| Kinross-shire | |
|---|---|
| Former county constituency for the House of Commons | |
| Subdivision | Kinross-shire |
| 1708–1832 | |
| Seats | one |
| Created from | Kinross-shire |
| Replaced by | Clackmannanshire and Kinross-shire |
Kinross-shire was a county constituency of the House of Commons of Great Britain from 1708 until 1800, and of the House of Commons of the United Kingdom from 1801 to 1832.
Creation
Kinross-shire was Scotland's second-smallest county. The British parliamentary constituency was created in 1708 following the Acts of Union, 1707 and replaced the former Parliament of Scotland shire constituency of Kinross-shire. Kinross-shire was paired as an alternating constituency with neighbouring Clackmannanshire. The freeholders of Kinross-shire elected one Member of Parliament (MP) to one Parliament, while those of Clackmannanshire elected a Member to the next.
History
The constituency elected one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system until the seat was abolished for the 1832 general election.[1] [2] [3] [4] [5] The Representation of the People (Scotland) Act 1832 abolished the alternating constituencies. Kinross-shire was merged with Clackmannanshire into the single constituency of Clackmannanshire and Kinross-shire, electing one Member between them to each Parliament.
Members of Parliament
References
- "Kinross-shire". History of Parliament Online (1690-1715). Retrieved 9 June 2019.
- "Kinross-shire". History of Parliament Online (1715-1754). Retrieved 9 June 2019.
- "Kinross-shire". History of Parliament Online (1754-1790). Retrieved 9 June 2019.
- "Kinross-shire". History of Parliament Online (1790-1820). Retrieved 9 June 2019.
- "Kinross-shire". History of Parliament Online (1820-1832). Retrieved 9 June 2019.
- D. W. Hayton, Kinross-shire in The History of Parliament: the House of Commons 1690-1715 (2002).
- Paula Watson, Kinross-shire in The History of Parliament: the House of Commons 1715-1754 (1970).
- Paula Watson, HOPE, John (c.1684-1766), of Culdraines. in The History of Parliament: the House of Commons 1715-1754 (1970).
- Edith, Lady Haden-Guest, Kinross-shire in The History of Parliament: the House of Commons 1754-1790 (1964).
- R. G. Thorne, Kinross-shire in The History of Parliament: the House of Commons 1790-1820 (1986).
- R. G. Thorne, MACLEAN CLEPHANE, William Douglas (1759-1803), of Kirkness, Kinross. in The History of Parliament: the House of Commons 1790-1820 (1986).
- R. G. Thorne, CLEPHANE, David (b.c.1760), of Kirkness, Kinross. Archived 1 August 2013 at the Wayback Machine in The History of Parliament: the House of Commons 1790-1820 (1986).
- J. W. Anderson, GRAHAM, Thomas II (1752-1819), of Kinross House, Kinross. in The History of Parliament: the House of Commons 1790-1820 (1986).
- Margaret Escott, Kinross-shire in The History of Parliament: the House of Commons 1820-1832 (2009).