Wigtownshire (UK Parliament constituency)

The constituency elected one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system until the seat was abolished in 1918.

[1] [2] [3] [4] [5] In 1918 the Wigtownshire area was combined with Kirkcudbrightshire to form the Galloway constituency.

Dalrymple resigned by accepting the office of Steward of the Manor of Northstead, causing a by-election.

In July 1886, Sir Herbert Maxwell accepted office as a Junior Lord of the Treasury, causing a by-election.

The political parties had been making preparations for an election to take place and by July 1914, the following candidates had been selected; At the 1915 Wigtownshire by-election, Hew Hamilton Dalrymple (Conservative) was returned unopposed on 12 February 1915.