Compiled by EveryElectionResult.com's data team · Last updated 2026-08-30
RoxBoroughshire was won by Liberal at the 1880 general election, with a majority of 10 votes over Conservative. This page covers every general election in RoxBoroughshire from 1832 to 1880.
Full Election History, 1832–1880
Election
Elected
Votes
Vote Share
Runner-up
Majority
Turnout
1832
George Elliot (Whig)
624
53.4%
John Douglas-Montagu-Scott (Conservative)
92 (7.9 pts)
88.4%
1835
John Douglas-Montagu-Scott (Conservative)
757
52.6%
George Elliot (Whig)
76 (5.3 pts)
85.9%
1837
John Edmund Elliot (Whig)
803
51.4%
Francis Scott (Conservative)
44 (2.8 pts)
80.8%
1841
Francis Scott (Conservative)
830
52.6%
John Edmund Elliot (Whig)
82 (5.2 pts)
69.3%
1847
John Edmund Elliot (Whig)
Elected unopposed — no other candidate stood, no vote count on record
0.0%
1852
John Edmund Elliot (Whig)
Elected unopposed — no other candidate stood, no vote count on record
0.0%
1857
John Edmund Elliot (Whig)
Elected unopposed — no other candidate stood, no vote count on record
0.0%
1859
William Scott (Liberal)
Elected unopposed — no other candidate stood, no vote count on record
0.0%
1865
William Scott (Liberal)
Elected unopposed — no other candidate stood, no vote count on record
0.0%
1868
William Scott (Liberal)
750
55.1%
Schomberg Henry Kerr (Conservative)
140 (10.3 pts)
81.7%
1874
George Henry Scott-Douglas (Conservative)
789
50.9%
James Henry Robert Innes-Ker (Liberal)
27 (1.7 pts)
85.5%
1880
Arthur Ralph Douglas Elliot (Liberal)
859
50.3%
George Henry Scott-Douglas (Conservative)
10 (0.6 pts)
86.3%
Full Result Breakdown by Election
1832
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Elected
George Elliot
Whig
624
53.4%
Yes
John Douglas-Montagu-Scott
Conservative
532
45.5%
No
William Francis Eliott
Whig
12
1.0%
No
1835
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Elected
John Douglas-Montagu-Scott
Conservative
757
52.6%
Yes
George Elliot
Whig
681
47.4%
No
1837
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Elected
John Edmund Elliot
Whig
803
51.4%
Yes
Francis Scott
Conservative
759
48.6%
No
1841
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Elected
Francis Scott
Conservative
830
52.6%
Yes
John Edmund Elliot
Whig
748
47.4%
No
1847
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Elected
John Edmund Elliot
Whig
Unopposed
Yes
1852
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Elected
John Edmund Elliot
Whig
Unopposed
Yes
1857
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Elected
John Edmund Elliot
Whig
Unopposed
Yes
1859
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Elected
William Scott
Liberal
Unopposed
Yes
1865
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Elected
William Scott
Liberal
Unopposed
Yes
1868
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Elected
William Scott
Liberal
750
55.1%
Yes
Schomberg Henry Kerr
Conservative
610
44.9%
No
1874
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Elected
George Henry Scott-Douglas
Conservative
789
50.9%
Yes
James Henry Robert Innes-Ker
Liberal
762
49.1%
No
1880
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Elected
Arthur Ralph Douglas Elliot
Liberal
859
50.3%
Yes
George Henry Scott-Douglas
Conservative
849
49.7%
No
Margin Over Time
Winning margin (percentage points) at each election, coloured by the winning party.
Trend
RoxBoroughshire has been contested at 12 general elections on record since 1832. Parties that have won a seat here over that span: Whig, Conservative, Liberal.
Frequently Asked Questions
Who won RoxBoroughshire in the 1880 general election?
Liberal won RoxBoroughshire in 1880 with 859 votes (50.3%), a majority of 10 votes over Conservative in second place.
Which parties have won RoxBoroughshire since 1832?
Since 1832, RoxBoroughshire has been won by: Conservative, Liberal, Whig.
What was the closest result in RoxBoroughshire?
The closest result on record for RoxBoroughshire was 1880, when Liberal beat Conservative by just 10 votes (0.6 percentage points).