# Hawick Burghs (UK Parliament constituency)

Hawick Burghs was a district of burghs constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1868 until 1918. It consisted of the Roxburghshire burgh of Hawick and the Selkirkshire burghs of Galashiels and Selkirk.

## Members of Parliament

| Election | Election | Member | Party | Notes |
| | 1868 | George Trevelyan | Liberal |
| | 1886 | George Trevelyan | Liberal Unionist |
| | 1886 | Alexander Laing Brown | Liberal |
| | 1892 | Thomas Shaw | Liberal | later Baron Craigmyle |
| | 1909 by-election | Sir John Barran | Liberal | |
| 1918 | 1918 | constituency abolished | constituency abolished | constituency abolished |

## Election results

George Otto Trevelyan was returned without opposition at the 1868 general election and again after acceptance of office at a by-election on 14 January 1869.

### Elections in the 1860s

General election 1868: Hawick Burghs :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | George Trevelyan | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 3,335 | | |
| | Liberal win (new seat) | Liberal win (new seat) | Liberal win (new seat) | Liberal win (new seat) | Liberal win (new seat) |
Trevelyan was appointed Civil Lord of the Admiralty.
By-election, 4 Jan 1869: Hawick Burghs :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | George Trevelyan | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Liberal hold |

### Elections in the 1870s

General election 1874: Hawick Burghs :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | George Trevelyan | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 3,729 | | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Liberal hold |

### Elections in the 1880s

General election 1880: Hawick Burghs :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | George Trevelyan | 3,518 | 86.4 | N/A |
| | Conservative | James Thomas Spencer Elliot | 553 | 13.6 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,965 | 72.8 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,071 | 82.7 | N/A |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 4,920 | | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | N/A | |
Trevelyan was appointed Chief Secretary to the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland, requiring a by-election.
By-election, 18 May 1882: Hawick Burghs :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | George Trevelyan | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Liberal hold |
General election 1885: Hawick Burghs :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | George Trevelyan | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Liberal hold |
Trevelyan was appointed Secretary for Scotland, requiring a by-election.
By-election, 10 Feb 1886: Hawick Burghs :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | George Trevelyan | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Liberal hold |
General election 1886: Hawick Burghs :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Alexander Laing Brown | 2,523 | 50.3 | N/A |
| | Liberal Unionist | George Trevelyan | 2,493 | 49.7 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 30 | 0.6 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,016 | 88.3 | N/A |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 5,679 | | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | N/A | |

### Elections in the 1890s

General election 1892: Hawick Burghs :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Thomas Shaw | 3,004 | 53.2 | +2.9 |
| | Liberal Unionist | Robert Fraser Watson | 2,639 | 46.8 | −2.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 365 | 6.4 | +5.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,643 | 89.7 | +1.4 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 6,291 | | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | +2.9 | |
Shaw was appointed Solicitor-General for Scotland, requiring a by-election.
1894 Hawick Burghs by-election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Thomas Shaw | 3,203 | 55.6 | +2.4 |
| | Liberal Unionist | Ralph Wardlaw McLeod Fullarton | 2,556 | 44.4 | −2.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 647 | 11.2 | +4.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,759 | 91.4 | +1.7 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 6,302 | | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | +2.4 | |
General election 1895: Hawick Burghs :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Thomas Shaw | 3,033 | 54.5 | +1.3 |
| | Liberal Unionist | John Sanderson | 2,531 | 45.5 | −1.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 502 | 9.0 | +2.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,564 | 87.5 | −2.2 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 6,357 | | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | +1.3 | |

### Elections in the 1900s

General election 1900: Hawick Burghs :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Thomas Shaw | 2,611 | 52.3 | −2.2 |
| | Liberal Unionist | John Sanderson | 2,386 | 47.7 | +2.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 225 | 4.6 | −4.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,997 | 85.1 | −2.4 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 5,869 | | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | −2.2 | |
General election 1906: Hawick Burghs :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Thomas Shaw | 3,125 | 56.1 | +3.8 |
| | Liberal Unionist | Arthur Conan Doyle | 2,444 | 43.9 | −3.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 681 | 12.2 | +7.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,569 | 92.0 | +6.9 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 6,053 | | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | +3.8 | |
1909 Hawick Burghs by-election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | John Barran | 3,028 | 54.7 | −1.4 |
| | Liberal Unionist | Halford Mackinder | 2,508 | 45.3 | +1.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 520 | 9.4 | −2.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,536 | 92.8 | +0.8 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 5,968 | | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | −1.4 | |

### Elections in the 1910s

General election January 1910: Hawick Burghs :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | John Barran | 3,261 | 59.0 | +4.3 |
| | Liberal Unionist | James Graham (Scottish politician) | 2,268 | 41.0 | −4.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 993 | 18.0 | +8.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,529 | 91.7 | −1.1 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | +4.3 | |
General election December 1910: Hawick Burghs :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | John Barran | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Liberal hold |
General Election 1914–15:
Another General Election was required to take place before the end of 1915. The political parties had been making preparations for an election to take place and by July 1914, the following candidates had been selected;
* Liberal: John Barran
* Unionist: Norman W. Grieve