Edinburgh Pentlands was a constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, first used in the general election of 1950, and abolished prior to the general election of 2005.
Malcolm Rifkind was the longest serving MP for Edinburgh Pentlands, serving from 1974 to 1997.
John Pitcairn Mackintosh was a Scottish academic, author and Labour politician known for his advocacy of political devolution, at a time when it was anathema to the Labour leadership, and for his pro-
Edinburgh Pentlands (UK Parliament constituency)
…electors Unionist win (new boundaries) General election 1959: Edinburgh Pentlands Party Candidate Votes % ±% Unionist John Hope 25,742 60.30 +0.83 Labour John Mackintosh 16,950 39.70 −0.83 Majority 8,792 20.60 +1.36 Turnout 42,692 80.28 +3.00 Registered electors Unionist hold Swing Elections in the 1960s General election…
Detail of memorial plaque in Gifford, East Lothian