blˈeɪki wʌz ᵻlˈɛktᵻd lˈɔːɹd pɹˈɑːvɑːst ʌv ˌæbɚdˈiːn fˈaɪv tˈaɪmz ænd sˈɜːvd fɹʌm wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd θˈɜːɾi nˈaɪn ʌntˈɪl wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd fˈoːɹɾi sˈɛvən ænd ɐɡˈɛn fɹʌm wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd fˈɪfti θɹˈiː ʌntˈɪl wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd fˈɪfti sˈɪks.
Blaikie was elected Lord Provost of Aberdeen five times and served from 1839 until 1847 and again from 1853 until 1856.