{{Short description|UK Parliament constituency (1885–1997; 2005–2024)}} {{About|the UK Parliament constituency|the Scottish Parliament constituency|Edinburgh Eastern}} {{Use dmy dates|date=September 2020}} {{Infobox UK constituency main |name = Edinburgh East |parliament = uk |image = {{maplink|frame=yes|plain=yes|raw={{Wikipedia:Map data/Edinburgh East (UK Parliament constituency)}}|text=Map of boundaries 2005-2024}} |caption = Boundaries from 2005 to 2024 |map2 = EdinburghEastConstituency |map_size = 250px |map_entity = Edinburgh East |map_year = 2005 |year = 2005 |abolished = 2024 |type = Burgh |elects_howmany = One |previous = Edinburgh East & Musselburgh<br /> Edinburgh Central<br /> Edinburgh South |next = |electorate = |mp = Tommy Sheppard |party = SNP |towns = Brunstane, Newcraighall, Duddingston, Portobello, Joppa, Craigmillar |region = Scotland |county = City of Edinburgh |european = Scotland
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'''Edinburgh East''' was a burgh constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elected one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election.
It existed from 1885 to 1997 and from 2005 to 2024.
Further to the completion of the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies, the seat was expanded to include most of the town of Musselburgh. As a consequence, it reverted to the name of Edinburgh East and Musselburgh used from 1997 to 2005.<ref>[https://www.bcomm-scotland.independent.gov.uk/sites/default/files/2023_review_final/bcs_2023_review_report_web_version.pdf Boundary Commission Scotland 2023 Review Report]</ref>
== Boundaries == Edinburgh East was one of five constituencies covering the City of Edinburgh council area. All were entirely within the city council area. Prior to the 2005 general election, the city area was covered by six constituencies, with Edinburgh East and Musselburgh straddling the boundary with the East Lothian council area.
'''1885–1918''': The municipal wards of Broughton, Calton, and Canongate of the burgh of Edinburgh, and so much of St. Leonard's ward as lies to the north of a line drawn along the centres of East and West Richmond Streets.<ref>{{cite book |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |title=The Public General Acts of the United Kingdom passed in the forty-eighth and forty-ninth years of the reign of Queen Victoria |chapter-url=https://archive.org/details/publicgeneralac01walegoog/page/n113/mode/2up |location=London |publisher=Eyre and Spottiswoode |pages=111–198 |date=1885 |chapter=Chap. 23. Redistribution of Seats Act, 1885 }}</ref>
'''1918–1950''': The burgh of Musselburgh and the Canongate and Portobello municipal wards of the county of the city of Edinburgh.<ref>{{cite book |last=Fraser |first=Hugh |author-link=Hugh Fraser (British judge) |date=1918 |title=The Representation of the People Act, 1918: with explanatory notes |url=https://archive.org/details/representationof00frasrich |location=London |publisher=Sweet and Maxwell}}</ref>
'''1950–1955''': The burgh of Musselburgh and the Craigentinny, Craigmillar and Portobello wards (as constituted by the Local Government (Scotland) (Edinburgh Wards) Order 1948, SI 1948/1138) of the county of the city of Edinburgh.<ref>{{Cite legislation UK |type=act |year=1948 |chapter=65 |act=Representation of the People Act 1948 |schedule=1 |accessdate=23 July 2023 }}</ref>
'''1955–1974''': The burgh of Musselburgh and the Craigentinny, Portobello and Craigmillar (with the exception of the area added by the Edinburgh Corporation Order Confirmation Act 1954).<ref>{{cite book |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |date=1956 |title=Statutory Instruments 1955 |series=Part II |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=8TDyAAAAMAAJ |chapter=The Parliamentary Constituencies (Scotland) (Midlothian, Roxburgh, Selkirk and Peebles, and Edinburgh East) Order 1955. SI 1955/30 |location=London |publisher=Her Majesty's Stationery Office |pages=2206–2208 |isbn=}}</ref>
'''1974–1983''': The burgh of Musselburgh and the Craigmillar, Craigentinny and Portobello wards of the county of the city of Edinburgh.<ref>{{cite legislation UK|type=si|si=The Parliamentary Constituencies (Scotland) Order 1970|year=1970|number=1680|accessdate=23 July 2023}}</ref>
'''1983–1997''': Electoral divisions 22 (Calton/Lochend), 30 (Willowbrae/Mountcastle), 31 (Portobello/Milton) and 39 (Niddrie/Craigmillar) and ward 30 (Craigentinny) of the City of Edinburgh.<ref>{{cite legislation UK|type=si|si=The Parliamentary Constituencies (Scotland) Order 1983|year=1983|number=422|accessdate=23 July 2023}}</ref>
'''2005–2024''': The City of Edinburgh wards of Tollcross, Southside, Holyrood, Meadowbank, Mountcastle, Leith Links, Restalrig, Portobello, Milton, Prestonfield, Craigmillar, and Duddingston.<ref>{{cite legislation UK|type=si|si=The Parliamentary Constituencies (Scotland) Order 2005|year=2005|number=250|accessdate=23 July 2023}}</ref>
The Edinburgh East constituency, as defined in 2005, consisted of areas formerly within the constituencies of Edinburgh East and Musselburgh, Edinburgh Central and Edinburgh South.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.bcomm-scotland.gov.uk/ |title=Fifth Periodical Review |website=Boundary Commission for Scotland |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070921124603/http://www.bcomm-scotland.gov.uk/ |archive-date=21 September 2007}}</ref> It was largely a replacement for Edinburgh East and Musselburgh. Scottish Parliament constituencies retained the names and boundaries of the older Westminster constituencies.
As implied by the name, Edinburgh East covered an eastern portion of the City of Edinburgh council area, although it extended well into the city centre. It included the areas of Craigmillar, Duddingston, Holyrood, Leith Links, Meadowbank, Milton, Mountcastle, Portobello, Prestonfield, Restalrig, Southside and Tollcross.
The constituency was predominantly urban.
The constituency of the 1885 to 1997 period was created when the Edinburgh constituency was abolished, in favour of four new constituencies: Edinburgh East, Edinburgh Central, Edinburgh South and Edinburgh West. Edinburgh Central was abolished in 2005. The South and West constituencies continue in use, with altered boundaries.
== Constituency profile == The seat as it existed from 2005 to 2024 covered the historic Old Town including notable buildings such as Edinburgh Castle, Holyrood Palace, the Royal Mile, St Giles' Cathedral and the Scottish Parliament building, as well as Portobello Beach. The constituency also housed the University of Edinburgh and had a significant student population. Towards the south and east it also included some of Edinburgh's more deprived areas such as the Craigmillar housing estate.
On average, residents were slightly wealthier and healthier than the UK average.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/fcgi-bin/seatdetails.py?seat=Edinburgh+East |title=Edinburgh East: Seat Details |website=Electoral Calculus |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211109114808/https://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/fcgi-bin/seatdetails.py?seat=Edinburgh+East |archive-date=9 November 2021}}</ref>
==Members of Parliament== ===1885–1918=== {| class="wikitable" |- !colspan="2"|Election!!Member<ref name="rayment">{{Rayment-hc|e|1|date=March 2012}}</ref> !Party |- |style="color:inherit;background-color: {{party color|Independent Liberal}}" | | 1885 |rowspan="2"| George Goschen | Independent Liberal |- |style="color:inherit;background-color: {{party color|Liberal Unionist Party}}" | | ''1886'' | Liberal Unionist |- |style="color:inherit;background-color: {{party color|Liberal Party (UK)}}" | | 1886 | Robert Wallace | Liberal |- |style="color:inherit;background-color: {{party color|Liberal Party (UK)}}" | | 1899 by-election | Sir George McCrae | Liberal |- |style="color:inherit;background-color: {{party color|Liberal Party (UK)}}" | | 1909 by-election | Sir James Gibson, Bt | Liberal |- |style="color:inherit;background-color: {{party color|Liberal Party (UK)}}" | | 1912 by-election | James Hogge | Liberal |- |colspan="2" align="center"|1918 |colspan="2"| ''Constituency redrawn: see Edinburgh North'' |}
===1918–2024=== {| class="wikitable" !colspan="2"|Election!!Member!!Party |- |style="color:inherit;background-color: {{party color|Liberal Party (UK)}}" | | 1918 | James Hogge | Liberal |- |style="color:inherit;background-color: {{party color|Labour Party (UK)}}" | | 1924 | Thomas Drummond Shiels | Labour |- |style="color:inherit;background-color: {{party color|Liberal Party (UK)}}" | | 1931 | David Marshall Mason | Liberal |- |style="color:inherit;background-color: {{party color|Labour Party (UK)}}" | | 1935 | Frederick Pethick-Lawrence | Labour |- |style="color:inherit;background-color: {{party color|Labour Party (UK)}}" | | 1945 by-election | George Reid Thomson | Labour |- |style="color:inherit;background-color: {{party color|Labour Party (UK)}}" | | 1947 by-election | John Wheatley | Labour |- |style="color:inherit;background-color: {{party color|Labour Party (UK)}}" | | 1954 by-election | George Willis | Labour |- |style="color:inherit;background-color: {{party color|Labour Party (UK)}}" | | 1970 | Gavin Strang | Labour |- |colspan="2" align="center"|1997 |colspan="2"| ''Constituency abolished: see Edinburgh East and Musselburgh'' |- |style="color:inherit;background-color: {{party color|Labour Party (UK)}}" | | 2005 | Gavin Strang | Labour |- |style="color:inherit;background-color: {{party color|Labour Party (UK)}}" | | 2010 | Sheila Gilmore | Labour |- |style="color:inherit;background-color: {{party color|Scottish National Party}}" | | 2015 | Tommy Sheppard | SNP |- |colspan="2" align="center"|2024 |colspan="2"| ''Constituency abolished: see Edinburgh East and Musselburgh'' |}
==Election results (2005–2024)== ===Elections in the 2010s=== {{Election box begin| |title=General election 2019: Edinburgh East<ref>{{cite web |title=UK Parliamentary General Election - 12 December 2019 |url=http://www.edinburgh.gov.uk/downloads/file/13126/notice_of_poll_-_edinburgh_east_burgh_141119 |website=The City of Edinburgh Council |access-date=15 November 2019 |archive-date=15 November 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191115011448/http://www.edinburgh.gov.uk/downloads/file/13126/notice_of_poll_-_edinburgh_east_burgh_141119 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/politics/constituencies/S14000022|title=Edinburgh East parliamentary constituency - Election 2019|work=BBC News|access-date=2019-12-16|archive-date=13 December 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191213083748/https://www.bbc.com/news/politics/constituencies/S14000022|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="CBP-8749">{{cite web |url=https://researchbriefings.files.parliament.uk/documents/CBP-8749/CBP-8749.pdf |date=28 January 2020 |title=Commons Briefing Paper 8749. General Election 2019: results and analysis |publisher=House of Commons Library |location=London |access-date=19 January 2022 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211118043715/https://researchbriefings.files.parliament.uk/documents/CBP-8749/CBP-8749.pdf |archive-date=18 November 2021}}</ref> }} {{Election box winning candidate with party link| |party = Scottish National Party |candidate = Tommy Sheppard |votes = 23,165 |percentage = 48.4 |change = {{increase}} 5.9 }} {{Election box candidate with party link |party = Scottish Labour Party |candidate = Sheila Gilmore |votes = 12,748 |percentage = 26.7 |change = {{decrease}} 8.0 }} {{Election box candidate with party link |party = Scottish Conservative Party |candidate = Eleanor Price |votes = 6,549 |percentage = 13.7 |change = {{decrease}} 4.9 }} {{Election box candidate with party link |party = Scottish Liberal Democrats |candidate = Jill Reilly |votes = 3,289 |percentage = 6.9 |change = {{increase}} 2.7 }} {{Election box candidate with party link |party = Scottish Green Party |candidate = Claire Miller |votes = 2,064 |percentage = 4.3 |change = ''New'' }} {{Election box majority |votes = 10,417 |percentage = 21.7 |change = {{increase}} 13.9 }} {{Election box turnout |votes = 47,815 |percentage = 68.9 |change = {{increase}} 2.7 }} {{Election box hold with party link| |winner = Scottish National Party |swing = {{increase}}7.0 }} {{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin | title=General election 2017: Edinburgh East<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.edinburgh.gov.uk/info/20033/elections_and_voting/1585/who_you_can_vote_for |title=Who you can vote for: UK Parliamentary General Election 8 June 2017 candidates |website=City of Edinburgh Council |access-date=11 May 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170514142428/http://www.edinburgh.gov.uk/info/20033/elections_and_voting/1585/who_you_can_vote_for |archive-date=14 May 2017 |url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name="CBP-7979">{{cite web |url=https://researchbriefings.files.parliament.uk/documents/CBP-7979/CBP-7979.pdf |title=Commons Briefing Paper 7979. General Election 2017: results and analysis |edition=Second |date=29 January 2019 |orig-date=7 April 2018 |publisher=House of Commons Library |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191112183438/https://researchbriefings.files.parliament.uk/documents/CBP-7979/CBP-7979.pdf |archive-date=12 November 2019}}</ref> }} {{Election box winning candidate with party link| |party = Scottish National Party |candidate = Tommy Sheppard |votes = 18,509 |percentage = 42.5 |change = {{decrease}} 6.7 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Scottish Labour Party |candidate = Patsy King |votes = 15,084 |percentage = 34.7 |change = {{increase}} 4.8 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Scottish Conservative Party |candidate = Katie Mackie |votes = 8,081 |percentage = 18.6 |change = {{increase}} 8.7 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Scottish Liberal Democrats |candidate = Tristan Gray |votes = 1,849 |percentage = 4.2 |change = {{increase}} 1.4 }} {{Election box majority| |votes = 3,425 |percentage = 7.8 |change = {{decrease}} 11.5 }} {{Election box turnout| |votes = 43,622 |percentage = 66.2 |change = {{decrease}} 3.9 }} {{Election box hold with party link| |winner = Scottish National Party |swing = {{decrease}} 5.7 }} {{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin | title=General election 2015: Edinburgh East<ref name=electoralcalculus2015>{{cite web|title=Election Data 2015|url=http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/electdata_2015.txt|publisher=Electoral Calculus|access-date=17 October 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151017112223/http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/electdata_2015.txt|archive-date=17 October 2015}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.edinburgh.gov.uk/downloads/download/1363/uk_parliamentary_election_results_2015|title=UK Parliamentary election results 2015 | The City of Edinburgh Council|first=The City of Edinburgh|last=Council|website=www.edinburgh.gov.uk|access-date=24 August 2015|archive-date=23 September 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150923234024/http://www.edinburgh.gov.uk/downloads/download/1363/uk_parliamentary_election_results_2015|url-status=live}}</ref>}} {{Election box winning candidate with party link| |party = Scottish National Party |candidate = Tommy Sheppard |votes = 23,188 |percentage = 49.2 |change = {{increase}} 28.8 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Scottish Labour Party |candidate = Sheila Gilmore |votes = 14,082 |percentage = 29.9 |change = {{decrease}} 13.5 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Scottish Conservative Party |candidate = James McMordie |votes = 4,670 |percentage = 9.9 |change = {{decrease}} 1.0 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Scottish Green Party |candidate = Peter McColl |votes = 2,809 |percentage = 6.0 |change = {{increase}} 0.9 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Scottish Liberal Democrats |candidate = Karen Utting |votes = 1,325 |percentage = 2.8 |change = {{decrease}} 16.6 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = UK Independence Party |candidate = Oliver Corbishley<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://ukpollingreport.co.uk/2015guide/edinburgheast/|title=UK Polling Report|access-date=27 April 2015|archive-date=1 May 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150501224312/http://ukpollingreport.co.uk/2015guide/edinburgheast/|url-status=live}}</ref> |votes = 898 |percentage = 1.9 |change = ''New'' }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition |candidate =Ayesha Saleem<ref name="tusc-candidates-2015-02-04">{{Cite web |url=http://www.tusc.org.uk/txt/320.pdf |title=TUSC parliamentary candidates in May 2015 |date=4 February 2015 |website=Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition |archive-date=2015-02-07 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150207020421/http://www.tusc.org.uk/txt/320.pdf |url-status=live }}</ref> |votes = 117 |percentage = 0.2 |change = {{decrease}} 0.5 }} {{Election box majority| |votes = 9,106 |percentage = 19.3 |change = ''N/A'' }} {{Election box turnout| |votes = 47,089 |percentage = 70.1 |change = {{increase}} 4.7 }} {{Election box gain with party link| |winner = Scottish National Party |loser = Scottish Labour Party |swing = {{increase}} 21.1 }} {{Election box end}} {{Election box begin | title=General election 2010: Edinburgh East<ref name=electoralcalculus2010>{{cite web|title=Election Data 2010|url=http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/electdata_2010.txt|publisher=Electoral Calculus|access-date=17 October 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130726162034/http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/electdata_2010.txt|archive-date=26 July 2013 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/shared/election2010/results/constituency/822.stm|title=BBC News | Election 2010 | Constituency | Edinburgh East|website=news.bbc.co.uk|access-date=10 November 2019|archive-date=2 November 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191102125847/http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/shared/election2010/results/constituency/822.stm|url-status=live}}</ref>}} {{Election box winning candidate with party link| |party = Scottish Labour Party |candidate = Sheila Gilmore |votes = 17,314 |percentage = 43.4 |change = {{increase}} 3.4 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Scottish National Party |candidate = George Kerevan |votes = 8,133 |percentage = 20.4 |change = {{increase}} 3.4 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Scottish Liberal Democrats |candidate = Beverley Hope |votes = 7,751 |percentage = 19.4 |change = {{decrease}} 5.0 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Scottish Conservative Party |candidate = Martin Donald |votes = 4,358 |percentage = 10.9 |change = {{increase}} 0.6 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Scottish Green Party |candidate = Robin Harper |votes = 2,035 |percentage = 5.1 |change = {{decrease}} 0.6 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition |candidate = Gary Clark |votes = 274 |percentage = 0.7 |change = ''New'' }} {{Election box majority| |votes = 9,181 |percentage = 23.0 |change = {{increase}}7.4 }} {{Election box turnout| |votes = 39,865 |percentage = 65.4 |change = {{increase}} 4.1 }} {{Election box hold with party link| |winner = Scottish Labour Party |swing = {{steady}}0.0 }} {{Election box end}}
