Perthshire (UK Parliament constituency)
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Perthshire was a constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of Great Britain from 1708 to 1801 and of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1801 until 1885, when it was divided into Perthshire Eastern and Perthshire Western.
In 1918, Perthshire Western was divided between Perth and Kinross and Western Perthshire, and Perthshire Eastern was merged into Perth.
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[edit] Members of Parliament
| Perthshire County constituency |
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| Created: | 1708 |
| Abolished: | 1885 |
| Type: | House of Commons |
[edit] Perthshire (1708-1885)
- 1708 Dougal Stewart
- 1710 Lord James Murray
- 1715 Lord James Murray, later Duke of Atholl
- 1724 David Graeme
- 1726 Mungo Haldane
- 1727 John Drummond
- 1734 Lord John Murray
- 1761 Lord John Murray, later Duke of Atholl
- 1764 David Graeme
- 1773 James Murray
- 1794 Thomas Graham
- 1807 Lord James Murray, later Baron Glenlyon
- 1812 James Andrew John Lawrence Charles Drummond
- 1824 Sir George Murray
- 1832 John Campbell, Earl of Ormelie, later Marquess of Breadalbane
- 1834 Sir George Murray
- 1835 Fox Maule, later Earl of Dalhousie
- 1837 William David Murray, Viscount Stormont, later Earl of Mansfield
- 1840 Henry Home-Drummond
- 1852 Sir William Stirling-Maxwell
- 1868 Charles Stuart Parker
- 1874 Sir William Stirling-Maxwell
- 1878 Henry Edward Home-Drummond-Moray
- 1880 Sir Donald Currie
| Perthshire Eastern County constituency |
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| Created: | 1885 |
| Abolished: | 1918 |
| Type: | House of Commons |
[edit] Perthshire Eastern (1885-1918)
- 1885 Robert Stewart Menzies
- 1889 Sir John George Smyth Kinloch Liberal
- 1903 Thomas Ryburn Buchanan Liberal
- 1910 William Young
| Perthshire Western County constituency |
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| Created: | 1885 |
| Abolished: | 1918 |
| Type: | House of Commons |
[edit] Perthshire Western (1885-1918)
- 1885 Sir Donald Currie Unionist
- 1900 John Stroyan
- 1906 David Charles Erskine Liberal
- 1910 John George Stewart-Murray, Marquess of Tullibardine, later Duke of Atholl Conservative
- 1917 Archibald Stirling
[edit] Election results
| General Election 1906: Perthshire Eastern | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Liberal | Thomas Ryburn Buchanan | 3,738 | 58.5 | ||
| Conservative | Marquess of Tullibardine MVO DSO | 2,648 | 41.5 | ||
| General Election 1906: Perthshire Western | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Liberal | David Charles Erskine | 3,890 | 55.7 | ||
| Conservative | John Stroyan | 3,087 | 44.2 | ||
