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Roxburghshire — UK General Election Results

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

Roxburghshire was won by Liberal at the Dec 1910 general election, with a majority of 204 votes over Conservative. This page covers every general election in Roxburghshire from 1885 to Dec 1910.

Full Election History, 1885–Dec 1910

Election Elected Votes Vote Share Runner-up Majority Turnout
1885 Arthur Ralph Douglas Elliot (Liberal) 3,419 63.6% Charles Barrington Balfour (Conservative) 1,465 (27.3 pts) 86.9%
1886 Arthur Ralph Douglas Elliot (Liberal Unionist) 2,570 54.5% Mark Francis Napier (Liberal) 428 (9.1 pts) 76.2%
1892 Mark Francis Napier (Liberal) 2,672 51.5% Arthur Ralph Douglas Elliot (Liberal Unionist) 158 (3.0 pts) 86.2%
1895 John Charles Montagu Douglas Scott (Conservative) 2,929 55.3% Mark Francis Napier (Liberal) 561 (10.6 pts) 88.5%
1900 John Charles Montagu Douglas Scott (Conservative) 2,682 53.6% John Jardine (Liberal) 359 (7.2 pts) 84.4%
1906 John Jardine (Liberal) 2,829 52.9% Richard John Waldie-Griffith (Conservative) 315 (5.9 pts) 90.8%
Jan 1910 John Jardine (Liberal) 2,943 52.8% Henry Douglas-Scott-Montagu (Conservative) 317 (5.7 pts) 92.4%
Dec 1910 John Jardine (Liberal) 2,908 51.8% Neil James Kennedy Cochran-Patrick (Conservative) 204 (3.6 pts) 91.8%

Full Result Breakdown by Election

1885

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Arthur Ralph Douglas Elliot Liberal 3,41963.6% Yes
Charles Barrington Balfour Conservative 1,95436.4% No

1886

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Arthur Ralph Douglas Elliot Liberal Unionist 2,57054.5% Yes
Mark Francis Napier Liberal 2,14245.5% No

1892

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Mark Francis Napier Liberal 2,67251.5% Yes
Arthur Ralph Douglas Elliot Liberal Unionist 2,51448.5% No

1895

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
John Charles Montagu Douglas Scott Conservative 2,92955.3% Yes
Mark Francis Napier Liberal 2,36844.7% No

1900

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
John Charles Montagu Douglas Scott Conservative 2,68253.6% Yes
John Jardine Liberal 2,32346.4% No

1906

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
John Jardine Liberal 2,82952.9% Yes
Richard John Waldie-Griffith Conservative 2,51447.1% No

Jan 1910

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
John Jardine Liberal 2,94352.8% Yes
Henry Douglas-Scott-Montagu Conservative 2,62647.2% No

Dec 1910

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
John Jardine Liberal 2,90851.8% Yes
Neil James Kennedy Cochran-Patrick Conservative 2,70448.2% No

Margin Over Time

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

1885: Liberal margin 27.3 pts 1886: Liberal Unionist margin 9.1 pts 1892: Liberal margin 3.0 pts 1895: Conservative margin 10.6 pts 1900: Conservative margin 7.2 pts 1906: Liberal margin 5.9 pts Jan 1910: Liberal margin 5.7 pts Dec 1910: Liberal margin 3.6 pts 1885 1886 1892 1895 1900 1906 Jan 1910 Dec 1910

Trend

Roxburghshire has been contested at 8 general elections on record since 1885. Parties that have won a seat here over that span: Liberal, Liberal Unionist, Conservative.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who won Roxburghshire in the Dec 1910 general election?

Liberal won Roxburghshire in Dec 1910 with 2,908 votes (51.8%), a majority of 204 votes over Conservative in second place.

Which parties have won Roxburghshire since 1885?

Since 1885, Roxburghshire has been won by: Conservative, Liberal, Liberal Unionist.

What was the closest result in Roxburghshire?

The closest result on record for Roxburghshire was 1892, when Liberal beat Liberal Unionist by just 158 votes (3.0 percentage points).

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