Glasgow (UK Parliament constituency)

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Glasgow Burgh constituency
Created:	1832
Abolished:	1885
Type:	House of Commons
Members:	Two (1832–1868) Three (1868–1885)

Glasgow was a burgh constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1832 to 1885.

1 History
2 Members of Parliament
3 See also
4 References

[edit] History

Until 1832, Glasgow had been one of the parliamentary burghs in the Clyde Burghs constituency (also known as "Glasgow Burghs"), which was abolished by the Representation of the People (Scotland) Act 1832. The Act created the new Glasgow constituency with two seats, which was increased to three by the Representation of the People (Scotland) Act 1868.

Under the [Redistribution of Seats Act 1885]], the constituency was finally divided into seven new single-seat constituencies, with effect from the 1885 general election:

[edit] Members of Parliament

Two member constituency

1832-1835 James Ewing of Strathleven
1832-1837 James Oswald of Shieldhall
1835-1836 Colin Dunlop
1836-1839 Lord William Henry Cavendish-Bentinck
1837-1847 John Dennistoun
1839-1847 James Oswald of Shieldhall
1847-1857 (Mar) John McGregor
1847-1857 (Apr) Alexander Hastie
1857 (Mar)-1865 Walter Buchanan
1857 (Apr)-1874 Robert Dalglish
1865-1874 William Graham

Three member constituency

1868-1885 (Mar) George Anderson
1874-1885 (Nov) Sir Charles Cameron
1874-1879 Alexander Whitelaw
1879-1880 Charles Clow Tennant
1880-1885 (Nov) Robert Tweedie Middleton
Mar - Nov 1885 Thomas Russell

[edit] See also

v • d • e Westminster constituencies of Scotland

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