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Scottish Westminster constituencies 1708 to 1832

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172: 1728: 1698: 1718: 669: 582: 340: 625: 416: 297: 543: 454: 500: 373: 275: 109: 102: 95: 88: 81: 74: 67: 60: 53: 46: 1456: 1365: 1352: 1054: 116: 1409: 1328: 1310: 1284: 756: 1723: 1140: 1092: 852: 1599: 1563: 1437: 1346: 1110: 1073: 1060: 898: 1635: 1581: 1519: 1479: 986: 713: 1703: 1383: 1250: 804: 202:, so that only one member of a pair was represented at any one time. Therefore, Scotland had more constituencies than seats. With the exception of 1617: 1537: 1497: 1431: 1158: 1079: 968: 1708: 1035: 1029: 1010: 1004: 483: 203: 946: 271: 264: 260: 256: 252: 248: 244: 240: 236: 229: 924: 32: 1184: 221: 1680: 180: 1423: 779: 605: 141: 1713: 1591: 706: 1298: 157: 137: 1370: 443: 916: 514: 184: 183:. Prior to that election Scotland was represented by MPs who were co-opted as commissioners of the former 1268: 1066: 217: 198:, with each representing a seat for one MP. The county constituencies included, however, three pairs of 195: 165: 161: 153: 171: 1622: 1414: 1333: 1289: 1124: 828: 775: 684: 597: 426: 329: 191: 1315: 1145: 1097: 1041: 1021: 810: 640: 549: 489: 409: 207: 125: 1604: 1568: 1115: 1085: 903: 793: 614: 506: 422: 303: 129: 1640: 1586: 1524: 1472: 1358: 1198: 1194: 991: 858: 702: 588: 571: 354: 350: 1461: 1388: 1255: 960: 929: 819: 732: 675: 558: 392: 387: 312: 225: 1511: 1502: 1443: 1168: 1163: 1046: 978: 973: 814: 784: 749: 745: 649: 631: 532: 528: 523: 519: 324: 232:, and there was no change to the boundaries of any pre-existing Westminster constituency. 213:
1708 boundaries were used for all subsequent election of the Parliament of Great Britain.
17: 1542: 1189: 1016: 837: 762: 719: 658: 460: 405: 346: 149: 1692: 1375: 1302: 1222: 1176: 951: 770: 609: 536: 447: 379: 1645: 1484: 1214: 862: 693: 472: 1338: 1218: 1202: 934: 766: 468: 396: 333: 1419: 1401: 1242: 1234: 727: 688: 566: 366: 1729:
Constituencies of the Parliament of the United Kingdom disestablished in 1832
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Lists of constituencies of the Parliament of the United Kingdom in Scotland
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Constituencies of the Parliament of the United Kingdom established in 1708
1657: 1609: 1573: 1551: 1547: 1466: 1276: 1238: 1226: 1132: 1120: 938: 908: 874: 841: 823: 797: 662: 618: 476: 438: 430: 400: 362: 316: 307: 145: 1653: 1627: 1529: 1507: 1489: 1393: 1272: 870: 832: 788: 697: 575: 562: 320: 1397: 1294: 1264: 1260: 1172: 996: 740: 736: 679: 635: 601: 592: 1448: 1210: 1206: 723: 653: 358: 170: 133: 1555: 845: 956: 383: 274:, Scottish Westminster constituencies were redefined by the 220:
was merged with the Parliament of Great Britain to form the
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1802 boundaries were used also in the general elections of
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Scottish Westminster constituencies were first used in the
164:. (Westminster being the meeting place for the former 190:
In the Parliament of Great Britain, Scotland had 15
276:Representation of the People (Scotland) Act 1832 175:Scottish Westminster constituencies, 1707–1832. 8: 886: 285: 1672: 124:As a result of the 1707 union of the 7: 1724:1832 disestablishments in Scotland 25: 1679:As set out in Section XII of the 224:, also at Westminster. The first 222:Parliament of the United Kingdom 206:, the burgh constituencies were 1704:1708 establishments in Scotland 228:of the new parliament was the 1: 1709:Political history of Scotland 1681:Union with Scotland Act, 1706 142:Parliament of Great Britain 1745: 200:alternating constituencies 160:, normally located at the 152:representing seats for 45 140:, within the newly formed 230:general election of 1802 138:Kingdom of Great Britain 18:Alternating constituency 1371:County of Kirkcudbright 444:county of Kirkcudbright 185:Parliament of Scotland 176: 1067:County of Clackmannan 883:County constituencies 272:1832 general election 218:Parliament of Ireland 196:county constituencies 181:1708 general election 174: 166:Parliament of England 162:Palace of Westminster 154:Members of Parliament 1623:County of Sutherland 1415:County of Linlithgow 1334:County of Kincardine 1290:County of Haddington 829:county of Sutherland 776:county of Linlithgow 685:county of Linlithgow 598:county of Haddington 330:county of Kincardine 282:Burgh constituencies 192:burgh constituencies 1316:County of Inverness 1146:County of Edinburgh 1098:County of Dumbarton 1042:County of Caithness 811:county of Caithness 670:Linlithgow District 641:county of Inverness 583:Haddington District 550:county of Dumbarton 490:county of Edinburgh 341:Anstruther District 208:districts of burghs 126:Kingdom of Scotland 1605:County of Stirling 1569:County of Roxburgh 1457:Orkney and Zetland 1366:Kirkcudbrightshire 1116:County of Dumfries 1086:County of Cromarty 904:County of Aberdeen 794:county of Stirling 626:Inverness District 615:county of Roxburgh 507:county of Aberdeen 423:county of Dumfries 304:county of Aberdeen 177: 130:Kingdom of England 1664: 1663: 1644:except burghs of 1641:County of Wigtown 1587:County of Selkirk 1546:except burghs of 1525:County of Renfrew 1506:except burghs of 1485:County of Peebles 1473:county of Zetland 1418:except burghs of 1392:except burghs of 1359:County of Kinross 1293:except burghs of 1259:except burghs of 1199:Anstruther Wester 1195:Anstruther Easter 1193:except burghs of 1167:except burghs of 1119:except burghs of 992:County of Berwick 955:except burghs of 933:except burghs of 907:except burghs of 880: 879: 859:county of Wigtown 757:Stirling District 703:county of Selkirk 694:county of Peebles 589:county of Berwick 572:county of Renfrew 417:Dumfries District 355:Anstruther Wester 351:Anstruther Easter 298:Aberdeen District 122: 121: 16:(Redirected from 1736: 1714:1708 in politics 1683: 1677: 1626:except burgh of 1608:except burgh of 1590:except burgh of 1572:except burgh of 1528:except burgh of 1488:except burgh of 1465:except burgh of 1462:County of Orkney 1447:except burgh of 1436:Alternated with 1389:County of Lanark 1374:except burgh of 1353:Clackmannanshire 1351:Alternated with 1337:except burgh of 1319:except burgh of 1256:County of Forfar 1149:except burgh of 1101:except burgh of 1078:Alternated with 1059:Alternated with 1055:Clackmannanshire 1045:except burgh of 1034:Alternated with 1020:except burgh of 1009:Alternated with 995:except burgh of 977:except burgh of 930:County of Argyll 887: 853:Wigtown District 820:county of Orkney 733:county of Forfar 676:county