===Elections in the 2000s=== {{Election box begin | title=General election 2005: Edinburgh East<ref name=electoralcalculus2005>{{cite web|title=Election Data 2005|url=http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/electdata_2005ob.txt|publisher=Electoral Calculus|access-date=18 October 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111015054249/http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/electdata_2005ob.txt|archive-date=15 October 2011}}</ref>}} {{Election box winning candidate with party link| |party = Scottish Labour Party |candidate = Gavin Strang |votes = 15,899 |percentage = 40.0 |change = −9.7 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Scottish Liberal Democrats |candidate = Gordon Mackenzie |votes = 9,697 |percentage = 24.4 |change = +7.2 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Scottish National Party |candidate = Stefan Tymkewycz |votes = 6,760 |percentage = 17.0 |change = +0.6 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Scottish Conservative Party |candidate = Mev Brown |votes = 4,093 |percentage = 10.3 |change = −0.8 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Scottish Green Party |candidate = Cara Gillespie |votes = 2,266 |percentage = 5.7 |change = ''New'' }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Scottish Socialist Party |candidate = Catriona Grant |votes = 868 |percentage = 2.2 |change = −1.8 }} {{Election box candidate| |party = Death, Dungeons and Taxes Party |candidate = Brett Harris |votes = 89 |percentage = 0.2 |change = ''New'' }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Communist League (UK, 1988) |candidate = Peter Clifford |votes = 37 |percentage = 0.1 |change = ''New'' }} {{Election box majority| |votes = 6,202 |percentage = 15.6 |change = -16.9 }} {{Election box turnout| |votes = 39,709 |percentage = 61.3 |change = +8.5 }} {{Election box hold with party link| |winner = Scottish Labour Party |swing = −8.4 }} {{Election box end}}
==Election results (1918–1992)== ===Election in the 1990s=== {{Election box begin | title=General election 1992: Edinburgh East<ref name=electoralcalculus1992>{{cite web|title=Election Data 1992|url=http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/electdata_1992ob.txt|publisher=Electoral Calculus|access-date=18 October 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111015054418/http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/electdata_1992ob.txt|archive-date=15 October 2011}}</ref>}} {{Election box winning candidate with party link| |party = Labour Party (UK) |candidate = Gavin Strang |votes = 15,446 |percentage = 45.7 |change = −4.7 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Conservative Party (UK) |candidate = Kenneth F. Ward |votes = 8,235 |percentage = 24.4 |change = −0.3 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Scottish National Party |candidate = Debin McKinney |votes = 6,225 |percentage = 18.4 |change = +8.9 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Liberal Democrats (UK) |candidate = Devin S. Scobie |votes = 3,432 |percentage = 10.2 |change = −5.2 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Scottish Green Party |candidate = Graeme W. Farmer |votes = 424 |percentage = 1.3 |change = ''New'' }} {{Election box majority| |votes = 7,211 |percentage = 21.3 |change = -4.6 }} {{Election box turnout| |votes = 33,762 |percentage = 73.9 |change = -0.2 }} {{Election box hold with party link| |winner = Labour Party (UK) |swing = }} {{Election box end}}
===Elections in the 1980s=== {{Election box begin | |title=General election 1987: Edinburgh East<ref name=electoralcalculus1987>{{cite web|title=Election Data 1987|url=http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/electdata_1987.txt|publisher=Electoral Calculus|access-date=18 October 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111015054243/http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/electdata_1987.txt|archive-date=15 October 2011}}</ref> }} {{Election box winning candidate with party link| |party = Labour Party (UK) |candidate = Gavin Strang |votes = 18,257 |percentage = 50.4 |change = +5.5 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Conservative Party (UK) |candidate = John Renz |votes = 8,962 |percentage = 24.7 |change = -3.9 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Liberal Party (UK) |candidate = Judith Aitken |votes = 5,592 |percentage = 15.4 |change = -5.6 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Scottish National Party |candidate = Mungo Bovey |votes = 3,434 |percentage = 9.5 |change = +4.0 }} {{Election box majority| |votes = 9,295 |percentage = 25.7 |change = +9.4 }} {{Election box turnout| |votes = 36,245 |percentage = 74.1 |change = +3.7 }} {{Election box hold with party link| |winner = Labour Party (UK) |swing = }} {{Election box end}} {{Election box begin | |title=General election 1983: Edinburgh East<ref name=electoralcalculus1983>{{cite web|title=Election Data 1983|url=http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/electdata_1983.txt|publisher=Electoral Calculus|access-date=18 October 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111015054231/http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/electdata_1983.txt|archive-date=15 October 2011}}</ref> }} {{Election box winning candidate with party link| |party = Labour Party (UK) |candidate = Gavin Strang |votes = 16,169 |percentage = 44.9 |change = -7.6 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Conservative Party (UK) |candidate = Paul Martin |votes = 10,303 |percentage = 28.6 |change = -6.3 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Liberal Party (UK) |candidate = Roderick Macleod |votes = 7,570 |percentage = 21.0 |change = ''New'' }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Scottish National Party |candidate = Paul Henderson Scott |votes = 1,976 |percentage = 5.5 |change = -6.5 }} {{Election box majority| |votes = 5,866 |percentage = 16.3 |change = -3.9 }} {{Election box turnout| |votes = 36,018 |percentage = 70.4 |change = -5.7 }} {{Election box hold with party link| |winner = Labour Party (UK) |swing = }} {{Election box end}}
