Berwickshire was a county constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1708 to 1918, when it was amalgamated with neighbouring Haddington(shire) to form a new Berwick and Haddington constituency.
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Creation
The British parliamentary constituency was created in 1708 following the Acts of Union, 1707 and replaced the former Parliament of Scotland shire constituency of Berwickshire. It elected one Member of Parliament (MP), using the first-past-the-post voting system.
Election results
Elections in the 1830s
Marjoribanks resigned, causing a by-election.
Elections in the 1870s
Robertson was elevated to the peerage, becoming Lord Marjoribanks and causing a by-election.
Elections in the 1880s
Marjoribanks was appointed Comptroller of the Household, requiring a by-election.