of Lanark 559:county of Lanark 544:Glasgow District 393:county of Argyll 313:county of Forfar 286: 226:general election 158:House of Commons 29: 28: 21: 1744: 1743: 1739: 1738: 1737: 1735: 1734: 1733: 1689: 1688: 1687: 1686: 1678: 1674: 1669: 1503:County of Perth 1470: 1444:County of Nairn 1434: 1410:Linlithgowshire 1349: 1329:Kincardineshire 1311:Inverness-shire 1285:Haddingtonshire 1164:County of Elgin 1076: 1057: 1032: 1007: 974:County of Banff 885: 835: 826: 817: 791: 785:county of Perth 782: 773: 746:county of Perth 743: 730: 700: 691: 682: 656: 650:county of Nairn 647: 638: 632:county of Elgin 612: 595: 569: 556: 529:county of Elgin 526: 520:county of Banff 517: 455:Dysart District 441: 403: 390: 327: 310: 284: 23: 22: 15: 12: 11: 5: 1742: 1740: 1732: 1731: 1726: 1721: 1716: 1711: 1706: 1701: 1691: 1690: 1685: 1684: 1671: 1670: 1668: 1665: 1662: 1661: 1638: 1632: 1631: 1620: 1614: 1613: 1602: 1596: 1595: 1584: 1578: 1577: 1566: 1560: 1559: 1543:County of Ross 1540: 1534: 1533: 1522: 1516: 1515: 1500: 1494: 1493: 1482: 1476: 1475: 1459: 1453: 1452: 1441: 1428: 1427: 1412: 1406: 1405: 1386: 1380: 1379: 1368: 1362: 1361: 1356: 1343: 1342: 1331: 1325: 1324: 1313: 1307: 1306: 1287: 1281: 1280: 1253: 1247: 1246: 1190:County of Fife 1187: 1181: 1180: 1161: 1155: 1154: 1143: 1141:Edinburghshire 1137: 1136: 1113: 1107: 1106: 1095: 1093:Dumbartonshire 1089: 1088: 1083: 1070: 1069: 1064: 1051: 1050: 1039: 1026: 1025: 1017:County of Bute 1014: 1001: 1000: 989: 983: 982: 971: 965: 964: 949: 943: 942: 927: 921: 920: 901: 895: 894: 891: 884: 881: 878: 877: 855: 849: 848: 838:county of Ross 807: 801: 800: 763:county of Fife 759: 753: 752: 720:county of Fife 716: 714:Perth District 710: 709: 672: 666: 665: 659:county of Ross 628: 622: 621: 585: 579: 578: 546: 540: 539: 503: 501:Elgin District 497: 496: 486: 480: 479: 461:county of Fife 457: 451: 450: 419: 413: 412: 406:county of Bute 376: 370: 369: 347:county of Fife 343: 337: 336: 300: 294: 293: 290: 283: 280: 150:constituencies 136:) to form the 120: 119: 113: 112: 106: 105: 99: 98: 92: 91: 85: 84: 78: 77: 71: 70: 64: 63: 57: 56: 50: 49: 43: 42: 36: 35: 24: 14: 13: 10: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 1741: 1730: 1727: 1725: 1722: 1720: 1717: 1715: 1712: 1710: 1707: 1705: 1702: 1700: 1697: 1696: 1694: 1682: 1676: 1673: 1666: 1660: 1659: 1655: 1651: 1647: 1642: 1639: 1637: 1634: 1633: 1630: 1629: 1624: 1621: 1619: 1616: 1615: 1612: 1611: 1606: 1603: 1601: 1600:Stirlingshire 1598: 1597: 1594: 1593: 1588: 1585: 1583: 1580: 1579: 1576: 1575: 1570: 1567: 1565: 1564:Roxburghshire 1562: 1561: 1558: 1557: 1553: 1549: 1544: 1541: 1539: 1536: 1535: 1532: 1531: 1526: 1523: 1521: 1518: 1517: 1514: 1513: 1509: 1504: 1501: 1499: 1496: 1495: 1492: 1491: 1486: 1483: 1481: 1478: 1477: 1474: 1469: 1468: 1463: 1460: 1458: 1455: 1454: 1451: 1450: 1445: 1442: 1440: 1439: 1438:Cromartyshire 1433: 1430: 1429: 1426: 1425: 1421: 1416: 1413: 1411: 1408: 1407: 1404: 1403: 1399: 1395: 1390: 1387: 1385: 1382: 1381: 1378: 1377: 1376:Kirkcudbright 1372: 1369: 1367: 1364: 1363: 1360: 1357: 1355: 1354: 1348: 1347:Kinross-shire 1345: 1344: 1341: 1340: 1335: 1332: 1330: 1327: 1326: 1323: 1322: 1317: 1314: 1312: 1309: 1308: 1305: 1304: 1303:North Berwick 1300: 1296: 1291: 1288: 1286: 1283: 1282: 1279: 1278: 1274: 1270: 1266: 1262: 1257: 