===Elections in the 1970s=== {{Election box begin | |title=General election 1979: Edinburgh East}} {{Election box winning candidate with party link| |party = Labour Party (UK) |candidate = Gavin Strang |votes = 23,477 |percentage = 53.69 |change = }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Conservative Party (UK) |candidate = G Campbell |votes = 14,660 |percentage = 33.52 |change = }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Scottish National Party |candidate = George C MacDougall |votes = 5,296 |percentage = 12.11 |change = }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Communist Party of Great Britain |candidate = Carol Downes |votes = 173 |percentage = 0.40 |change = }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Workers Revolutionary Party (UK) |candidate = Terry Brotherstone |votes = 124 |percentage = 0.28 |change = ''New'' }} {{Election box majority| |votes = 8,817 |percentage = 20.17 |change = }} {{Election box turnout| |votes = 43,730 |percentage = 76.10 |change = }} {{Election box hold with party link| |winner = Labour Party (UK) |swing = }} {{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin | |title=General election October 1974: Edinburgh East }} {{Election box winning candidate with party link| |party = Labour Party (UK) |candidate = Gavin Strang |votes = 19,669 |percentage = 44.92 |change = }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Scottish National Party |candidate = George C MacDougall |votes = 11,213 |percentage = 25.61 |change = }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Conservative Party (UK) |candidate = M Hogg |votes = 10,111 |percentage = 23.09 |change = }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Liberal Party (UK) |candidate = GN Dalzell |votes = 2,578 |percentage = 5.89 |change = }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Communist Party of Great Britain |candidate = Irene Swan |votes = 213 |percentage = 0.49 |change = }} {{Election box majority| |votes = 8,456 |percentage = 19.31 |change = }} {{Election box turnout| |votes = 43,784 |percentage = 76.20 |change = }} {{Election box hold with party link| |winner = Labour Party (UK) |swing = }} {{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin | |title=General election February 1974: Edinburgh East }} {{Election box winning candidate with party link| |party = Labour Party (UK) |candidate = Gavin Strang |votes = 20,163 |percentage = 43.66 |change = }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Conservative Party (UK) |candidate = DJ May |votes = 14,614 |percentage = 31.65 |change = }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Scottish National Party |candidate = George C MacDougall |votes = 7,128 |percentage = 15.44 |change = }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Liberal Party (UK) |candidate = John Melling |votes = 3,998 |percentage = 8.66 |change = ''New'' }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Communist Party of Great Britain |candidate =Irene Swan |votes = 274 |percentage = 0.59 |change = }} {{Election box majority| |votes = 5,549 |percentage = 12.01 |change = }} {{Election box turnout| |votes = 46,077 |percentage = 81.08 |change = }} {{Election box hold with party link| |winner = Labour Party (UK) |swing = }} {{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin | |title=General election 1970: Edinburgh East }} {{Election box winning candidate with party link| |party = Labour Party (UK) |candidate = Gavin Strang |votes = 22,171 |percentage = 51.87 |change = }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Conservative Party (UK) |candidate = Neil Gow |votes = 16,657 |percentage = 38.97 |change = }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Scottish National Party |candidate =Helen B Davidson |votes = 3,502 |percentage = 8.19 |change = ''New'' }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Communist Party of Great Britain |candidate = Irene Swan |votes = 413 |percentage = 0.97 |change = ''New'' }} {{Election box majority| |votes = 5,514 |percentage = 12.90 |change = }} {{Election box turnout| |votes = 42,743 |percentage = 74.42 |change = }} {{Election box hold with party link| |winner = Labour Party (UK) |swing = }} {{Election box end}}
===Elections in the 1960s=== {{Election box begin | |title=General election 1966: Edinburgh East }} {{Election box winning candidate with party link| |party = Labour Party (UK) |candidate = George Willis |votes = 25,423 |percentage = 60.48 |change = }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Conservative Party (UK) |candidate = Barry Henderson |votes = 16,614 |percentage = 39.52 |change = }} {{Election box majority| |votes = 8,809 |percentage = 20.96 |change = +8.66 }} {{Election box turnout| |votes = 42,037 |percentage = 77.40 |change = -3.55 }} {{Election box hold with party link| |winner = Labour Party (UK) |swing = }} {{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin | |title=General election 1964: Edinburgh East }} {{Election box winning candidate with party link| |party = Labour Party (UK) |candidate = George Willis |votes = 24,808 |percentage = 56.15 |change = }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Conservative Party (UK) |candidate =Robert L McEwen |votes = 19,376 |percentage = 43.85 |change = }} {{Election box majority| |votes = 5,432 |percentage = 12.30 |change = }} {{Election box turnout| |votes = 44,184 |percentage = 80.95 |change = }} {{Election box hold with party link| |winner = Labour Party (UK) |swing = }} {{Election box end}}
===Elections in the 1950s=== {{Election box begin | |title=General election 1959: Edinburgh East }} {{Election box winning candidate with party link| |party = Labour Party (UK) |candidate = George Willis |votes = 22,244 |percentage = 50.35 |change = }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Unionist Party (Scotland) |candidate = Earl of Dalkeith |votes = 21,932 |percentage = 49.65 |change = }} {{Election box majority| |votes = 312 |percentage = 0.70 |change = -4.34 }} {{Election box turnout| |votes = 44,176 |percentage = 80.68 |change = +5.31 }} {{Election box hold with party link| |winner = Labour Party (UK) |swing = }} {{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin | |title=General election 1955: Edinburgh East }} {{Election box winning candidate with party link| |party = Labour Party (UK) |candidate = George Willis |votes = 21,240 |percentage = 52.52 |change = }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Unionist Party (Scotland) |candidate =W Ian R Fraser |votes = 19,198 |percentage = 47.48 |change = }} {{Election box majority| |votes = 2,042 |percentage = 5.04 |change = }} {{Election