Edinburgh and St Andrews Universities (UK Parliament Constituency) - Members of Parliament

Members of Parliament

Election Member Party
1868 Lyon Playfair, later Baron Playfair Liberal
1885 John Hay Athole Macdonald Conservative
1888 by-election Moir Tod Stormonth Darling Conservative
1890 by-election Sir Charles John Pearson Conservative
1896 by-election Sir William Overend Priestley Conservative
1900 Sir John Batty Tuke Conservative
Jan. 1910 Sir Robert Bannatyne Finlay, later Viscount Finlay Liberal Unionist
1916 by-election Christopher Nicholson Johnston Conservative
1917 by-election Sir William Watson Cheyne Conservative
1918 constituency abolished: see Combined Scottish Universities

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