1254: 1252: 1249: 1248: 1245: 1244: 1240: 1236: 1232: 1228: 1224: 1223:Inverkeithing 1220: 1216: 1212: 1208: 1204: 1200: 1196: 1191: 1188: 1186: 1183: 1182: 1179: 1178: 1174: 1170: 1165: 1162: 1160: 1157: 1156: 1153: 1152: 1147: 1144: 1142: 1139: 1138: 1135: 1134: 1130: 1126: 1122: 1117: 1114: 1112: 1111:Dumfriesshire 1109: 1108: 1105: 1104: 1099: 1096: 1094: 1091: 1090: 1087: 1084: 1082: 1081: 1075: 1074:Cromartyshire 1072: 1071: 1068: 1065: 1063: 1062: 1061:Kinross-shire 1056: 1053: 1052: 1049: 1048: 1043: 1040: 1038: 1037: 1031: 1028: 1027: 1024: 1023: 1018: 1015: 1013: 1012: 1006: 1003: 1002: 999: 998: 993: 990: 988: 985: 984: 981: 980: 975: 972: 970: 967: 966: 963: 962: 958: 953: 952:County of Ayr 950: 948: 945: 944: 941: 940: 936: 931: 928: 926: 923: 922: 919: 918: 914: 910: 905: 902: 900: 899:Aberdeenshire 897: 896: 892: 890:Constituency 889: 888: 882: 876: 872: 868: 864: 860: 856: 854: 851: 850: 847: 843: 839: 834: 830: 825: 821: 816: 812: 808: 806: 805:Tain District 803: 802: 799: 795: 790: 786: 781: 777: 772: 771:Inverkeithing 768: 764: 760: 758: 755: 754: 751: 747: 742: 738: 734: 729: 725: 721: 717: 715: 712: 711: 708: 704: 699: 695: 690: 686: 681: 677: 673: 671: 668: 667: 664: 660: 655: 651: 646: 642: 637: 633: 629: 627: 624: 623: 620: 616: 611: 610:North Berwick 607: 603: 599: 594: 590: 586: 584: 581: 580: 577: 573: 568: 564: 560: 555: 551: 547: 545: 542: 541: 538: 534: 530: 525: 521: 516: 512: 508: 504: 502: 499: 498: 495: 491: 487: 485: 482: 481: 478: 474: 470: 466: 462: 458: 456: 453: 452: 449: 448:Kirkcudbright 445: 440: 436: 432: 428: 424: 420: 418: 415: 414: 411: 407: 402: 398: 394: 389: 385: 381: 380:county of Ayr 377: 375: 372: 371: 368: 364: 360: 356: 352: 348: 344: 342: 339: 338: 335: 331: 326: 322: 318: 315:: burghs of 314: 309: 305: 301: 299: 296: 295: 291: 289:Constituency 288: 287: 281: 279: 277: 273: 268: 266: 262: 258: 254: 250: 246: 242: 238: 233: 231: 227: 223: 219: 214: 211: 209: 205: 201: 197: 193: 188: 186: 182: 173: 169: 167: 163: 159: 156:(MPs) in the 155: 151: 147: 143: 139: 135: 131: 127: 118: 115: 114: 111: 108: 107: 104: 101: 100: 97: 94: 93: 90: 87: 86: 83: 80: 79: 76: 73: 72: 69: 66: 65: 62: 59: 58: 55: 52: 51: 48: 45: 44: 41: 38: 37: 34: 31: 30: 27: 19: 1675: 1646:New Galloway 1643: 1636:Wigtownshire 1625: 1607: 1589: 1582:Selkirkshire 1571: 1545: 1527: 1520:Renfrewshire 1505: 1487: 1480:Peeblesshire 1464: 1446: 1435: 1417: 1391: 1373: 1350: 1336: 1318: 1292: 1258: 1192: 1166: 1148: 1118: 1100: 1077: 1058: 1044: 1033: 1019: 1008: 994: 987:Berwickshire 976: 954: 932: 906: 863:New Galloway 861:: burghs of 840:: burghs of 765:: burghs of 735:: burghs of 722:: burghs of 561:: burghs of 531:: burghs of 509:: burghs of 463:: burghs of 425:: burghs of 395:: burghs of 382:: burghs of 374:Ayr District 349:: burghs of 269: 234: 216:In 1801 the 215: 212: 199: 189: 178: 123: 110:2005 to 2024 103:1997 to 2005 96:1983 to 1997 89:1974 to 1983 82:1955 to 1974 75:1950 to 1955 68:1918 to 1950 61:1885 to 1918 54:1868 to 1885 47:1832 to 1868 40:1708 to 1832 39: 26: 1424:Queensferry 1384:Lanarkshire 1339:Inverbervie 1251:Forfarshire 1219:Dunfermline 1203:Burntisland 935:Campbeltown 831:: burgh of 822:: burgh of 813:: burgh of 796:: burgh of 787:: burgh of 780:Queensferry 778:: burgh of 767:Dunfermline 748:: burgh of 705:: burgh of 696:: burgh