box turnout| |votes = 40,438 |percentage = 75.37 |change = }} {{Election box hold with party link| |winner = Labour Party (UK) |swing = }} {{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin | |title=1954 by-election: Edinburgh East<ref>By-election in British Politics by Cook & Ramsden</ref> }} {{Election box winning candidate with party link| |party = Labour Party (UK) |candidate = George Willis |votes = 18,950 |percentage = 57.7 |change = +3.6 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Unionist Party (Scotland) |candidate = William Grant |votes = 13,922 |percentage = 42.4 |change = -3.5 }} {{Election box majority| |votes = 5,028 |percentage = 15.4 |change = +7.2 }} {{Election box turnout| |votes = 32,872 |percentage = 61.8 |change = -22.0 }} {{Election box hold with party link| |winner = Labour Party (UK) |swing = -3.6 }} {{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin | |title=General election 1951: Edinburgh East }} {{Election box winning candidate with party link| |party = Labour Party (UK) |candidate = John Wheatley |votes = 25,201 |percentage = 54.08 |change = }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Unionist Party (Scotland) |candidate = William Grant |votes = 21,400 |percentage = 45.92 |change = }} {{Election box majority| |votes = 3,801 |percentage = 8.16 |change = }} {{Election box turnout| |votes = 46,601 |percentage = 83.82 |change = +0.64 }} {{Election box hold with party link| |winner = Labour Party (UK) |swing = }} {{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin | |title=General election 1950: Edinburgh East }} {{Election box winning candidate with party link| |party = Labour Party (UK) |candidate = John Wheatley |votes = 24,072 |percentage = 53.22 |change = }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Unionist Party (Scotland) |candidate =Charles Donaldson |votes = 17,531 |percentage = 38.76 |change = }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Liberal Party (UK) |candidate = John Hope |votes = 3,632 |percentage = 8.03 |change = }} {{Election box majority| |votes = 6,541 |percentage = 14.46 |change = }} {{Election box turnout| |votes = 45,235 |percentage = 83.18 |change = }} {{Election box hold with party link| |winner = Labour Party (UK) |swing = }} {{Election box end}}
=== Elections in the 1940s ===
{{Election box begin | |title=1947 by-election: Edinburgh East }} {{Election box winning candidate with party link| |party = Labour Party (UK) |candidate = John Wheatley |votes = 16,906 |percentage = 50.5 |change = -5.9 }} {{Election box candidate for alliance |party = National Liberal Party (UK, 1931) |side = Conservative Party (UK) |candidate = Duncan M. Matthews |votes = 11,490 |percentage = 34.4 |change = -2.9 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Liberal Party (UK) |candidate = John Junor |votes = 3,379 |percentage = 10.1 |change = ''New'' }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Scottish National Party |candidate = Mary Fraser Dott |votes = 1,682 |percentage = 5.0 |change = -1.3 }} {{Election box majority| |votes = 5,416 |percentage = 16.1 |change = -3.0 }} {{Election box turnout| |votes = 33,457 |percentage = |change = }} {{Election box hold with party link| |winner = Labour Party (UK) |swing = }} {{Election box end}} {{Election box begin | |title=1945 by-election: Edinburgh East }} {{Election box winning candidate with party link| |party = Labour Party (UK) |candidate = George Thomson |votes = 15,482 |percentage = 61.6 |change = +5.2 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Unionist Party (Scotland) |candidate = Tam Galbraith |votes = 9,665 |percentage = 38.4 |change = +1.1 }} {{Election box majority| |votes = 5,817 |percentage = 23.2 |change = +4.1 }} {{Election box turnout| |votes = 25,147 |percentage = |change = }} {{Election box hold with party link| |winner = Labour Party (UK) |swing = }} {{Election box end}} {{Election box begin | |title=General election 1945: Edinburgh East }} {{Election box winning candidate with party link| |party = Labour Party (UK) |candidate = Frederick Pethick-Lawrence |votes = 19,300 |percentage = 56.4 |change = +13.2 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Unionist Party (Scotland) |candidate = William Angus Sinclair |votes = 12,771 |percentage = 37.3 |change = -2.3 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Scottish National Party |candidate = Frederick C Yeaman |votes = 2,149 |percentage = 6.3 |change = ''New'' }} {{Election box majority| |votes = 6,529 |percentage = 19.1 |change = +15.5 }} {{Election box turnout| |votes = 34,220 |percentage = 69.6 |change = +1.0 }} {{Election box hold with party link| |winner = Labour Party (UK) |swing = +7.7 }} {{Election box end}} '''General Election 1939–40''':
Another general election was required to take place before the end of 1940. The political parties had been making preparations for an election to take place from 1939 and by the end of this year, the following candidates had been selected; *'''Labour''': Frederick Pethick-Lawrence *'''Liberal''': *'''Unionist''':
=== Elections in the 1930s === {{Election box begin | |title=General election 1935: Edinburgh East }} {{Election box winning candidate with party link| |party = Labour Party (UK) |candidate = Frederick Pethick-Lawrence |votes = 13,341 |percentage = 43.20 |change = }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Unionist Party (Scotland) |candidate = Minna Cowan |votes = 12,229 |percentage = 39.60 |change = }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Liberal Party (UK) |candidate = David Marshall Mason |votes = 5,313 |percentage = 17.20 |change = }} {{Election box majority| |votes = 1,112 |percentage = 3.60 |change = ''N/A'' }} {{Election box turnout| |votes = 30,883 |percentage = 68.63 |change = -8.21 }} {{Election box gain with party link| |winner = Labour Party (UK) |loser = Liberal Party (UK) |swing = }} {{Election box end}} {{Election box begin | |title=General election 1931: Edinburgh East }} {{Election box winning candidate with party link| |party = Liberal Party (UK) |candidate = David Marshall Mason |votes = 17,372 |percentage =56.98 |change = }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Labour Party (UK) |candidate = Drummond Shiels |votes = 10,244 |percentage =33.60 |change = }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = National Party of Scotland |candidate = Rev Thomas Thomson Alexander |votes = 2,872 |percentage =9.42 |change = ''New'' }} {{Election box majority| |votes = 7,128 |percentage = 23.38 |change = ''N/A'' }} {{Election box turnout| |votes = 30,488 |percentage = 76.84 |change = }} {{Election box gain with party link| |winner = Liberal Party (UK) |loser = Labour Party (UK) |swing = }} {{Election box end}}
