St Andrews Burghs (UK Parliament constituency)
Coordinates: 56°17′06″N 3°01′08″W / 56.285°N 3.019°W / 56.285; -3.019
St Andrews Burghs was a district of burghs constituency, representing various burghs of Fife, Scotland, in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, from 1832 to 1918.
Area covered
The constituency comprised the burghs of St Andrews, Anstruther Easter, Anstruther Wester, Crail, Cupar, Kilrenny and Pittenweem, all in the county of Fife. St Andrews and Cupar had previously been part of Perth Burghs, and the other burghs part of Anstruther Burghs.
In 1918 the constituency was abolished, and the burghs were thereafter represented as part of the East Fife constituency.
Member of Parliament
Election results
At the General Election 1868 Edward Ellice was returned unopposed.[2]
Elections in the 1880s
On scrutiny, Sir Robert Anstruther awarded the seat
Brassey
Elections in the 1890s
Elections in the 1900s
Annand
Elections in the 1910s
Duncan Millar
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 the July 1914, the following candidates had been selected;
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