of 687:: burgh of 678:: burgh of 661:: burgh of 652:: burgh of 643:: burgh of 634:: burgh of 617:: burgh of 591:: burgh of 574:: burgh of 552:: burgh of 522:: burgh of 492:: burgh of 469:Burntisland 446:: burgh of 408:: burgh of 397:Campbeltown 334:Inverbervie 332:: burgh of 306:: burgh of 132:(including 1693:Categories 1667:References 1618:Sutherland 1538:Ross-shire 1498:Perthshire 1432:Nairnshire 1420:Linlithgow 1402:Rutherglen 1299:Haddington 1243:St Andrews 1235:Pittenweem 1159:Elginshire 1080:Nairnshire 969:Banffshire 728:St Andrews 689:Linlithgow 606:Haddington 600:burghs of 567:Rutherglen 367:Pittenweem 117:since 2024 1650:Stranraer 1321:Inverness 1231:Kirkcaldy 1151:Edinburgh 1129:Lochmaben 1103:Dumbarton 1036:Buteshire 1030:Caithness 1011:Caithness 1005:Buteshire 913:Inverurie 893:Contents 867:Stranraer 645:Inverness 554:Dumbarton 511:Inverurie 494:Edinburgh 484:Edinburgh 465:Kirkcaldy 435:Lochmaben 292:Contents 204:Edinburgh 128:with the 1658:Whithorn 1610:Stirling 1574:Jedburgh 1552:Fortrose 1548:Dingwall 1467:Kirkwall 1277:Arbroath 1269:Montrose 1239:Kilrenny 1227:Kinghorn 1133:Sanquhar 1121:Dumfries 1022:Rothesay 947:Ayrshire 939:Inverary 909:Aberdeen 875:Whithorn 842:Dingwall 824:Kirkwall 798:Stirling 663:Fortrose 619:Jedburgh 477:Kinghorn 439:Sanquhar 431:Dumfries 410:Rothesay 401:Inverary 363:Kilrenny 325:Montrose 317:Arbroath 308:Aberdeen 270:For the 146:Scotland 33:Overview 1654:Wigtown 1628:Dornoch 1592:Selkirk 1530:Renfrew 1508:Culross 1490:Peebles 1394:Glasgow 1273:Brechin 917:Kintore 871:Wigtown 833:Dornoch 789:Culross 707:Selkirk 698:Peebles 576:Renfrew 563:Glasgow 515:Kintore 321:Brechin 194:and 33 148:had 48 1656:, and 1554:, and 1400:, and 1398:Lanark 1301:, and 1295:Dunbar 1275:, and 1265:Forfar 1261:Dundee 1241:, and 1215:Dysart 1177:Cullen 1175:, and 1173:Forres 1131:, and 997:Lauder 961:Irvine 925:Argyll 915:, and 873:, and 741:Forfar 737:Dundee 680:Lanark 636:Forres 608:, and 602:Dunbar 593:Lauder 537:Cullen 475:, and 473:Dysart 437:, and 388:Irvine 365:, and 323:, and 1512:Perth 1449:Nairn 1211:Crail 1207:Cupar 1169:Elgin 1125:Annan 979:Banff 750:Perth 724:Cupar 654:Nairn 533:Elgin 524:Banff 427:Annan 359:Crail 134:Wales 1556:Tain 1510:and 1471:and 1422:and 1185:Fife 1047:Wick 959:and 937:and 846:Tain 844:and 815:Wick 769:and 739:and 726:and 565:and 535:and 513:and 442:In 399:and 386:and 265:1831 263:and 261:1830 257:1826 253:1820 249:1818 245:1812 241:1807 237:1806 1213:, 957:Ayr 857:In 836:In 827:In 818:In 809:In 792:In 783:In 774:In 761:In 744:In 731:In 718:In 701:In 692:In 683:In 674:In 657:In 648:In 639:In 630:In 613:In 596:In 587:In 570:In 557:In 548:In 527:In 518:In 505:In 488:In 459:In 421:In 404:In 391:In 384:Ayr 378:In 345:In 328:In 311:In 302:In 168:). 1695:: 1652:, 1648:, 1550:, 1396:, 1297:, 1271:, 1267:, 1263:, 1237:, 1233:, 1229:, 1225:, 1221:, 1217:, 1209:, 1205:, 1201:, 1197:, 1171:, 1127:, 1123:, 911:, 869:, 865:, 604:, 471:, 467:, 433:, 429:, 361:, 357:, 353:, 319:, 278:. 267:. 259:, 255:, 251:, 247:, 243:, 239:, 210:. 187:. 144:, 20:)

Index

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Overview
1708 to 1832
1832 to 1868
1868 to 1885
1885 to 1918
1918 to 1950
1950 to 1955
1955 to 1974
1974 to 1983
1983 to 1997
1997 to 2005
2005 to 2024
since 2024
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