[1] The constituency returned one Member of Parliament (MP) to the House of Commons of the United Kingdom, elected by the first past the post voting system.
When the seat became vacant, the Unionists quickly reselected Hope to enable them to immediately start the campaign.
Elibank's telegram to the Chairman of Midlothian Liberals, in which he outlined his views and praised the qualities of Brown, was made public.
Brown's Labour campaign joined with the Unionists in criticising David Lloyd George's National Insurance Act.
[4] The Labour party campaign received the active support of the Scottish Federation of Women's Suffrage Societies.