Compiled by EveryElectionResult.com's data team · Last updated 2026-08-30
Elgin Boroughs was won by Liberal at the 1880 general election, with a majority of 1,318 votes over Conservative. This page covers every general election in Elgin Boroughs from 1832 to 1880.
Full Election History, 1832–1880
Election
Elected
Votes
Vote Share
Runner-up
Majority
Turnout
1832
Andrew Leith Hay (Whig)
350
50.1%
Holt Mackenzie (Conservative)
125 (17.9 pts)
89.9%
1835
Andrew Leith Hay (Whig)
384
59.3%
William Brodie (Conservative)
120 (18.5 pts)
79.8%
1837
Andrew Leith Hay (Whig)
Elected unopposed — no other candidate stood, no vote count on record
0.0%
1841
Andrew Leith Hay (Whig)
311
51.2%
Thomas Abercromby Duff (Conservative)
14 (2.3 pts)
70.9%
1847
George Skene Duff (Whig)
242
41.7%
Alexander Bannerman (Conservative)
50 (8.6 pts)
67.4%
1852
George Skene Duff (Whig)
Elected unopposed — no other candidate stood, no vote count on record
0.0%
1857
George Skene Duff (Whig)
Elected unopposed — no other candidate stood, no vote count on record
0.0%
1859
Mountstuart Elphinstone Grant Duff (Liberal)
Elected unopposed — no other candidate stood, no vote count on record
0.0%
1865
Mountstuart Elphinstone Grant Duff (Liberal)
Elected unopposed — no other candidate stood, no vote count on record
0.0%
1868
Mountstuart Elphinstone Grant Druff (Liberal)
Elected unopposed — no other candidate stood, no vote count on record
0.0%
1874
Mountstuart Elphinstone Grant Duff (Liberal)
Elected unopposed — no other candidate stood, no vote count on record
0.0%
1880
Mountstuart Elphinstone Grant Duff (Liberal)
2,082
73.2%
James Mackenzie Maclean (Conservative)
1,318 (46.3 pts)
74.8%
Full Result Breakdown by Election
1832
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Elected
Andrew Leith Hay
Whig
350
50.1%
Yes
Holt Mackenzie
Conservative
225
32.2%
No
Alexander Morison
Whig
123
17.6%
No
1835
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Elected
Andrew Leith Hay
Whig
384
59.3%
Yes
William Brodie
Conservative
264
40.7%
No
1837
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Elected
Andrew Leith Hay
Whig
Unopposed
Yes
1841
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Elected
Andrew Leith Hay
Whig
311
51.2%
Yes
Thomas Abercromby Duff
Conservative
297
48.8%
No
1847
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Elected
George Skene Duff
Whig
242
41.7%
Yes
Alexander Bannerman
Conservative
192
33.0%
No
Andrew Leith Hay
Whig
147
25.3%
No
1852
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Elected
George Skene Duff
Whig
Unopposed
Yes
1857
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Elected
George Skene Duff
Whig
Unopposed
Yes
1859
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Elected
Mountstuart Elphinstone Grant Duff
Liberal
Unopposed
Yes
1865
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Elected
Mountstuart Elphinstone Grant Duff
Liberal
Unopposed
Yes
1868
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Elected
Mountstuart Elphinstone Grant Druff
Liberal
Unopposed
Yes
1874
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Elected
Mountstuart Elphinstone Grant Duff
Liberal
Unopposed
Yes
1880
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Elected
Mountstuart Elphinstone Grant Duff
Liberal
2,082
73.2%
Yes
James Mackenzie Maclean
Conservative
764
26.8%
No
Margin Over Time
Winning margin (percentage points) at each election, coloured by the winning party.
Trend
Elgin Boroughs has been contested at 12 general elections on record since 1832. Parties that have won a seat here over that span: Whig, Liberal.
Frequently Asked Questions
Who won Elgin Boroughs in the 1880 general election?
Liberal won Elgin Boroughs in 1880 with 2,082 votes (73.2%), a majority of 1,318 votes over Conservative in second place.
Which parties have won Elgin Boroughs since 1832?
Since 1832, Elgin Boroughs has been won by: Liberal, Whig.
What was the closest result in Elgin Boroughs?
The closest result on record for Elgin Boroughs was 1841, when Whig beat Conservative by just 14 votes (2.3 percentage points).