.4
Majority310.6-0.8
Turnout4,93986.6+1.3
Registered electors5,700
Conservative holdSwing-0.4
General election 1895: Kirkcudbrightshire[22][24]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
ConservativeMark MacTaggart-Stewart 2,664 51.6 +1.3
LiberalJohn Archibald Duncan2,49448.4-1.3
Majority1703.2+2.6
Turnout5,15888.3+1.7
Registered electors5,842
Conservative holdSwing+1.3

Elections in the 1900s

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General election 1900: Kirkcudbrightshire[22][24]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
ConservativeMark MacTaggart-Stewart 2,784 56.1 +4.5
LiberalRobert Hippisley Cox2,18143.9−4.5
Majority60312.2+9.0
Turnout4,96584.9−3.4
Registered electors5,846
Conservative holdSwing+4.5
McMicking
General election 1906: Kirkcudbrightshire[22][25]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
LiberalGilbert McMicking 2,715 52.9 +9.0
ConservativeMark MacTaggart-Stewart2,41847.1−9.0
Majority2975.8N/A
Turnout5,13388.1+3.2
Registered electors5,829
Liberal gain from ConservativeSwing+9.0

Elections in the 1910s

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General election January 1910: Kirkcudbrightshire[22][26]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
ConservativeMark MacTaggart-Stewart 2,661 50.4 +3.3
LiberalGilbert McMicking2,62049.6-3.3
Majority410.8N/A
Turnout5,28189.8+1.7
Registered electors5,963
Conservative gain from LiberalSwing+3.3
General election December 1910: Kirkcudbrightshire[22][26]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
LiberalGilbert McMicking 2,817 51.8 +2.2
ConservativeRonald McNeill2,62548.2-2.2
Majority1923.6N/A
Turnout5,44291.3+1.5
Registered electors5,963
Liberal gain from ConservativeSwing+2.2

General Election 1914–15:

Another General Election was required to take place before the end of 1915. The political parties had been making preparations for an election to take place and by July 1914, the following candidates had been selected;

References

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  1. ^ "Kirkcudbright Stewartry". History of Parliament Online (1690-1715). Retrieved 9 June 2019.
  2. ^ "Kirkcudbright Stewartry". History of Parliament Online (1715-1754). Retrieved 9 June 2019.
  3. ^ "Kirkcudbright Stewartry". History of Parliament Online (1754-1790). Retrieved 9 June 2019.
  4. ^ "Kirkcudbright Stewartry". History of Parliament Online (1790-1820). Retrieved 9 June 2019.
  5. ^ "Kirkcudbright Stewartry". History of Parliament Online (1820-1832). Retrieved 9 June 2019.
  6. ^ a b c d Smith, Henry Stooks (1842). The Register of Parliamentary Contested Elections (Second ed.). Simpkin, Marshall & Company. p. 206. Retrieved 14 September 2018 – via Google Books.
  7. ^ Churton, Edward (1838). The Assembled Commons or Parliamentary Biographer. p. 90. Retrieved 18 August 2019 – via Google Books.
  8. ^ "Limerick Chronicle". 2 January 1839. p. 2. Retrieved 18 August 2019 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  9. ^ "Stewartry Kirkcudbright". Leeds Intelligencer. 30 August 1845. p. 6. Retrieved 14 September 2018 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  10. ^ "Kirkcudbright". Hereford Journal. 27 August 1845. p. 2. Retrieved 14 September 2018 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  11. ^ The Economist, Volume 3, Part 2. Economist Newspaper Limited. 1845. p. 794 – via Google Books.
  12. ^ "Carlisle Journal". 15 February 1850. p. 2. Retrieved 14 September 2018 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  13. ^ "The Recent Election in the Stewartry of Kirkcudbright". Liverpool Daily Post. 18 April 1857. p. 8. Retrieved 14 September 2018 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  14. ^ "Election Intelligence". Wells Journal. 28 March 1857. p. 2. Retrieved 14 September 2018 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  15. ^ a b c d e f g h fISHER, David R. "Kirkcudbright Stewartry". The History of Parliament. Retrieved 8 May 2020.
  16. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r 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.
  17. ^ "Carlisle Journal". 16 August 1845. p. 3. Retrieved 18 August 2019 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  18. ^ "Scotch Elections". Banffshire Journal and General Advertiser. 24 March 1857. p. 8. Retrieved 14 September 2018 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  19. ^ "Election News". Greenock Advertiser. 10 September 1868. p. 4. Retrieved 20 February 2018 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  20. ^ a b c "Banquet". Edinburgh Evening News. 5 May 1880. p. 2. Retrieved 3 December 2017 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  21. ^ a b Debrett's House of Commons and Judicial Bench, 1889
  22. ^ a b c d e f g h British Parliamentary Election Results 1885-1918, FWS Craig
  23. ^ Whitaker's Almanack, 1893
  24. ^ a b Debrett's House of Commons and the Judicial Bench, 1901
  25. ^ Whitaker's Almanack, 1907
  26. ^ a b Debrett's House of Commons and the Judicial Bench, 1916
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