=== Elections in the 1920s === {{Election box begin | |title=General election 1929: Edinburgh East }} {{Election box winning candidate with party link| |party = Labour Party (UK) |candidate = Drummond Shiels |votes = 13,933 |percentage = 47.2 |change = +2.9 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Scottish Liberal Party |candidate = Thomas Pringle McDonald |votes = 8,687 |percentage = 29.4 |change = +3.4 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Unionist Party (Scotland) |candidate = Richard Cobden Thyne |votes = 6,889 |percentage = 23.3 |change = -5.7 }} {{Election box majority| |votes = 5,246 |percentage = 17.8 |change = +2.5 }} {{Election box turnout| |votes = 29,509 |percentage = 76.5 |change = +2.3 }} {{Election box hold with party link| |winner = Labour Party (UK) |swing = +1.9 }} {{Election box end}} {{Election box begin | |title=General election 1924: Edinburgh East }} {{Election box winning candidate with party link| |party = Labour Party (UK) |candidate = Drummond Shiels |votes = 9,330 |percentage =44.3 |change = ''New'' }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Unionist Party (Scotland) |candidate = Charles Milne |votes = 6,105 |percentage = 29.0 |change =-2.7 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Liberal Party (UK) |candidate = James Hogge |votes = 5,625 |percentage =26.7 |change =–41.6 }} {{Election box majority| |votes = 3,255 |percentage = 15.3 |change = ''N/A'' }} {{Election box turnout| |votes = 20,190 |percentage = 74.2 |change = +15.7 }} {{Election box gain with party link| |winner = Labour Party (UK) |loser = Liberal Party (UK) |swing = ''N/A'' }} {{Election box end}} {{Election box begin | |title=General election 1923: Edinburgh East }} {{Election box winning candidate with party link| |party = Liberal Party (UK) |candidate = James Hogge |votes = 10,876 |percentage =68.3 |change =+8.5 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Unionist Party (Scotland) |candidate = Charles John Morris Mancor |votes = 5,045 |percentage =31.7 |change = ''New'' }} {{Election box majority| |votes = 5,831 |percentage = 36.6 |change = +17.0 }} {{Election box turnout| |votes = 15,921 |percentage = 58.5 |change = -7.5 }} {{Election box hold with party link| |winner = Liberal Party (UK) |swing = ''N/A'' }} {{Election box end}} {{Election box begin | |title=General election 1922: Edinburgh East }} {{Election box winning candidate with party link| |party = Liberal Party (UK) |candidate = James Hogge |votes = 10,551 |percentage = 59.8 |change = -2.4 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = National Liberal Party (UK, 1922) |candidate = Sam McDonald |votes = 7,088 |percentage = 40.2 |change = ''N/A'' }} {{Election box majority| |votes = 3,463 |percentage = 19.6 |change = -4.8 }} {{Election box turnout| |votes = 17,639 |percentage = 66.0 |change = +13.5 }} {{Election box hold with party link| |winner = Liberal Party (UK) |swing = -2.4 }} {{Election box end}}
===Elections in the 1910s=== {{Election box begin no change| |title=General election 1918: Edinburgh East }} {{Election box winning candidate with party link no change| |party = Liberal Party (UK) |candidate = James Hogge |votes = 8,460 |percentage = 62.2 }} {{Election box candidate with party link coalition 1918 no change| |party = National Democratic and Labour Party |candidate = Alexander Balfour |votes = 5,136 |percentage = 37.8 }} {{Election box majority no change| |votes = 3,324 |percentage = 24.4 }} {{Election box turnout no change| |votes = 13,596 |percentage = 52.5 }} {{Election box registered electors no change| |reg. electors = 25,895 }} {{Election box new boundary win| |winner = Liberal Party (UK) }} {{Election box end 1918}}
==Election results (1885–1918)== ===Elections in the 1910s=== thumb|120px|James Hogge {{Election box begin | title=1912 by-election: Edinburgh East<ref name="ReferenceA">Debrett's House of Commons and the Judicial Bench, 1916</ref><ref name="craig1885">{{cite book|editor1-last=Craig|editor1-first=F. W. S.|title=British Parliamentary Election Results: 1885-1918|date=1974|publisher=Macmillan Press|location=London|isbn=9781349022984}}</ref> }} {{Election box winning candidate with party link| |party = Liberal Party (UK) |candidate = James Hogge |votes = 5,064 |percentage =55.0 |change =-8.0 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Liberal Unionist Party |candidate = John Gordon Jameson |votes = 4,139 |percentage =45.0 |change =+8.0 }} {{Election box majority| |votes = 925 |percentage = 10.0 |change = -16.0 }} {{Election box turnout| |votes = 9,203 |percentage = 73.7 |change = −7.3 }} {{Election box registered electors| |reg. electors = 12,491 }} {{Election box hold with party link| |winner = Liberal Party (UK) |swing = -8.0 }} {{election box end}} {{Election box begin | title=General election December 1910: Edinburgh East<ref name="ReferenceA"/><ref name="craig1885"/> }} {{Election box winning candidate with party link| |party = Liberal Party (UK) |candidate = James Gibson |votes = 6,436 |percentage =63.0 |change = +1.7 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Conservative Party (UK) |candidate = R.M. Cameron |votes = 3,782 |percentage =37.0 |change = −1.7 }} {{Election box majority| |votes = 2,654 |percentage = 26.0 |change = +3.4 }} {{Election box turnout| |votes = 10,218 |percentage = 81.0 |change = -7.0 }} {{Election box registered electors| |reg. electors = 12,620 }} {{Election box hold with party link| |winner = Liberal Party (UK) |swing = +1.7 }} {{election box end}} {{Election box begin | title=General election January 1910: Edinburgh East<ref name="ReferenceA"/><ref name="craig1885"/> }} {{Election box winning candidate with party link| |party = Liberal Party (UK) |candidate = James Gibson |votes = 6,760 |percentage =61.3 |change = −11.8 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Liberal Unionist Party |candidate = Patrick Ford |votes = 4,273 |percentage =38.7 |change = +11.8 }} {{Election box majority| |votes =2,487 |percentage =22.6 |change = −23.6 }} {{Election box turnout| |votes = 11,033 |percentage =88.0 |change = +9.9 }} {{Election box registered electors| |reg. electors = 12,544 }} {{Election box hold with party link| |winner = Liberal Party (UK) |swing = −11.8 }} {{election box end}}
