Clackmannanshire (UK Parliament constituency)

Clackmannanshire 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.

Clackmannanshire
Former County constituency
for the House of Commons
Subdivisions of ScotlandClackmannanshire
1708–1832
Number of membersone
Replaced byClackmannanshire and Kinross-shire
Created fromClackmannanshire

The constituency

Clackmannanshire was Scotland's 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 Clackmannanshire. Clackmannanshire was paired as an alternating constituency with neighbouring Kinross-shire. The freeholders of Clackmannanshire elected one Member of Parliament to one Parliament, while those of Kinross-shire elected a Member to the next.[1] [2] [3] [4] [5]

Abolition

The Representation of the People (Scotland) Act 1832 abolished the alternating constituencies. Clackmannanshire was merged with Kinross-shire into the single constituency of Clackmannanshire and Kinross-shire, electing one Member between them to each Parliament.

Members of Parliament
ElectionMemberNotesRef
16 June 1708William Dalrymple[6]
1710none
18 September 1713Sir John Erskine, 3rd Baronet[6]
1715none
19 April 1722Sir John Shaw, 3rd Baronet[7]
1727none
10 May 1734James Erskine[7]
1741none
25 July 1747Thomas Erskine[7]
1754none
10 April 1761James Abercromby[8]
1768none
3 November 1774Ralph Abercromby[8]
1780none
10 April 1784Charles Allan CathcartDied 10 June 1788.[8][9]
29 November 1788Burnet Abercromby[8]
1790none
21 June 1796Sir Ralph AbercrombyAppointed Steward of the Chiltern Hundreds, 8 February 1798.[10]
26 February 1798Sir Robert Abercromby[10]
1802none
18 November 1806George Abercromby[10]
1807none
22 October 1812George AbercrombyAppointed Escheator of Munster, July 1815.[10]
7 August 1815Sir John AbercrombyDied 14 February 1817.[10][11]
11 April 1817Alexander Abercromby[10]
1818none
27 March 1820Robert BruceAppointed Steward of the Chiltern Hundreds, 13 July 1824.[12]
13 July 1824George Ralph Abercromby[12]
1826none
10 August 1830George Ralph Abercromby[12]
1831none

References
  1. "Clackmannanshire". History of Parliament Online (1690-1715). Retrieved 27 March 2019.
  2. "Clackmannanshire". History of Parliament Online (1715-1754). Retrieved 27 March 2019.
  3. "Clackmannanshire". History of Parliament Online (1754-1790). Retrieved 27 March 2019.
  4. "Clackmannanshire". History of Parliament Online (1790-1820). Retrieved 27 March 2019.
  5. "Clackmannanshire". History of Parliament Online (1820-1832). Retrieved 27 March 2019.
  6. D. W. Hayton, Clackmannanshire in The History of Parliament: the House of Commons 1690-1715 (2002).
  7. J. M. Simpson, Clackmannanshire in The History of Parliament: the House of Commons 1715-1754 (1970).
  8. Edith, Lady Haden-Guest, Clackmannanshire in The History of Parliament: the House of Commons 1754-1790 (1964).
  9. Edith, Lady Haden-Guest, CATHCART, Hon. Charles Allan (1759-88), of Sauchie, Clackmannan. in The History of Parliament: the House of Commons 1754-1790 (1964).
  10. R. G. Thorne, Clackmannanshire in The History of Parliament: the House of Commons 1790-1820 (1986).
  11. R. G. Thorne, ABERCROMBY, Sir John (1772-1817), of Tullibody, Clackmannan. in The History of Parliament: the House of Commons 1790-1820 (1986).
  12. David R. Fisher, Clackmannanshire in The History of Parliament: the House of Commons 1820-1832 (2009).
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