Haddingtonshire — UK General Election Results

Compiled by EveryElectionResult.com's data team · Last updated 2026-08-30

Haddingtonshire was won by Liberal at the Dec 1910 general election, with a majority of 687 votes over Conservative. This page covers every general election in Haddingtonshire from 1832 to Dec 1910.

Full Election History, 1832–Dec 1910

Election	Elected	Votes	Vote Share	Runner-up	Majority	Turnout
1832	James Balfour (Conservative)	271	53.9%	David Baird (Whig)	39 (7.8 pts)	81.5%
1835	Robert Ferguson (Whig)	268	53.7%	John Thomas Hope (Conservative)	37 (7.4 pts)	76.9%
1837	James Andrew Broun-Ramsay (Conservative)	299	59.0%	Robert Ferguson (Whig)	91 (17.9 pts)	70.6%
1841	Thomas Buchan-Hepburn (Conservative)	Elected unopposed — no other candidate stood, no vote count on record				0.0%
1847	Francis Richard Charteris (Conservative)	271	66.6%	David Baird (Whig)	135 (33.2 pts)	58.6%
1852	Francis Richard Charteris (Conservative)	Elected unopposed — no other candidate stood, no vote count on record				0.0%
1857	Francis Richard Charteris (Conservative)	Elected unopposed — no other candidate stood, no vote count on record				0.0%
1859	Francis Richard Charteris (Conservative)	Elected unopposed — no other candidate stood, no vote count on record				0.0%
1865	Francis Richard Charteris (Conservative)	285	64.2%	George Hope (Liberal)	126 (28.4 pts)	66.7%
1868	Francis Richard Charteris (Conservative)	405	54.4%	William Montagu Hay (Liberal)	65 (8.7 pts)	83.2%
1874	Francis Richard Charteris (Conservative)	Elected unopposed — no other candidate stood, no vote count on record				0.0%
1880	Francis Richard Charteris (Conservative)	469	52.5%	Thomas Ryburn Buchanan (Liberal)	44 (4.9 pts)	86.0%
1885	Richard Burdon Haldane (Liberal)	3,473	64.1%	Hugo Richard Charteris (Conservative)	1,528 (28.2 pts)	83.5%
1886	Richard Burdon Haldane (Liberal)	2,677	61.0%	Philip Albert Myburgh (Liberal Unionist)	963 (21.9 pts)	67.7%
1892	Richard Burdon Haldane (Liberal)	2,551	53.1%	Walter Hugh Hepburne-Scott (Conservative)	296 (6.2 pts)	75.7%
1895	Richard Burdon Haldane (Liberal)	2,774	55.8%	Walter Hugh Hepburne-Scott (Conservative)	580 (11.7 pts)	78.6%
1900	Richard Burdon Haldane (Liberal)	2,668	53.8%	John Kerr (Conservative)	378 (7.6 pts)	76.5%
1906	Richard Burdon Haldane (Liberal)	3,469	60.2%	Gerard Craig-Sellar (Liberal Unionist)	1,180 (20.5 pts)	79.7%
Jan 1910	Richard Burdon Haldane (Liberal)	3,771	55.5%	Benjamin Hall Blyth (Conservative)	745 (11.0 pts)	85.4%
Dec 1910	Richard Burdon Haldane (Liberal)	3,845	54.9%	Benjamin Hall Blyth (Conservative)	687 (9.8 pts)	85.6%

Full Result Breakdown by Election

1832

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
James Balfour	Conservative	271	53.9%	Yes
David Baird	Whig	232	46.1%	No

1835

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
Robert Ferguson	Whig	268	53.7%	Yes
John Thomas Hope	Conservative	231	46.3%	No

1837

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
James Andrew Broun-Ramsay	Conservative	299	59.0%	Yes
Robert Ferguson	Whig	208	41.0%	No

1841

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
Thomas Buchan-Hepburn	Conservative	Unopposed		Yes

1847

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
Francis Richard Charteris	Conservative	271	66.6%	Yes
David Baird	Whig	136	33.4%	No

1852

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
Francis Richard Charteris	Conservative	Unopposed		Yes

1857

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
Francis Richard Charteris	Conservative	Unopposed		Yes

1859

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
Francis Richard Charteris	Conservative	Unopposed		Yes

1865

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
Francis Richard Charteris	Conservative	285	64.2%	Yes
George Hope	Liberal	159	35.8%	No

1868

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
Francis Richard Charteris	Conservative	405	54.4%	Yes
William Montagu Hay	Liberal	340	45.6%	No

1874

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
Francis Richard Charteris	Conservative	Unopposed		Yes

1880

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
Francis Richard Charteris	Conservative	469	52.5%	Yes
Thomas Ryburn Buchanan	Liberal	425	47.5%	No

1885

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
Richard Burdon Haldane	Liberal	3,473	64.1%	Yes
Hugo Richard Charteris	Conservative	1,945	35.9%	No

1886

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
Richard Burdon Haldane	Liberal	2,677	61.0%	Yes
Philip Albert Myburgh	Liberal Unionist	1,714	39.0%	No

1892

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
Richard Burdon Haldane	Liberal	2,551	53.1%	Yes
Walter Hugh Hepburne-Scott	Conservative	2,255	46.9%	No

1895

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
Richard Burdon Haldane	Liberal	2,774	55.8%	Yes
Walter Hugh Hepburne-Scott	Conservative	2,194	44.2%	No

1900

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
Richard Burdon Haldane	Liberal	2,668	53.8%	Yes
John Kerr	Conservative	2,290	46.2%	No

1906

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
Richard Burdon Haldane	Liberal	3,469	60.2%	Yes
Gerard Craig-Sellar	Liberal Unionist	2,289	39.8%	No

Jan 1910

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
Richard Burdon Haldane	Liberal	3,771	55.5%	Yes
Benjamin Hall Blyth	Conservative	3,026	44.5%	No

Dec 1910

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
Richard Burdon Haldane	Liberal	3,845	54.9%	Yes
Benjamin Hall Blyth	Conservative	3,158	45.1%	No

Margin Over Time

Winning margin (percentage points) at each election, coloured by the winning party.

Trend

Haddingtonshire has been contested at 20 general elections on record since 1832. Parties that have won a seat here over that span: Conservative, Whig, Liberal.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who won Haddingtonshire in the Dec 1910 general election?

Liberal won Haddingtonshire in Dec 1910 with 3,845 votes (54.9%), a majority of 687 votes over Conservative in second place.

Which parties have won Haddingtonshire since 1832?

Since 1832, Haddingtonshire has been won by: Conservative, Liberal, Whig.

What was the closest result in Haddingtonshire?

The closest result on record for Haddingtonshire was 1880, when Conservative beat Liberal by just 44 votes (4.9 percentage points).