Kinross-shire (UK Parliament constituency)

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.

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

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 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
ElectionMemberNotesRef
1708none
16 October 1710Mungo GrahamGraham's election was overturned on petition and Malcolm replaced him.[6]
10 February 1711Sir John Malcolm, 1st Baronet[6]
1713none
28 February 1715William Douglas[7]
1722none
9 November 1727John Hope
(succeeded as Sir John Bruce Hope, 7th Baronet, in 1729)		[7][8]
1734none
21 May 1741Sir John Bruce Hope, 7th Baronet[7]
1747none
25 April 1754Robert Colvile[9]
1761none
5 April 1768Robert Adam[9]
1774none
30 September 1780George Graham[9]
1784none
6 July 1790George Graham[10]
1796none
2 August 1802William Douglas Maclean ClephaneAppointed Commissioner at Trinidad, April 1803.[10][11]
23 August 1803David Clephane[10]
1806none
16 May 1807William AdamChose to sit for Kincardineshire.[10]
17 August 1807David ClephaneAppointed a Commissioner of the Excise for Scotland, March 1811.[10][12]
25 June 1811Thomas Graham[10]
1812none
6 July 1818Thomas GrahamDied 28 July 1819.[10][13]
16 September 1819George Edward Graham[10]
1820none
28 June 1826George Edward Graham[14]
1830none
20 May 1831Charles Adam[14]

References
  1. "Kinross-shire". History of Parliament Online (1690-1715). Retrieved 9 June 2019.
  2. "Kinross-shire". History of Parliament Online (1715-1754). Retrieved 9 June 2019.
  3. "Kinross-shire". History of Parliament Online (1754-1790). Retrieved 9 June 2019.
  4. "Kinross-shire". History of Parliament Online (1790-1820). Retrieved 9 June 2019.
  5. "Kinross-shire". History of Parliament Online (1820-1832). Retrieved 9 June 2019.
  6. D. W. Hayton, Kinross-shire in The History of Parliament: the House of Commons 1690-1715 (2002).
  7. Paula Watson, Kinross-shire in The History of Parliament: the House of Commons 1715-1754 (1970).
  8. Paula Watson, HOPE, John (c.1684-1766), of Culdraines. in The History of Parliament: the House of Commons 1715-1754 (1970).
  9. Edith, Lady Haden-Guest, Kinross-shire in The History of Parliament: the House of Commons 1754-1790 (1964).
  10. R. G. Thorne, Kinross-shire in The History of Parliament: the House of Commons 1790-1820 (1986).
  11. R. G. Thorne, MACLEAN CLEPHANE, William Douglas (1759-1803), of Kirkness, Kinross. in The History of Parliament: the House of Commons 1790-1820 (1986).
  12. R. G. Thorne, CLEPHANE, David (b.c.1760), of Kirkness, Kinross. in The History of Parliament: the House of Commons 1790-1820 (1986).
  13. J. W. Anderson, GRAHAM, Thomas II (1752-1819), of Kinross House, Kinross. in The History of Parliament: the House of Commons 1790-1820 (1986).
  14. Margaret Escott, Kinross-shire in The History of Parliament: the House of Commons 1820-1832 (2009).
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