# Midlothian and Peebles Northern (UK Parliament constituency)

Midlothian and Peebles Northern was a county constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1918 until 1950. Along with Peebles and Southern, it was formed by dividing the old Midlothian constituency.

## Boundaries

From 1918 the constituency consisted of "The Calder and Suburban County Districts, the burgh of Dalkeith, and that part of the Lasswade County District which is included in the extra-burghal portions of the parishes of Dalkeith and Inveresk."

## Members of Parliament

| Election | Election | Member | Party |
| | 1918 | Sir John Hope | Unionist |
| | 1922 | George Hutchison | Unionist |
| | 1923 | Andrew Clarke | Labour |
| | 1924 | Sir George Hutchison | Unionist |
| | 1929 by-election | Andrew Clarke | Labour |
| | 1929 | John Colville | Unionist |
| | 1943 by-election | Sir David King Murray | Unionist |
| | 1945 | Lord John Hope | Conservative |
| 1950 | 1950 | constituency abolished | constituency abolished |

## Election results
### Elections in the 1910s

General election 1918: Midlothian and Peebles Northern :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| C | Unionist | John Hope | 7,762 | 62.1 | |
| | Independent | John Brownlie Cadzow | 4,737 | 37.9 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 3,025 | 24.2 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 12,499 | 49.4 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 25,291 | | |
| | Unionist win (new seat) | Unionist win (new seat) | Unionist win (new seat) | Unionist win (new seat) | Unionist win (new seat) |
| C indicates candidate endorsed by the coalition government. ||||||

### Elections in the 1920s

General election 1922: Midlothian and Peebles Northern :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Unionist | George Hutchison | 7,416 | 40.9 | −21.2 |
| | Labour | Andrew Clarke | 6,942 | 38.3 | New |
| | Liberal | Edward Rolland McNab | 3,770 | 20.8 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 474 | 2.6 | −21.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 18,128 | 72.7 | +23.3 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 24,939 | | |
| | Unionist hold | Unionist hold | Swing | N/A | |
General election 1923: Midlothian and Peebles Northern :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Andrew Clarke | 8,570 | 45.3 | +7.0 |
| | Unionist | George Hutchison | 6,731 | 35.7 | −5.2 |
| | Liberal | Charles de Bois Murray | 3,578 | 19.0 | −1.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,839 | 9.6 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 18,879 | 74.7 | +2.0 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 25,278 | | |
| | Labour gain from Unionist | Labour gain from Unionist | Swing | +6.1 | |
General election 1924: Midlothian and Peebles Northern :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Unionist | George Hutchison | 11,320 | 55.2 | +19.5 |
| | Labour | Andrew Clarke | 9,173 | 44.8 | −0.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,147 | 10.4 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 20,493 | 79.2 | +4.5 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 25,889 | | |
| | Unionist gain from Labour | Unionist gain from Labour | Swing | +10.0 | |
1929 Midlothian and Peebles Northern by-election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Andrew Clarke | 7,917 | 42.0 | −2.8 |
| | Unionist | John Colville | 6,965 | 36.9 | −18.3 |
| | Liberal | David Edwin Keir | 3,130 | 16.6 | New |
| | National (Scotland) | Lewis Spence | 842 | 4.5 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 952 | 5.1 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 18,854 | 66.0 | −13.2 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 28,586 | | |
| | Labour gain from Unionist | Labour gain from Unionist | Swing | +7.8 | |
General election 1929: Midlothian and Peebles Northern :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Unionist | John Colville | 11,219 | 39.1 | −16.1 |
| | Labour | Andrew Clarke | 10,779 | 37.5 | −7.3 |
| | Liberal | David Edwin Keir | 6,726 | 23.4 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 440 | 1.6 | −8.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 28,724 | 78.8 | −0.4 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 36,471 | | |
| | Unionist hold | Unionist hold | Swing | −4.4 | |

### Elections in the 1930s

General election 1931: Midlothian and Peebles Northern :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Unionist | John Colville | 22,211 | 72.3 | +33.2 |
| | Labour | Andrew Clarke | 8,501 | 27.7 | −9.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 13,710 | 44.6 | +43.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 30,712 | 78.2 | −0.6 |
| | Unionist hold | Unionist hold | Swing | | |
General election 1935: Midlothian and Peebles Northern :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Unionist | John Colville | 23,711 | 62.9 | −9.4 |
| | Labour | James Lean | 13,970 | 37.1 | +9.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 9,741 | 25.85 | −18.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 37,681 | 74.3 | −3.9 |
| | Unionist hold | Unionist hold | Swing | | |

### Elections in the 1940s

1943 Midlothian and Peebles Northern by-election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Unionist | David Murray | 11,620 | 51.9 | −11.0 |
| | Common Wealth | Tom Wintringham | 10,751 | 48.1 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 869 | 3.8 | −22.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 22,371 | 34.6 | −39.7 |
| | Unionist hold | Unionist hold | Swing | −11.0 | |
General election 1945: Midlothian and Peebles Northern :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Unionist | John Hope | 24,834 | 47.95 | |
| | Labour | James Lean | 23,657 | 45.68 | |
| | Common Wealth | Kitty Wintringham | 3,299 | 6.37 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,177 | 2.27 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 51,790 | 70.33 | |
| | Unionist hold | Unionist hold | Swing | | |