===Elections in the 1900s=== thumb|120px|James Gibson {{Election box begin | title=1909 by-election: Edinburgh East<ref name="craig1885"/> }} {{Election box winning candidate with party link| |party = Liberal Party (UK) |candidate =James Gibson |votes = 4,527 |percentage =52.7 |change = −20.4 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Liberal Unionist Party |candidate = Patrick Ford |votes =4,069 |percentage =47.3 |change =+20.4 }} {{Election box majority| |votes =458 |percentage =5.4 |change =−40.8 }} {{Election box turnout| |votes =8,596 |percentage =73.4 |change =−4.7 }} {{Election box registered electors| |reg. electors = 11,710 }} {{Election box hold with party link| |winner = Liberal Party (UK) |swing = −20.4 }} {{Election box end}} {{Election box begin | title=General election 1906: Edinburgh East<ref>Whitaker's Almanack, 1907</ref><ref name="craig1885"/> }} {{Election box winning candidate with party link| |party = Liberal Party (UK) |candidate = George McCrae |votes = 6,606 |percentage =73.1 |change = +14.6 }} {{Election box candidate with party link||party=Liberal Unionist Party|candidate=Rankine Dawson|votes=2,432|percentage=26.9|change=−14.6}} {{Election box majority||votes=4,174|percentage=46.2|change=+29.2}} {{Election box turnout||votes=9,038|percentage=78.1|change=+8.9}} {{Election box registered electors| |reg. electors = 11,572 }} {{Election box hold with party link| |winner = Liberal Party (UK) |swing = +14.6 }} {{election box end}} {{Election box begin | title=General election 1900: Edinburgh East<ref name="ReferenceB">Debrett's House of Commons and the Judicial Bench, 1901</ref><ref name="craig1885"/> }} {{Election box winning candidate with party link| |party = Liberal Party (UK) |candidate = George McCrae |votes = 4,461 |percentage =58.5 |change = +5.1 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Liberal Unionist Party |candidate = R. Scott-Brown |votes = 3,170 |percentage =41.5 |change = −5.1 }} {{Election box majority| |votes = 1,291 |percentage = 17.0 |change = +10.2 }} {{Election box turnout| |votes = 7,631 |percentage = 69.2 |change = −0.2 }} {{Election box registered electors| |reg. electors = 11,025 }} {{Election box hold with party link| |winner = Liberal Party (UK) |swing = +5.1 }} {{election box end}}
===Elections in the 1890s=== {{Election box begin | title=1899 by-election: Edinburgh East<ref name="ReferenceB"/><ref name="craig1885"/> }} {{Election box winning candidate with party link| |party = Liberal Party (UK) |candidate = George McCrae |votes = 4,891 |percentage =62.3 |change = +8.9 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Liberal Unionist Party |candidate = Harry G. Younger |votes = 2,961 |percentage =37.7 |change = −8.9 }} {{Election box majority| |votes = 1,930 |percentage = 24.6 |change = +17.8 }} {{Election box turnout| |votes = 7,852 |percentage = 73.2 |change = +3.8 }} {{Election box registered electors| |reg. electors = 10,730 }} {{Election box hold with party link| |winner = Liberal Party (UK) |swing = +8.9 }} {{election box end}} thumb|120px|Robert Wallace {{Election box begin | title=General election 1895: Edinburgh East<ref name="ReferenceB"/><ref name="craig1885"/> }} {{Election box winning candidate with party link| |party = Liberal Party (UK) |candidate = Robert Wallace |votes = 3,499 |percentage =53.4 |change = −5.2 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Liberal Unionist Party |candidate = Harry G. Younger |votes = 3,050 |percentage =46.6 |change =+5.2 }} {{Election box majority| |votes = 449 |percentage = 6.8 |change = −10.4 }} {{Election box turnout| |votes = 6,549 |percentage = 69.4 |change = −7.3 }} {{Election box registered electors| |reg. electors = 9,437 }} {{Election box hold with party link| |winner = Liberal Party (UK) |swing = −5.2 }} {{election box end}} {{Election box begin | title=General election 1892: Edinburgh East<ref>Whitaker's Almanack, 1893</ref><ref name="craig1885"/> }} {{Election box winning candidate with party link| |party = Liberal Party (UK) |candidate =Robert Wallace |votes = 3,969 |percentage =58.6 |change = −3.5 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Liberal Unionist Party |candidate =Ralph Wardlaw McLeod Fullarton |votes = 2,809 |percentage = 41.4 |change = +3.5 }} {{Election box majority| |votes = 1,160 |percentage = 17.2 |change = −7.0 }} {{Election box turnout| |votes = 6,778 |percentage = 76.7 |change = −1.2 }} {{Election box registered electors| |reg. electors = 8,840 }} {{Election box hold with party link| |winner = Liberal Party (UK) |swing = −3.5 }} {{election box end}}
===Elections in the 1880s=== {{Election box begin | title=General election 1886: Edinburgh East<ref name="ReferenceC">Debrett's House of Commons and Judicial Bench, 1889</ref><ref name="craig1885"/> }} {{Election box winning candidate with party link| |party = Liberal Party (UK) |candidate = Robert Wallace |votes = 3,694 |percentage =62.1 |change =+31.3 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Liberal Unionist Party |candidate = George Goschen |votes = 2,253 |percentage =37.9 |change =−31.3 }} {{Election box majority| |votes = 1,441 |percentage = 24.2 |change = ''N/A'' }} {{Election box turnout| |votes = 5,947 |percentage = 77.9 |change = −4.1 }} {{Election box registered electors| |reg. electors = 7,639 }} {{Election box gain with party link| |winner = Liberal Party (UK) |loser = Independent Liberal |swing = +31.3 }} {{election box end}} {{Election box begin no change| | title=General election 1885: Edinburgh East<ref name="ReferenceC"/> }} {{Election box winning candidate with party link no change| |party = Independent Liberal |candidate = George Goschen |votes = 4,337 |percentage =69.2 }} {{Election box candidate with party link no change| |party = Liberal Party (UK) |candidate = Benjamin Francis Conn Costelloe |votes = 1,929 |percentage =30.8 }} {{Election box majority no change| |votes = 2,408 |percentage = 38.4 }} {{Election box turnout no change| |votes = 6,266 |percentage = 82.0 }} {{Election box registered electors no change| |reg. electors = 7,639 }} {{Election box new seat win |winner = Independent Liberal }} {{election box end}}
== See also == * Politics of Edinburgh
==References== ;Specific {{Reflist}}
;General *Craig, F. W. S. (1983). British parliamentary election results 1918–1949 (3 ed.). Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. {{ISBN|0-900178-06-X}}.
==External links== *[https://mapit.mysociety.org/area/14419.html Edinburgh East UK Parliament constituency] (boundaries April 2005 – May 2024) at ''MapIt UK''
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