Leith
Number of seats: | Not specified |
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County (pre 1974): | Edinburghshire |
County (post 1974): | N/A |
Authority (1995): | N/A |
Constituent Country (or Nation): | Scotland |
British Parliamentary Election Results 1 (ed. FWS Craig): | Not specified |
British Parliamentary Election Results 2 (ed. FWS Craig): | Not specified |
British Parliamentary Election Results 3 (ed. FWS Craig): | 576 |
British Parliamentary Election Results 4 (ed. FWS Craig): | Not specified |
Formed | 1918 |
Disbanded | 1950 |
Notes: | None |
Elected Members
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William Benn
Party: Liberal Constituency connections: None known Year of election: 1918 Date of election: 14 December 1918 Nature of election: General election Nature of service: Continuation Year of exit: 1927* Date of exit: c. 1927* Nature of exit: Resignation Party: Liberal Sponsorship: None known Notes: Exit March 1927; resigned to join Labour Party -
Ernest Brown
Party: Nat. Lib. Constituency connections: None known Year of election: 1927* Date of election: 23 March 1927 Nature of election: By-election Nature of service: Re Entry Year of exit: 1945 Date of exit: 5 July 1945 Nature of exit: Electoral defeat Party: Nat. Lib. Sponsorship: None known Notes: None -
James Hoy
Party: Labour Constituency connections: Area Year of election: 1945 Date of election: 5 July 1945 Nature of election: General election Nature of service: First Entry Year of exit: 1950 Date of exit: 23 February 1950 Nature of exit: Boundary revision Party: Labour Sponsorship: None known Notes: None
Other candidates
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Alexander MacRobert
Connection with constituency: None known Year of election: 1922 Date of election: 1922-11-15 00:00:00 UTC Nature of election: General election Party: Conservative Notes: -
Arthur Woodburn
Connection with constituency: None known Year of election: 1931 Date of election: 1931-10-27 00:00:00 UTC Nature of election: General election Party: Labour Notes: