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Leith Burghs was a district of burghs constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1832 to 1918. The constituency represented the parliamentary burghs of Leith, Musselburgh and Portobello.
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In 1918 Leith was included in Leith, while Musselburgh and Portobello were merged into Edinburgh East.
Elections in the 1880s
Macgregor was supported by the local Conservative Association. Munster withdrew from the election after nominations had closed.
Elections in the 1910s
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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